Barclays are the ones who refused me. HSBC are the ones who seem to be allergic to software. I wonder if their own PC's had pre-installed OSs and if so where do the people they bought from bank?
On Sat, Nov 19, 2011 at 10:13 AM, Barry Titterton < [email protected]> wrote: > On Fri, 2011-11-18 at 23:32 +0000, Gareth France wrote: > > Recently I decided to do my part by starting up a small business > > selling machines with Ubuntu pre-installed and offering support. My > > bank have refused to offer me a business account at all 'because it's > > too risky to open an account for a company selling computers', > > apparently there's a high risk I will commit carousel fraud (whatever > > that is). Another bank are getting iffy about it because I'm involved > > in software (installing Ubuntu), I did attempt to explain that any > > company selling hardware is just as involved with software as I. > > > > > > Is it just me or does the British economy not want small businesses to > > succeed? > Gareth, > > Oh yes, I have just given up freelancing after fifteen years of battling > the establishment. The government (of any colour) will happily give a > speech saying that they support small business than immediately pass > another piece of oppressive legislation. > > I think carousel fraud involves claiming a VAT refund from the British > government for items that you claim to have purchased abroad. By the > time the paperwork has caught up you are long gone with the money. Small > high value items are the favourite subject for this fraud. > > Please name and shame the bank involved. The big high street banks are > all rubbish with small business. My own bank, HSBC, told me when I first > started my company the inter account transfers with a private account at > the same branch would be free. But they gradually introduced charges > over the next few years without telling me, which is against the rules. > When I challenged them all they said was "Tough". You may want to try > some of the smaller obscure, and even foreign, banks or building > societies. Many building societies have a business arm these days and, > being generally locally based, are more sympathetic to local small > businesses. > > Barry T > > > -- > [email protected] > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ >
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