Business owners know that when the work of building a new enterprise is just beginning, it’s not easy. If your great idea takes significant financing and you need help gathering funds, few people are willing to come forward and help you finance your dream. Many great ideas don’t cost a lot of money to get started, but some do. When a small business needs capital, it usually turns to a bank, but banks have become increasingly tight on lending since the economic downturn and credit crunch. When investments and loans are not flowing, many small business apply for a small business credit cards. Even though the interest rates are typically higher than those of loans, small business credit cards offer solid rewards that can defray some of the costs. The SimplyCash® Business Card from American Express OPEN is a perfect example.
The SimplyCash® Business Card from American Express OPEN offers business owners a 0% introductory APR on purchases for six, nine or 12 months, depending on the applicant’s credit history. This card requires excellent credit before applicants will be approved, and the length of the introductory offer depends on where the potential cardholder falls in the spectrum of excellent credit. After the introductory period has expired, the APR for purchases becomes 13.24%, 16.24% or 19.24%. This card does not accept balance transfers.
The attraction of the SimplyCash® Business Card from American Express OPEN is its strong rewards program. All cardholders, regardless of credit history, gain the following rewards:
- 5% cash back on wireless services and office supply purchases.
- 3% cash back on automobile gasoline.
- 1% cash back on other purchases.
There is no limit to the amount of cash that cardholders will earn, and that’s rare. The reward cash is automatically credited to your account once a year. You don’t earn points that need to be redeemed before receiving a benefit, so the cash back process is simple.
The SimplyCash® Business Card from American Express OPEN also includes a variety of other benefits, unique to this card. Some of those benefits include:
- Online expense management tools that can be customized to track charges and monitor exactly where, when, and how company dollars are spent.
- Savings of up to 10% automatically on business expenses from FedEx, Hertz® and more with OPEN Savings®.
- No annual fee.
Any small business owner in need of a line of credit for business expenses should consider the SimplyCash® Business Card from American Express OPEN. Its introductory period, cash back rewards program, and perks, including the amazing benefit of no annual fee, is too good to pass up.
Disclaimer: This content is not provided or commissioned by American Express. Opinions expressed here are authors alone, not those of American Express, and have not been reviewed, approved or otherwise endorsed by American Express. This site may be compensated through American Express Affiliate Program.
Updated August 9, 2011 and originally published February 11, 2011. If you enjoyed this article, subscribe to the RSS feed or receive daily emails. Follow @flexo on Twitter and visit our Facebook page for more updates.
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“Simply Cash” is a unique name for a credit card… :)
I have a friend who has one of these, seems to be pleased w/ the discounts.
-NCN
I’ve actually have this card for a few years now, back when it gave 5% on gas. There is special promotion out there for 5% until March.
But regarding the cashback, mine is credited every month…are you sure it’s once per year?
i’ve never used american express before, do people have good or bad reviews about their service, interest rates and rewards?
I have gotten two offers from them via mail within the last month or two. I actually didn’t think that my credit was good enough (it’s a little light. not “bad”) and thinking about getting it if I can. Generally speaking, when you get this kind of mail from them, what are the chances of being accepted or is it a cattle call type of deal with these mail outs?
Amex is not the type of card company that just mails out pre-acceptance letters unless there is good reason to do so. No it’s not a guarantee that you will be accepted however, it is usually a pretty good indicator that you will. :)
Best regards.