Starwood Preferred Guest Business Credit Card

Earn 10,000 Starpoints with your first purchase - that's good for up to 3 free nights!
Earn 1 Starpoint for virtually every dollar you spend on the Card and double Starpoints at participating Starwood hotels and resorts
Redeem at over 825 participating Starwood hotels and resorts worldwide with no blackout dates. Starwood hotels include Sheraton®, Westin®, W Hotels®, St. Regis®, Luxury Collection®, Le Meridien®, and Four Points by Sheraton®.
Transfer to over 30 frequent flyer programs, most on a one-to-one basis.
Save on business purchases at companies like FedEx® and Hertz®
Winner of 2006 Freddie Awards: Voted Best Travel Rewards Credit Card by frequent travelers.

ADDITIONAL STARWOOD PREFERRED GUEST BUSINESS CREDIT CARD BENEFITS
Turn Starpoints into miles with over 30 frequent flyer programs3
Complimentary enrollment in the Starwood Preferred Guest program
Fee-free Additional Cards for employees — earn Starpoints on the business purchases they make4

OPEN FROM AMERICAN EXPRESS
OPENSM the small business team at American Express is all about small business. It provides you the resources to help you run your business, including:
Financing
Get unlimited fee-free Additional Cards, 2.9% APR for purchases in the first six months, and pay no annual fee.

Savings
Save at AT&T, FedEx, Hertz®, 1-800-FLOWERS.COM® and more by using your Business Card and see the savings on your statement. No coupons or codes are needed and the savings are in addition to other discounts your business may already receive.5

Online management
Manage your account with Summary of Accounts and track charges with Expense Management Reports.

Community
Chat, pose questions, get insights from other small business owners, and attract new business.

Advice
Ask an expert a question, use an online tool, and read articles by other business owners.
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I had taken a number of loans on different occasions. Once I took a loan to buy a car, then I took another loan on Christmas to meet the celebration expenses and the list goes on. I was much tensed as I didn’t know what to do. I was fed up of harassing phone calls from lenders. But, last week a drastic change came in my life. I am no longer worried about all the debts I owe, because I opted for debt consolidation.

With the growing number of defaults on loan payments and bankruptcy cases, debt consolidation has become a common practice in UK. Debt consolidation UK is customized for UK residents to get them out of debts.

Debt consolidation work as a debt management tool. It helps in managing the debts effectively. Debts can be in the form of loan, credit card or mortgage. Debt consolidation offers the benefits of reduced interest rate and consolidates all the debts into one affordable monthly payment. Lower monthly payment on the loan will help a debtor to save a good sum of money which he can use for other potential purpose.

There is one more benefit attached to debt consolidation. It gives an opportunity to UK residents who have bad credit history, CCJs, defaults or bankruptcy to improve their credit rating by paying the old debts and by making the lower monthly payments in full and on time.

Debt consolidation can be secured or an unsecured one. Secured debt consolidation loans require a borrower to put collateral against the loan. Collateral can be in the form of a house, an automobile or savings account. This loan offers greater flexibility to a borrower with a larger loan amount and a longer repayment term. A borrower can choose from the several interest rate options available such as fixed interest rate, variable interest rate and many more.

The process of debt consolidation starts when a debtor applies for the debt consolidation service. The debt consolidation lender will negotiate with creditors on behalf of the debtor on lowering the interest rate or reducing the contractual payment.

Debt consolidation accompanied with debt counseling can insure freedom from debt. The services of debt consolidation companies is not confined to just negotiation. They also offer debt counseling to debtors. Debt counselors impart knowledge to the debtors, helping them to get rid of the debt as soon as possible.

With the increasing competition in the loan market, various lenders such as financial institutions and banks in UK offer loan for debt consolidation at low interest rate. There is one more option a debtor can look for, when searching for a debt consolidation lender. Now, one can have access to various online lenders with the help of internet. Online loan have added a new vision to the finance market. Online loan makes debt consolidation relatively quick and enormously convenient. A loan applicant is just required to fill in a small application form provided at various lending website. The lenders approach the loan applicant after carefully accessing the details provided by him in the application with the best suited debt consolidation loan option.

Shop around. Collect loan quotes from several lenders and compare them to find which lender offers you the best debt consolidation option.

Debt consolidation has given a stress free life to UK residents helping them getting rid of the burden of debts. But, do take care not to get into the same trap in future, use the loan amount in the best possible manner and maintain discipline in your life.