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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
Compare business insurance with Coverzones
Compare, choose and buy small business insurance in minutes. With Coverzones you can purchase instantly. Compare the UK’s leading providers now to save both time and money!
Factoring from LTSB Commercial Finance
Improve your business cashflow with a Factoring facility. Turn your invoices into cash from Lloyds TSB Commercial Finance. Get a quote now
Invoice factoring
Find out how to get paid sooner and improve your business cash flow. Simply Business work with the UK's leading Invoice Finance providers to offer you instant comparative quotes online.
Learn how to get paid on time
GetpaidonTime offer training in Credit Control, Arrears Management, Debt Recovery and Telephone collections throughout the UK.
Budget advice from the Microsoft small business centre
Microsoft offer their 8 steps on how to make your budget work.
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.
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.
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.
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"The business is out there"
Entrepreneur Neil O'Connell has built his business , Sulis Interiors, up from nothing.
"There's no such thing as failure, only feedback"
The challenges David Ferry faced when starting and growing his business, Ferry Financial.
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...
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.
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Rackspace delivers hosting solutions for small businesses and helps free up internal IT resource. Rackspace is distinguished by its award winning Fanatical Support®, guaranteeing 100% network uptime, 1 hour hardware replacement and 24/7/365 LIVE technical support. For more click here.
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
Get help with your tax return
The FT Tax Guide is packed full of information to help you manage your tax affairs, including a guide to completing your tax return. Visit www.taxguide.co.uk to order a copy.