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Barclays make an extra £1.5bn available to small firms
Barclays bank has announced that it is to increase the amount of money available to small businesses in 2009 by £1.5bn, bringing the total available to £16.5bn.
The bank will also make its CreditFocus credit-checking service available to all small firms in the UK, regardless of whether or not they are Barclays customers.
CreditFocus provides users with the ability to credit check and be regularly updated on the credit worthiness of up to five customers or suppliers.
"Today's commitments are aimed at helping SMEs in the UK cope with the difficult environment," said John Varley, group chief executive of the bank.
Post Date: December 15th, 2008
The bank will also make its CreditFocus credit-checking service available to all small firms in the UK, regardless of whether or not they are Barclays customers.
CreditFocus provides users with the ability to credit check and be regularly updated on the credit worthiness of up to five customers or suppliers.
"Today's commitments are aimed at helping SMEs in the UK cope with the difficult environment," said John Varley, group chief executive of the bank.
Post Date: December 15th, 2008




