Help and advice on running your business
Running your own business is extremely exciting but it can also be complex so you can't have access to too much information.
Whether you're already a Santander customer or considering joining us, we have a wealth of free guidance to help you start up and run your business - from writing a business plan, to managing your customers and supplier relationships.
Our simple, straightforward products will take the hassle out of banking while you get on with growing your business.
Sector-specific guides
Especially useful if you're a start-up, we offer a range of sector-specific guides covering over 200 types of business. Just select the guide for your chosen industry and it'll help you prepare a business plan for your type of business.
There's also a handy calculator for working out your start-up costs, such as spending on equipment, office fittings, security measures, signs, staff facilities and vehicles.
Why not give these features a try?
Independent guides
We also offer over 160 no-nonsense independent guides on starting and running a business. The wide-ranging topics are grouped into the following sections. Just click on a link to download them for free:
> Starting a business
> Running a business
> Corporate finance
> Exporting and importing
> Finance
> HR
> Insurance
> IT
> Law
> Marketing
> Premises
> Purchasing
> Selling
> Tax
Simple and straightforward
When you're a customer you know you can focus on running and growing your business because we offer simple, straightforward products for hassle-free banking.
For established businesses
For established businesses, we have a choice of three straightforward Business Current Account tariffs to help you continue growing. You pay a simple, fixed monthly fee based on how much cash you deposit each month - the rest of your standard day-to-day banking is free.
See our range of Business Current Accounts
We also have solutions for you if you have surplus cash or if you need additional funding for your business.
When you're starting out
If you're just starting up, we've made it simple for you with free day-to-day business banking for up to 18 months.
Find out more about our Start-up Current Accounts.
Santander Business Banking provides dedicated banking services for customers with an annual turnover of up to £250,000.
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