SMALL businesses in the south west owe at least £197.6 million in overdrafts, according to independent research commissioned by GMAC Commercial Finance, a corporate funding specialist.
About a quarter have overdrafts over £20,000.
Nick Grainger, area manager for GMAC CF invoice finance said: "An overdraft can be an expensive way of funding debt."
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