Read the latest industry news, find practical advice on how to grow your business and smart tips to save for the future, all here on the OakNorth blog.
OakNorth recently co-hosted a breakfast event with the Adam Smith Institute, exploring how Urban Development Corporations could help deliver more homes and unlock growth in Britain’s cities. The discussion highlighted the need for better planning, stronger coordination, and long-term investment to solve the UK’s housing crisis.
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The 2025 Autumn Budget has set out a series of measures that will influence how UK individuals save, invest and plan over the coming years. We’ve outlined the changes most likely to affect personal finances, explains their implications, and highlight the areas you may want to review to stay informed and make confident decisions.Â
Co-written with Aventur, a financial wellbeing platform.
Surplus cash shouldn’t sit idle. Learn how OakNorth’s business notice accounts help UK SMEs earn more on reserves – with variable, tiered returns and full control over access. Built to align with your real-world cashflow, not get in the way of growth.
At OakNorth, we’re always looking for ways to make saving simpler, clearer, and more rewarding. But the best ideas don’t just come from us – they come from you, our savings customers.
The comments, ratings, and suggestions we receive help us understand what’s working in your OakNorth savings experience, and what could be better. You might have noticed short surveys pop up while using the OakNorth savings app or online banking, and this is how we stay connected to what matters most to you.
The economy’s shifting: costs are on the rise, margins are tighter, and regulation’s increasing. For growing businesses, that means bigger hurdles and tougher decisions. So where do entrepreneurs find confidence when making those business-critical decisions? It’s not just their optimism or a go-getter attitude. The most successful leaders surround themselves with the right partners, those […]
For ambitious SMEs, the biggest marketing challenge isn’t choosing between brand or performance, it’s finding the balance. Focus too much on short-term performance and your brand risks becoming forgettable. Invest only in brand, and growth can stall before momentum builds. That balance was the focus of our recent breakfast panel on Brand vs Performance: how […]
We recently partnered with FinTech North for their webinar, Scaling Smart: Unlocking Growth for the North. The session brought together over 40 business leaders and finance professionals to explore how scale-ups can access the right funding, attract talent, and build strong partnerships to unlock growth. We were proud to have Stewart Haworth, our Senior Director […]
By Anand Sahota, Lead Product Manager, Business Banking at OakNorth Choosing your business bank is a critical decision. Whether you’re just getting started or scaling fast, you need more than just a bank account. You need a partner that gets you up and running quickly, transparently, and reliably. But for many businesses, the journey gets stuck before […]
