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HSBC Business Direct
HSBC Business Direct has the essential business bank account service for smaller business needs. Find out more here
Natwest business banking
With NatWest you get 2 years free banking, a £500 overdraft, helpful tools to get you started and advice from a dedicated business manager. Click here for more information.
Free and unlimited business banking
When it comes to business banking, Alliance & Leicester Commercial Bank provides the UK's best business banking deal. Switch to the only bank to offer FREE and UNLIMITED free business banking and a market leading interest rate of 3.65% AER* (variable) credit interest. We’ve a proven track record – Business Moneyfacts has recently voted us ‘Best Business Current Account Provider’ for an unprecedented sixth year running. Fast track your Free Business Current Account application today!
Budget advice from the Microsoft small business centre
Microsoft offer their 8 steps on how to make your budget work.
Learn how to get paid on time
GetpaidonTime offer training in Credit Control, Arrears Management, Debt Recovery and Telephone collections throughout the UK.
Having trouble paying wages?
Wageroller facilities offer an additional source of funding for businesses by gearing payroll commitments rather than sales ledgers or other assets.
Transfer business accounts between banks
Everything you need to know about making the transfer of business accounts between banks a smooth process.
Cash flow finance to drive your business
Drive your business forward using current sales and stock value with the help of the cash flow finance team at Bank of Scotland Corporate.
Assess the health of your business
This interactive tool from Business Link helps you analyse key areas of your business' finance and administration with the aim of avoiding failure.
Online course on working to a budget
'Working to a Budget' is a basic introductory course which looks at the use of budgets, how they are produced and how they are used within an organisation.
Other Business Banking Resources
Flexible working: the leaders' view
At the 2008 Work Wise UK Summit, BT Business asked a number of leaders for their views on flexible working.
The challenges of growth for small business
New business must be won by creating a good first impression with customers and procurement managers...
Creating a successful business plan
Setting out a plan for your business can seem like a daunting task, especially before you've even got it off the ground.
Top tips for startups
Every successful business has a few things they wish they'd known before they started...
How to be a start-up success
Marc Barber 07/08/2008
There are three common elements to a start-up successfully negotiating those tricky first few years: an honest appraisal of ability, market research, and finance. Have your say »
Inflation is King
Penny Proffit 19/06/2008
A look at inflation and why Mervyn King has had to put pen to paper... Have your say »
Basic building block of any Internet marketing campaign
Guest Blogger 07/07/2008
For almost all sectors of commerce today, the Internet, or more specifically the World Wide Web, is now a key tool for business. In the field of marketing in particular it has become crucial.
(1 comments) Have your say »
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