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The MBNA Business Credit Card with no annual fee …
… offers 0% p.a. on balance transfers for 12 months and 0% p.a. on card purchases for 3 months, with a standard annual rate of just 15.9% APR (variable) thereafter. And there is also NO annual fee to pay! If you already have a business credit card perhaps it’s time to consider switching to an MBNA business credit card? Click to find out more
Two years completely free business banking
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
Loans that change lives
Kiva lets you lend a loan to a specific entrepeneur in the developing world - empowering them to life themselves out of poverty. Change a life today.
Business loans and mortgages from evo finance
Evo finance offer business loans or commercial mortgages for a wide range of small, medium and startup business needs.
Business loans from Bank of Scotland
Need a flexible business loans ranging between £5000 to £250 000, visit the Bank of Scotland website.
Start up finance from Alliance & Leicester
Alliance & Leicester Commercial Bank has a range of business bank accounts, products and services for your small business.
The Small Firms Loan Guarantee scheme
The Small Firms Loan Guarantee (SFLG) provides lenders with a government guarantee against default on loan repayments in certain circumstances.
Find the right funding for your business
At some point almost all businesses need a business loan. Decision Finance has helped thousands of businesses find the right finance solution for them.
Business loans and finance from Lloyds TSB
From enhancing your day-to-day cashflow to growing your business long term, find a financial solution that meets your requirements.
Small business loans from HSBC
If you want a small business loan of between £1,000 and £25,000 with fixed monthly repayments, visit HSBC.
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Building an online presence
No matter what kind of business you are in, an online presence is a vital.
Business continuity planning
Ensure that your business can keep going in any circumstances, with a business continuity plan.
Internet marketing
How small businesses can market themselves online, and the importance of an internet marketing strategy.
Displeasure with the charges levied by bank's
Marc Barber 30/05/2007
Our survey over the past fortnight shows that the majority of you are displeased with the charges levied by your bank and are either reclaiming or thinking of reclaiming them, with 24 per cent having already done so successfully. 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 »
Dragons' Den's Evan Davis on raising finance
Guest Blogger 04/05/2006
Evan Davis, presenter of BBC TWO's Dragons' Den and the BBC economics editor, believes there is no use complaining about the struggle to raise finances when starting up a new company. For Davis, it's simply part of the entrepreneur’s lot. Have your say »
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