The short end of the financial market serves the short-term needs of the participants, whether individuals or institutions. It provides opportunities for meeting short-term funding gaps and for managing funding surpluses for better returns. Not finding effective solutions to any of those could seriously damage the fortunes of your business.

Resources we provide in this section will show the opportunities that are there to support your business and how you can take advantage of these to improve the performance of your business.

What Type Of Bank Account Should You Open?

Banks provide a range of account options to their customers. Each account type has its peculiar features and is best suited for certain business requirements and circumstances. To help you understand the major options and the circumstances when each may best serve you is the purpose of this article.
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Short-term Funding Options To Build Your Business (Part 1)

Chances are high that at some point, your business is going to need additional funding to meet operational or expansion objectives and may have to borrow. Borrowing can provide the leverage to grow your business and achieve outstanding results. Borrowing can also cripple the business if not well structured or properly targeted. That is why you need to know various funding options that you may choose from, depending on the need at a particular time. Read this article, in two parts, for an insight into the choices that are available to your business.
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Short-term Funding Options To Drive Your Business (Part 11)

This is the second and concluding part of an evaluation of various credit facilities that you may find with the financial institutions in our market. Read this article, in two parts, for an insight into the choices that are available to your business.
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Don't Get Skinned: Negotiate Your Bank Charges

Bank charges are moderated through the mechanism of the bankers' tariff and the market influence of competition. However, it is still true that banks are under pressure to generate income and optimise returns to their shareholders. Consequently, they will try to extract as much as possible from you in charges. What many bank customers don't realise is that all customers don't necessarily pay the same fee for the same service. Informed customers negotiate their charges, especially when their volumes provide the muscle. This articles provides more insight into what you can do to minimise the cost of services you get from your bank.
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Short-term Investment Options To Optimise Your Income

Just as you borrow when you experience funding gaps, there may be need to invest, for short periods, funding surpluses that are not immediately tied in business operations. So, where do you plug such funds are to earn good returns and have them for use as the need arises. Such short-term investment options are evaluated in this article to guide you in choosing what is appropriate when you need to invest for the short tenor.
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Why Every Bank Account Holder Needs An ATM Card

While the economy remains cash-based, definite trends have emerged in the direction of card-based transactions. ATMs are still mainly for cash withdrawals as merchant outlets with POS terminals are still relatively few. But ATMs are already providing a lot of relief and proving quite beneficial. Read this article to see why you need a card if you haven't taken one.
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