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American Express is offering an enticing sign-up bonus on its Business Gold card, providing up to 65,000 Membership Rewards points. This offer is available until 8th April 2025.

Key Highlights

Free for the First Year: Enjoy a £0 annual fee for the first year (£195 thereafter).

Sign-Up Bonus:

• 40,000 points after spending £6,000 in the first three months.
• 20,000 points with a single purchase between Month 14 and Month 17.

(Remember, Membership Rewards Points can be converted to frequent flyer miles like British Airways Avios and Virgin Flying Club at a 1:1 ratio, so 65,000 amex points = 65,000 Avios or Virgin Points.)

Other options would be 195,000 Radisson Rewards points, or 130,000 Hilton Honors points.

Additional Earnings: Earn 1 point per £1 spent and receive 10,000 bonus points for spending £20,000 in a calendar quarter.

Annual Credit: £100 credit per year for Dell purchases, split into two £50 credits.

Eligibility

• Open to small businesses and sole traders
• You must have a permanent home address in the UK
• If not a sole trader, the business must have a UK bank account
• The business should have no County Court Judgments against it
• You must be over 18 years old.
• There are no requirements regarding turnover or profitability, but you must have a personal income of at least £20,000 per year.

Interestingly, there are no restrictions in terms of already having other Amex cards (even currently holding a Business Platinum won’t stop you getting the bonus)

Bottom line

This is a genuinely superb offer for a card that is free for the first year – particularly as there are no current/previous card restrictions on receiving the sign up bonus.

For full details and to apply, visit the American Express Business Gold application page.