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Barclays Business Start Up Account
Everything you need in one place from help with planning to getting more customers, to FREE seminars and a credit checking service to help you get paid quicker. Plus, up to 2 years FREE banking (conditions apply). Apply online
Barclaycard Commercial – Visa Gold and Platinum Credit Cards
Great benefits including Travel Accident Cover, 90 day Purchase protection, extended warranties and cardholder misuse insurance. Plus enhanced business travel insurance for Platinum cardholders. Get up to 56 days’ interest-free credit, when bills are paid in full and on time each month. Also enjoy exclusive discounts in association with Visa, the AA, Rymans, Reed Learning and Daisy Telecom. Find out more.
Finance for your Franchise
HSBC’s dedicated franchise team will help you develop your franchise business to its full potential and provide a bespoke finance package to meet your individual requirements. To find out how HSBC can help your franchise business, click here
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Tips for Search Engine Optimisation - Monitor Your Status
Faith Evans, Head of Website Production at BT Business, explains how regularly checking your website's performance can help with your Google ranking.
An audience with Digby Jones and John Dovey
This short extract from 'An audience with Digby Jones and John Dovey' looks at the challenges, risks and opportunities for businesses in 2010.
Meeting menaces: The Waffler
More tips from John Cleese, who reveals how to stop a waffler in full flow.
Meeting menaces: The Interruptor
John Cleese reveals how to deal with serial interruptors without giving in or getting into a fight.
Will Alan Sugar sweeten business prospects?
Marc Barber 10/06/2009
While any help singled out for small businesses should be welcomed, the appointment of Sir Alan Sugar as ‘Enterprise Tsar’ smacks of gimmicky desperation. (2 comments) 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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IT Trends for SMEs in 2010
Smallbusiness.co.uk has teamed up with network support company Lifeline IT to ensure your business' IT systems are in the best shape for 2010. Enter our short survey and your company could win two hours of free IT consultancy. To take part click here
Weekly business banking advice
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Lloyds TSB Commercial Finance
Invoice finance enables a business to release cash against their business to business invoices without having to wait weeks or months for payment. It improves cash flow and saves time by eliminating internal invoice ledger management. Get an online quote now.
Financial Times Guide to Business Start Up 2010
The Financial Times Guide to Business Start Up 2010 is crammed full of all the advice you need to start a business and offers ideas and solutions to guide your business towards success. The annually updated classic handbook provides a comprehensive reference on all aspects of running, managing and growing a business.