Lending support for you and your business
As part of our commitment to support small businesses, we have put together a range of information you might find useful when making an application for lending:
- Guidance and information on a range of business topics, such as assessing business performance.
- The standards you should expect from us including our lending principles.
- Our finance application checklist which details the type of information we may ask you to provide to support your lending application.
- Details of our appeals process - if you feel your lending application has been wrongly declined, you have a right to appeal the decision.
- Business mentoring: Your business may benefit from the support of a business mentor. MentorSME is a free online service that enables you to locate local independent mentoring organisations that suit your specific business needs.
- Alternative sources of finance - for information about alternative sources of finance, please speak to your Relationship Manager who will be able to tell you what types of finance are available. Or click here to find out more.
