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18 months free Business Banking for start-ups

Start up businessBusiness bank accounts

With flexible banking and dedicated UK business support, our bank accounts help you focus on making your business a success.

  • Business Current Account
  • Business Direct Account
  • Foreign Currency Account
  • Community Account
  • Schools and Colleges Account

Business Current Account

  • Flexibility of internet and telephone banking
  • 18 months free Business Banking without transaction limits for Business Banking start-up customers with an annual turnover below £2million.
  • Ideal if you prefer to bank using cash and cheques and want access to over a 1000 HSBC branches
  • Plus, free business support and resources through our online Knowledge Centre.

Business Direct Account

  • A business account that is ideal if you prefer the convenience of internet and telephone banking
  • 24/71 fee free banking within transaction limits
  • 18 months Free Business Banking without transaction limits for Business Banking start-up customers with an annual turnover below £500,000.
  • Free online support through our Knowledge Centre.

Foreign Currency Account

  • Make or receive payments and manage foreign exchange foreign overseas markets
  • Choose foreign currency accounts any tradeable currency
  • We can also help you open a local account in an overseas market if this is more suitable.

Community Account

  • Free banking2 for clubs, societies and charities with an annual turnover under £100,000. Also available for churches, executors, administrators and trustees
  • Flexibility of internet and telephone banking
  • Access to over 1000 HSBC branches

Schools and Colleges Account

  • Current Account offering free banking2 for schools and colleges (no turnover limits)
  • Can be used as a separate current account for specialist activities
  • Manage your account via branch, telephone , internet , or text .

HSBC supporting your business

Guide to business borrowing

Use our Guide to business borrowing to help you choose the right type of borrowing or finance and prepare a stronger application.

BusinessService

Business Internet Banking

Winner, Global Finance award for Best Corporate/ Institutional Internet Banking service in the UK, 2009.

KnowledgeCentre

Your business is up and running, now it's time to start growing it. Join our discussions.

BusinessSupport

KnowledgeCentre

Information, guidance and interactive tools to help you run and grow your business.

e-newsletter

Business matters emails

Register for free monthly e-newsletter with information and resources to help run your business.

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1Subject to planned periods of maintenance.

2Free Banking means that we will not charge you an account maintenance fee or for payments into your account covered by our standard account charges. Additionally, we will not charge you for making internal transfers, cash withdrawals and payments from your account by cheque, Direct Debit, Standing Order and Bill Payments.



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