Our £15bn lending fund is your big opportunity

The right funding can help you open up to new opportunities. That’s why we’ve launched our £15bn lending fund* to help you achieve your goals for the future

The cash boost to help you realise your ambitions.

We’ve committed £15bn to UK SMEs to help British businesses innovate, evolve and grow.

The SME Fund is part of HSBC UK’s commitment to help British businesses grow in the UK and internationally. For UK companies exploring international opportunities, total funding of £2bn is available. In addition, allocations have been made for specific sectors, including £1.2bn for the agriculture sector, and £500m each for tech sector and franchise sector businesses.

Come in and have a chat about how, together, we can help you get to where you want to be.

See our Credit and Lending section for more information.

Turn your challenges into opportunities

Whether you’re an HSBC customer or not, you can apply for your part of our £15bn lending fund. Being allocated to regions across the UK, it’s testament to our commitment to helping smaller companies shine.

Your growth ambitions

Funding options for business growth

Funding - internal or external - is a vital part of business growth, but what type of funding do you need when?

How to improve your eligibility for a loan

How do you prepare yourself and your business for the business loan application process?

What can your business use funding for?

What are the aspects of your business that could benefit from an injection of cash?

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Business Current Accounts

Whatever your business, we believe we’ll have something that’s right up your street.

The £15 billion of funding is available to UK businesses with a turnover of up to £25m. All loans are subject to the usual lending criteria.

Apply for a Small Business Loan

Do you have an HSBC Business Current Account?

Are you a primary user of HSBC Business Internet Banking?

Important information

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Find out instantly if you're likely to receive the money you need

Get in touch

If you're an existing customer, call us on

03457 60 60 60

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From overseas: +44 1226 260 878

If you're new to HSBC, call us on

0800 032 1770

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From overseas: +44 1470 697032

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New Customers

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