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When it comes to business banking, Alliance & Leicester Commercial Bank provides the UK's best business banking solution. Switch to us today and you'll see why our award-winning business bank accounts offer great value for money. Plus, our range of market leading business saving accounts make sure that any spare business funds you have are earning an interest rate that is almost double what the big banks offer. Fast track your application and apply online today
How to set up a direct debit
Bacs' site features detailed information about direct debit, explaining its advantages how it works in practice.
Buy a cash register
Cash Register Group is an online shop that specialises in cash registers and EPOS systems.
Find a merchant business account
Optimal Payments provides merchant accounts for businesses to enable them to accept credit card and debit card payments via any sales channel.
Information on accepting credit and debit cards
Accepting credit and debit cards is essential for telephone and online sales and it's a are a convenient and flexible way for customers to pay. Here's a guide from Business Link.
Accept credit and debit cards with PayPal
PayPal allows customers to shop on your website and pay securely by credit or debit card.
Use Bacs to make and receive payments
Bacs is a simple, secure way to make and receive all your business payments and it can reduce administrative time and costs.
Online merchant accounts
Nochex specialise in providing smaller online businesses with simple, accessible, easy to use, online payment services.
Protect your online sales from fraud
Escrow.com reduces the potential risk of fraud by acting as a trusted third party that collects, holds and disburses funds according to Buyer and Seller instructions.
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The challenges of growth for small business
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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 »
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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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