Business insurance: what a UK micro-business actually needs
Public liability, employers' liability, professional indemnity, cyber, key person — what is legally required, what is genuinely useful, and what is over-sold.
Investments for a UK director — the basics, honestly
A first-principles guide to investing surplus money — for directors who want a sensible plan rather than a stock-tip spreadsheet.
No personal guarantee: what it means in practice
Every Credicorp business loan is to a limited company or LLP. There is no personal guarantee, and the director is not personally liable. Here is what that means day to day.
A founder’s guide to UK startup funding — without the jargon
Grants, loans, equity, bootstrapping — the funding ladder for a UK micro-business, with honest pros and cons for each step.
Introducing Credicorp Slice: pay a business bill in three or four instalments
Our second product is a buy-now-pay-later facility for one-off business bills: we settle the supplier in full today, you repay us in three or four equal instalments. Six per cent flat fee, no compounding, refunded pro rata if you settle early.
May 2026 site upgrade: typography, sticky navigation and more
A second pass on the Credicorp website refines the typography, makes the primary navigation stick to the top of the page on scroll, and adds eleven more articles across Support and Newsroom.
Where to find business support in the UK — free and paid
A practical directory of the UK organisations — public, charitable and commercial — that help small businesses with advice, training, finance and dispute resolution.
How we handle overdue business loans
A plain-English summary of what happens if a Credicorp business loan falls behind on a payment — and what does not happen.
A redesigned FAQs and topics index — find an answer faster
We have rebuilt the FAQs page as a topic-indexed hub. Pick a topic to see every article in that area, or jump straight to one of the popular questions.
How we look at a business: signals beyond the credit score
A plain-English explanation of what we actually look at when a company applies — and why the headline credit score is rarely the most important thing.
Working in CX at Credicorp — what we look for, what we offer
Customer Experience at a small UK lender isn't a script-reading role. It is the front line of every difficult conversation a small business owner ever has with their lender. Here is what the work actually looks like.
Credicorp Flex: revolving business credit, explained
A plain-English tour of our revolving credit facility: how a limit, drawdowns and minimum repayments fit together for a small business, and when a facility makes more sense than a one-off loan.
UK taxation basics for a director of a limited company
Corporation tax, VAT, PAYE, self-assessment, dividend tax — the five obligations every UK limited-company director has to get right, explained in plain English.
Using the Credicorp portal on a phone: a quick tour
The Credicorp portal is built to work as well on a phone as on a laptop. Here is a plain-English tour of what you can do, where to find it, and how the installable web app makes it faster.
Managing your money as a UK micro-business: a practical guide
A no-nonsense look at the routines that keep a small UK business solvent — separating accounts, building a buffer, getting paid on time and watching the right numbers.
Spring 2026: continuing to support our customers
A short update on where we are as we move through the spring of 2026, and a reminder of the help available whenever you need it.
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