Supporting our Business Customers

We are committed to helping you and your business succeed through the current difficult trading conditions and for your long term business goals.

We have a range of different support materials that are available to help you and your business.

Enterprise Finance Guarantee Scheme

The Enterprise Finance Guarantee scheme is a new intervention, with a Government backed guarantee, allowing businesses access to funding for immediate working capital needs or longer term investment requirements.

The scheme is available to both new and existing businesses with viable business proposals, which are currently having difficulty securing funding due to market conditions.  

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Interactive Business Guide

Staying on top of your cash flow and ensuring regular payments from your customers has never been so important. We have developed an interactive PDF with the Institute of Credit Management which provides a “best practice guide” with helpful tips and hints to avoid late payments. You also have access to a profit erosion calculator, helpful role-play scenarios and quizzes to test your knowledge.

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Top Tips to combat the Crunch

Read the top tips that we have produced with the Institute of Credit Management to help businesses ensure that they are fully equipped and prepared to manage their way through the current market conditions.

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Forum of Private Business

Read a selection of articles from the FPB’s latest quarterly magazine for members, Business Insight, with advice and information for smaller businesses:

• Take a tax break – help may be available from the taxman for businesses struggling to pay taxes (PDF, opens in a new window)
• Recession busting – help and advice is at hand (PDF, opens in a new window)
• Redundancy: When there’s no easy option – managing redundancy (PDF, opens in a new window)  

To find out more:

• Call into your nearest branch or call 0800 032 3971
• If you’re an existing Business customer, contact your Business Manager
• Existing Business Direct customers, call 0845 606 4455