
6 simple ways to improve your business credit score
Fortunately, improving your business credit score is relatively simple. In some ways, it’s very similar to keeping your personal credit score in check.- Pay your business bills on time or in advance
- Use less than 25% of your available credit limit
- Open multiple credit accounts, e.g. business credit cards, loans, tradelines
- Remain free of energy debt and focus on paying energy bills on time
- Check your credit record regularly and amend any incorrect details
- Don’t apply for too much credit
Your business credit score explained
How to check your business credit report
Anyone can check your business credit report, so it’s good to know what it contains. And your business credit score could affect a variety of things, such as the type of energy deal you take out or your eligibility for the best energy deals.
Business credit score tips
- Monitor customers’ and suppliers’ credit scores to anticipate problems should their businesses struggle
- Check your own score. Look at your credit score every month to avoid surprises
- File on time. Submit accounts and returns on time as late filing can suggest financial problems
- Be proactive. Use organisations like eCredable to automatically report on-time payments and build your score
- Keep your credit utilisation ratio down. Pay your bills more than once a month to lower your ratio
- Dispute errors and inquiries. If you see anything in your report that you don’t think should be there, dispute it
- Stay alert. Sign up for notifications for when your company’s credit record changes in order to rectify problems quickly
- Establish credit accounts with frequent suppliers to increase the number of positive payments to your file
- Include positive payment experiences in your credit file. Manually add positive trade references to your company’s credit file via your credit reporting agency
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