HSBC UK supports disabled entrepreneurs through the Disability Finance Code for Entrepreneurship. Accessible assistance to help your business grow.
HSBC UK Support for Disabled Entrepreneurs
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Empowering Disabled Entrepreneurs
As a founding signatory of the Disability Finance Code for Entrepreneurship, HSBC UK is committed to supporting disabled entrepreneurs through inclusive products and services, meaningful representation, and practical educational resources designed to help businesses grow and succeed.
With four fifths of disabled entrepreneurs reporting unequal access to opportunities and support, there’s a clear need for change — and we’re committed to playing our part in closing that gap.
Our commitments under the code
Inclusive Design
We’re embedding accessibility and inclusive design principles into financial products and services from the ground up.
Evidence Sharing
We’re showcasing success stories of disabled-led businesses to provide visibility and role models.
Support for Founders
We provide practical, accessible support such as finance-readiness education, and business planning.
Workforce Representation
Our Global Employee Resource Group Ability supports our colleagues and provides valuable insight on our customers.
Read the stories that have been shared with us
Removing barriers for disabled entrepreneurs: Umbreen’s story
Umbreen David is Founder and Managing Director of Hoama Group, which operates a nursing home in Kent, and the first speaker at HSBC’s inaugural DFCE webinar, Building Success Without Limits: Disabled Entrepreneurs in Business. Umbreen shares practical, low-cost ways to reduce barriers for disabled entrepreneurs in what’s a compelling business case for providing fair access to finance networks.
Accessible banking for a fast-paced family business: Phil’s story
Phil King, co-founder of King & Co Properties in South Birmingham, shares how HSBC’s long-term support - and the right tools and options for digital banking - can help remove barriers for customers with sight loss, building confidence, independence and control when managing day-to-day business finances.
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