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Business: Cost of Living support

If you feel under pressure with rising costs, you’re not alone. Find resources on this page to help you review your costs, plan ahead, and make savings. 

What's your biggest concern?

Save for the future

Plan for the future, set aside for tax, or prepare for the unexpected. Our business savings accounts could make your money work harder and help you hit your goals faster.

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Tackle rising costs with Business Builder

Check out our Business Builder learning hub for articles, podcasts and videos to help you manage rising costs. There’s a community to join and tools to help grow your business.

Insights Hub

Our insights hub brings you up-to-date economy news. There's also podcasts, tips and interviews where you can learn from other businesses.

Business management

Get the latest on business management in our articles and podcasts by industry experts.

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Technology

Learn about the developments in technology from our industry experts.

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Economy

Stay informed and get economic news and analysis.

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Help with common challenges

Financial difficulty

Is your business struggling financially?

Worried about your own finances?

Late payments

Dealing with late payments?

External help

Government support

External support numbers

Unsure where to start?

If you don’t know what support you might need, don’t worry.

Answer two questions about your business and your concerns, and we’ll try to help point you in the right direction.

Describe your business
What are you most concerned about?

The cost of energy and fuel

Some actions you could take now:

 

*Eligibility criteria apply, and security may be required. Fees (other than arrangement fees) may apply. Over 18s only. Subject to status, eligibility and approval. Business use only. Terms apply.

**We've partnered with Octopus to provide you with a renewable tariff. Receive £100 credit and a smart meter as part of the initiative. Eligibility criteria apply. The Business Tariff is for existing banked customers that are Limited Companies or Partnerships. It's not open to sole traders or existing Octopus Energy customers. It's subject to application, and customers signing up to Octopus terms and conditions. Regional exclusions apply.

 

Further support you could access:

 

Supply chain disruption

Some actions you could take now:

 

 

Further support you could access:

 

 

*Security may be required. Product fees may apply. Over 18s only. Subject to status, business use only. Any property or asset used as security may be repossessed or forfeited if you do not keep up repayments on any debt secured on it.

Rising interest rates or cashflow pressures

Some actions you could take now:

 

*Eligibility criteria apply, and security may be required. Fees (other than arrangement fees) may apply. Over 18s only. Subject to status, eligibility and approval. Business use only. Terms apply.

 

Further support you could access:

 

What are you most concerned about?

The cost of energy and fuel

Some actions you could take now:

 

*Eligibility criteria apply, and security may be required. Fees (other than arrangement fees) may apply. Over 18s only. Subject to status, eligibility and approval. Business use only. Terms apply.

**We've partnered with Octopus to provide you with a renewable tariff. Receive £100 credit and a smart meter as part of the initiative. Eligibility criteria apply. The Business Tariff is for existing banked customers that are Limited Companies or Partnerships. It's not open to sole traders or existing Octopus Energy customers. It's subject to application, and customers signing up to Octopus terms and conditions. Regional exclusions apply.

 

Further support you could access:

 

Supply chain disruption

Some actions you could take now:

 

 

Further support you could access:

 

 

*Security may be required. Product fees may apply. Over 18s only. Subject to status, business use only. Any property or asset used as security may be repossessed or forfeited if you do not keep up repayments on any debt secured on it.

Rising interest rates or cashflow pressures

Some actions you could take now:

 

*Eligibility criteria apply, and security may be required. Fees (other than arrangement fees) may apply. Over 18s only. Subject to status, eligibility and approval. Business use only. Terms apply.

 

Further support you could access:

 

What are you most concerned about?

The cost of energy and fuel

Some actions you could take now:

 

*Eligibility criteria apply, and security may be required. Fees (other than arrangement fees) may apply. Over 18s only. Subject to status, eligibility and approval. Business use only. Terms apply.

**We've partnered with Octopus to provide you with a renewable tariff. Receive £100 credit and a smart meter as part of the initiative. Eligibility criteria apply. The Business Tariff is for existing banked customers that are Limited Companies or Partnerships. It's not open to sole traders or existing Octopus Energy customers. It's subject to application, and customers signing up to Octopus terms and conditions. Regional exclusions apply.

 

Further support you could access:

 

Supply chain disruption

Some actions you could take now:

 

 

Further support you could access:

 

 

*Security may be required. Product fees may apply. Over 18s only. Subject to status, business use only. Any property or asset used as security may be repossessed or forfeited if you do not keep up repayments on any debt secured on it.

Rising interest rates or cashflow pressures

Some actions you could take now:

 

*Eligibility criteria apply, and security may be required. Fees (other than arrangement fees) may apply. Over 18s only. Subject to status, eligibility and approval. Business use only. Terms apply.

 

Further support you could access:

 

What are you most concerned about?

The cost of energy and fuel

Some actions you could take now:

 

*Eligibility criteria apply, and security may be required. Fees (other than arrangement fees) may apply. Over 18s only. Subject to status, eligibility and approval. Business use only. Terms apply.

**We've partnered with Octopus to provide you with a renewable tariff. Receive £100 credit and a smart meter as part of the initiative. Eligibility criteria apply. The Business Tariff is for existing banked customers that are Limited Companies or Partnerships. It's not open to sole traders or existing Octopus Energy customers. It's subject to application, and customers signing up to Octopus terms and conditions. Regional exclusions apply.

 

Further support you could access:

 

Supply chain disruption

Some actions you could take now:

 

 

Further support you could access:

 

 

*Security may be required. Product fees may apply. Over 18s only. Subject to status, business use only. Any property or asset used as security may be repossessed or forfeited if you do not keep up repayments on any debt secured on it.

Rising interest rates or cashflow pressures

Some actions you could take now:

 

*Eligibility criteria apply, and security may be required. Fees (other than arrangement fees) may apply. Over 18s only. Subject to status, eligibility and approval. Business use only. Terms apply.

 

Further support you could access:

 

What are you most concerned about?

The cost of energy and fuel

Some actions you could take now:

 

*Eligibility criteria apply, and security may be required. Fees (other than arrangement fees) may apply. Over 18s only. Subject to status, eligibility and approval. Business use only. Terms apply.

**We've partnered with Octopus to provide you with a renewable tariff. Receive £100 credit and a smart meter as part of the initiative. Eligibility criteria apply. The Business Tariff is for existing banked customers that are Limited Companies or Partnerships. It's not open to sole traders or existing Octopus Energy customers. It's subject to application, and customers signing up to Octopus terms and conditions. Regional exclusions apply.

 

Further support you could access:

 

Supply chain disruption

Some actions you could take now:

 

 

Further support you could access:

 

 

*Security may be required. Product fees may apply. Over 18s only. Subject to status, business use only. Any property or asset used as security may be repossessed or forfeited if you do not keep up repayments on any debt secured on it.

Rising interest rates or cashflow pressures

Some actions you could take now:

 

*Eligibility criteria apply, and security may be required. Fees (other than arrangement fees) may apply. Over 18s only. Subject to status, eligibility and approval. Business use only. Terms apply.

 

Further support you could access:

 

Work with us to keep your business safe

Many scammers know businesses deal with paying large sums of money, so the costs of a scam will hit you financially. Can you afford to chance losing funds set aside for paying staff and taxes?

Take some time today to familiarise yourself with the most common scams we are seeing.

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Start with small steps to build out your short to medium term goals. With help from our experts and wider community, we could help you expand your potential and get to the next stage.

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You can access free mentoring, workshops and courses to help you understand digital better. Get the help you need, when you need it, entirely free of charge.

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