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CREDITFOCUS

*The award-winning credit management service Late payment of invoices and bad debt are two of the most common causes of business failure in the UK. That’s why we developed CREDIT**FOCUS - a comprehensive and easy-to-use online credit management service. It offers you the ability to check, monitor and chase the businesses that you trade with, so you can protect your business from the risk and pain of late payments and bad debt.
Check - Know how risky your customers are, before you extend them credit Using CREDITFOCUS, you can credit check your customers to: Verify that they are genuine businesses Know the likelihood of your customers going out of business Know how quickly your customers pay their other suppliers Extend more credit to your most financially stable customers. Monitor - Be warned about changes in the risk profile of your customers CREDITFOCUS will alert you via email when your customer’s credit status changes What does CREDITFOCUS monitor? Changes in customer’s credit ratings Bankruptcy Orders County Court Judgments Winding Up Petition Presented Termination of Activity And more. Chase - Recover bad debts with debt recovery solicitor's letters Instruct a leading debt recovery solicitor to send a debt recovery letter to your customer. Your CREDITFOCUS Options CREDITFOCUS Classic Credit Check up to 5 customers Enjoy automatic credit monitoring of these customers Barclays Local Business banking customers can also send 1 debt recovery solicitor’s letter This service is available to all UK small businesses† at no cost until 31 December 2009. CREDITFOCUS Pro For only £10 per month + VAT (or £15 per month + VAT for non-Barclays Business customers) you can: Add and credit check as many customers as you want Enjoy automatic credit monitoring of all your customers Send unlimited debt recovery solicitor's letters Sign up for CREDITFOCUS now

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Starting a business
We offer a number of services for starting a business, including information and support to help you achieve your goals and set you on the right path.

Business insurance
We offer easy and affordable business insurance for a variety of business requirements, and can tailor make a policy just for you, so you get just what you need.

Business loans
We’ve got a great flexible business loan for general business needs, with repayments to suit your business needs.

Business current accounts
For all the day-in, day-out stuff like making and receiving payments, you can rely on your business current account for a flexible and secure service.

Business overdrafts
Many businesses need them, so many businesses have them. When your cash levels dip a little low, a business overdraft could help you through until the cash comes in again (subject to application and status).

Online business banking
Manage your day-to-day banking from your PC day or night: check your balance, apply for a loan or overdraft, pay bills and suppliers, and move money between accounts.

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