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October 2024

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Putting Charity to the Fore

Steve Degg and Paul Griffiths, putt on a fantastic show at the recent charity golf day held at Brough Golf Club, Brough, East Yorkshire. The event generated an impressive £4109.15 for Hey Smile Foundation and Macmillan Cancer Support. Eighteen teams, made up of local businesspeople, accountants, solicitors and finance brokers, joined forces for a day of friendly competition.

Community

Money Talks

Crawley Metro Bank recently delivered a successful session of Metro Bank’s flagship financial education program, Money Zone, at Crawley College. The interactive session is aimed to equip students with essential financial knowledge, helping them better understand banking, budgeting, and personal finance.

News

Shoppers happiest when they keep it local

Metro Bank partners with Green & Blacks co-founder Jo Fairley to highlight the importance of local businesses to the community and to shoppers

Community

Kensington Metro Bank Hosts Free Business Networking Event with Get Connected West London

Kensington Metro Bank recently hosted a free, informal, and friendly business networking event, co-hosted by Get Connected West London. The event, which took place at the Kensington Metro Bank store, featured guest speaker Louisa Summerfield from Get Ahead, who shared her insights on growing and scaling a business.

News

Meta partners with UK banks to combat scams

Meta has announced its partnership with Metro Bank in the expansion of a first-of-its-kind information sharing partnership with banks to help protect people against fraud.

September 2024

Community

Empowering Women Entrepreneurs

Harrow Metro Bank is proud to announce its collaboration with the London Business Partnership to launch the Harrow Female Startup Accelerator Programme. This innovative six-week initiative, funded by the UK Shared Prosperity Fund and supported by the London Borough of Harrow, aims to provide Harrow based women with essential business skills, mentoring, and coaching to help them develop entrepreneurial ideas, business plans, and investor-ready pitch decks.

Corporate

Metro Bank Launches New ATL Campaign

Metro Bank has just launched a new above the line advertising campaign to showcase its personal approach to business banking.  It is the largest ATL campaign the Bank has run in three years.

News

Liverpool business, The Printroom UK secures £1.3mn Metro Bank financing

The printing business will receive £500k invoice finance facility and £825k in asset finance to purchase a new printing press.

Corporate

Metro Bank offers Apprentice Support for Female Led Northants Businesses

Metro Bank has chosen to support a number of female-led businesses based in Northamptonshire with funding for apprentices.  Metro Bank has transferred a portion of its Apprenticeship Levy to Velvet Mortgages and Encore Environment.

Community

Winning Women Welcome Men

Southend Metro Bank recently held a Winning Women Essex networking event, co-hosted by some of the region’s most dynamic entrepreneurs and business leaders. For the first time in the history of the Winning Women Essex events, men were invited to join, marking a milestone in the group’s growth and commitment to inclusivity. Men are now invited to join the events quarterly.

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