When the societies where we operate succeed, Barclays succeeds. That is why, for over three centuries, we have risen to the challenges that our communities face, and played our part.
We are proud to be part of the fabric of the United Kingdom, where we help the 23 million customers and almost one million businesses, who put their trust in us, every day.
When the UK succeeds, Barclays succeeds. With the trust of 24 million customers and nearly one million businesses, inclusive UK economic growth is essential for our success.
At Barclays we’re committed to doing everything we can to help the UK build back better, levelling the playing field for female-led businesses so that more female founders start up and run businesses across the UK.
Barclays is launching a major new commitment to support 100,000 women start up and run their own businesses, as a new report highlights the disproportionate impact of the pandemic on female-led, equity-backed businesses.
“When life throws curveballs, I react with new initiatives”
COVID-19 has posed significant challenges to UK female entrepreneurs, but many have found ways to thrive in these challenging times. We talk to CMe Media Founder and Barclays customer, Charisse Smith, about her journey from teenage single motherhood to successful business owner.
Small businesses are the lifeblood of towns, cities and rural communities across the country. They drive growth, create jobs and spread prosperity.
With our dedicated £14bn lending fund and network of on-the-ground relationship managers, we’re backing SMEs to keep on powering the UK economy.
In Business: brewing up a storm
How Barclays’ £14bn SME lending fund is helping one prize-winning British brewer – Siren Craft – expand and export to new markets
Barclays launches £50 million Adverse Weather Fund to support SMEs and farmers
Barclays has announced that it has made a £50 million fund available to help small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) and rural businesses impacted by the recent flooding
“People are asking how to Brexit-proof their business”
Barclays Manufacturing Relationship Director Tom Lewis on how Barclays is getting ‘on the front foot’ to support businesses through Brexit
Putting farmers on the front foot
Barclays’ Agricultural and Agritech Manager Lizzie Asplin on how the bank is helping British farmers navigate the uncertainties of Brexit
North West Rising: Backing local businesses in a region on the up
Group CEO Jes Staley visits Liverpool Eagle Lab to talk to local businesses about our package of support for UK SMEs.
Full Steam Ahead: From a van to 100 manufacturing staff
Barclays client Mersey Vent Ltd offers ventilation solutions to the construction industry. During a visit to Liverpool, Group CEO Jes Staley heard how Barclays has helped them to grow into a manufacturing business with the support of one of our network of over 1,000 UK relationship managers.
Helping local economies to thrive
Collaborating with local stakeholders to maximise opportunities for the UK’s communities.
Helping to deliver the Northern Powerhouse
Barclays and the UK Government have agreed key priorities to deliver economic growth, champion the region and sharpen efforts to help its connectivity. More broadly, we want to promote and celebrate major projects in the North which really help to demonstrate the tangible growth of the Northern economy.
Helping local SMEs succeed in the global economy
Supporting businesses across the UK with finance, expert advice and on the ground help.
As Britain’s farmers navigate a time of uncertainty, Barclays is helping them stay on track.
We hear from Barclays Relationship Support Manager Sabrina Boanu–Williams MBE about how her experience on the streets as a teenager inspired her to help others in difficult circumstances.
In the third year of the project, we sat in on a roundtable event in Edinburgh where members grappled with the relationship between women’s leadership styles – and a company’s ability to access finance.
Recycling Technologies
To help people at this years Barclaycard presents British Summer Time Festival recycle previously unrecyclable plastic, we’ve partnered with an innovative UK business called Recycling Technologies.
Barclays Air cabs
To help tackle London’s concerning air pollution issue, we’ve partnered with a UK business called Airlabs to put a new fleet of clean air cabs on the streets of London.
Barclays backs UK SMEs through Brexit with a package of support including a £14bn lending fund
Barclays has today announced a £14bn* lending fund as part of a series of initiatives to help small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) to succeed and flourish through Brexit and beyond.
SME Brexit clinics
As uncertainty about the impact of Brexit on UK business continues, we report on how Barclays is offering practical support to SMEs.
Is your business 5G-ready?
Just 15% of business decision makers are thinking about how they can utilise the new technology
Barclays hosts Trade Minister to discuss promoting UK exports
Experts share their thoughts on the opportunities for businesses to start exporting
East Anglia plays a key role in the UK’s economy and beyond, with world-leading expertise in life sciences, food and health research (worth £3 billion) a leading edge ICT and digital sector (worth £6 billion) and a rapidly expanding £1 billion offshore renewable energy industry
The East Midlands has an area of 15,627 km2 and is home to over 4.5 million people. There are four main urban centres – Derby, Leicester, Nottingham and Northampton
It contains the second most populous British city, Birmingham and the larger West Midlands conurbation, which includes the city of Wolverhampton and large towns of Dudley, Solihull, Walsall and West Bromwich
One of the most diverse cities in the world London is a global leader in the arts, commerce, education, entertainment, fashion, finance, healthcare, media, professional services, research and development, tourism, and transportation
The North East stretches from Northumberland in the North to Teesside in the South of the region and is home to three cities; Newcastle, Sunderland and Durham
Northern Ireland has one of the youngest and best educated populations in Europe, and outside of London, it is the UK’s leading region for attracting inward investment
This is one of the most exciting corners of the country, its dynamic urban centres, unrivalled countryside, iconic seaside resorts and historic towns making it one of the most eclectic and exciting regions in the UK
For a small country (by population the 113th largest in the world) Scotland’s strong history of innovation in science and engineering has given it a powerful and positive image worldwide
It’s difficult to pigeon hole the South East with a population of 9.1 million and an annual economic output second only to London at £249bn, the region makes an immense contribution to the success of UK PLC
There is much more to the region than picture postcard villages and wide, sandy beaches. No other region of the UK has the South West's rich diversity. Ancient monuments and historic market towns co-exist with modern business parks and high-tech communications
Mother Nature shaped Wales as a country full of visual drama and splendour. Then human beings added a million stories – of druids, castles and conflict; of industry and innovation
Yorkshire is the largest county in England and is known for its Roman and Viking heritage, as well as its Norman castles, medieval abbeys, Industrial Revolution-era cities and two national parks
Barclays traces its ancestry back to two goldsmith bankers, John Freame and Thomas Gould, who were doing business in Lombard Street, London in 1690. In 1736, Freame’s son, Joseph took his brother-in-law, James Barclay on as a partner, and the name has remained a constant presence in the business ever since
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