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Resources

Our tailored resources could help you with whatever challenges you may be facing right now in your business, so feel free to browse what's on offer below. Things are constantly changing, if you'd like to be kept up to date with new resources let us know.

Tips for running a successful business in the current economic climate

How the nation’s high-streets are coping with – and overcoming – record energy prices, staff shortages and reduced customer spending.

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What your business credit score means and how to improve it

When starting or running your own business, there's plenty to learn. Regardless of how qualified you are in a particular specialism, launching a business requires its own set of skills and knowledge.

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Tap into emerging talent and transform your business

We've teamed up with Unibeez, a skills-based talent platform, to make it easier for businesses of all sizes to find the right people.

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How secure payments can grow your customers and cash flow

If you're selling a product or service, getting paid fast and with ease is important to your business. We spoke to some of our customers to hear about ways payment solutions provider Elavon has helped them.

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Building your financial confidence

We've put together some resources you can dip in and out of that'll help you make better sense of funding and finance. You can watch the videos in your own time, download the toolkits...

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Strengthening your business idea Toolkit

We offer some top tips on developing business ideas, conducting market research and competitor analysis, and help you understand where to start when it comes to funding.

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Getting your finances right from the start Toolkit

Love them or hate them, numbers are a part of business. These resources cover cash flow management, budgeting and pricing strategy to help you get your finances right, from the start.

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Steps to starting up a business Toolkit

Starting a new business can be hard to know where to begin with the practical side of things. In these guides, we're going to offer some quick tips on the steps to take to get your business up and running.

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Financial jargon Explained Toolkit

Navigating the world of finance can be one of the most challenging parts of starting a new business. These resources will help banish some of those fears.

Empowering small businesses for a digital future

Welcome to Strive UK, connecting small business owners with the right digital tools and support to help big ideas thrive.

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Fraud awareness for SMEs

To help raise awareness of the preventative measures we can all take against fraud and to understand how a fraud attack is successfully undertaken, we worked with the DCPCU (Dedicated Card and Payment Crime Unit) to host a series of webinars for UK businesses.

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Trailblazers – the 10 percent

We've pulled together a series of learning videos and worksheets that explore some of the practical steps you can take to maximise your business potential.

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Co-working and business events at Santander Work Café Leeds

Santander Work Café Leeds offers state of the art banking facilities, free co-working spaces, free bookable meeting rooms and innovation in the relaxed atmosphere of a high quality cafe.

26th Aug 2022

Keep cashflow positive and protected with the Small Business Commissioner

Find out how the Office of the Small Business Commissioner can help businesses with late payment.

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