American Express Business Gold Rewards Card back to First Year Free and sign up bonus increased to 30,000 points!

A great small business rewards card offering is back to its greatness that was seen six months ago and now it is even better. American Express must have felt the pinch back in May after taking away the first year free on the American Express Business Gold Rewards Card
 as that offer is back and with a sign up bonus increased to 30,000 Membership Rewards points! Those points can be converted to 30,000 Aeroplan Miles or Avios! (For free basically outside of the spend required!) Tie this into some other first year free cards and you can net yourself 65,000 Aeroplan Miles or British Airways Executive Club Avios for free! See our post here for more details


Although it is a Business card many individuals have had success applying for and receiving the card simply by making themselves the ‘business entity’ making this a key card for the 'travel hackers' out there looking to maximize rewards from credit card applications. The only thing you have to be aware of is the spend requirement to get the sign up bonus which is $5,000 in three months so some people may find this hard to achieve.

Whether you choose to use the 30,000 points via TripFlex for a $300 travel credit or convert to Aeroplan or Avios, this update to the card is a great enhancement!

Here are the details for the American Express Business Gold Rewards Card


• Earn a Welcome Bonus of 30,000 points when you charge $5,000 in purchases to your Card in your first three months of Cardmembership. That’s enough to redeem for a $300 TripFlex™ rewards statement credit to use towards eligible travel purchases charged to your Card.
• Pay no annual fee for the first year. (Annual fee of $250, which may be a tax deductible expense)
• Earn 1 Membership Rewards point for every dollar in eligible  purchases charged to the Card
• Earn 1 extra point for every dollar in eligible purchases made with merchants you pick from a select group of American Express merchants in Canada.  You can earn up to a maximum of 250,000 extra points in each calendar year
• Redeem points for statement credits on eligible business purchases charged to your Card at certain American Express merchants in Canada. These merchants provide goods and services in business categories such as equipment, technology, advertising and everyday business expenses
• Enjoy the freedom of being able to transfer your points, at no charge, to many frequent flyer and other loyalty programs including 1:1 to Aeroplan®* and Avios.
• Go online to access the paperless Expense Management Reports delivered quarterly and annually, for flexible tracking and simple tax preparation                                                                                                                                                          •Maximize your cash flow with up to 55 interest free days, so that money can come in before it goes out.
• *As a Charge Card, the balance must always be paid in full each month. 30% annual interest rate applies to balances not paid in full.
• American Express is not responsible for maintaining or monitoring the accuracy of information on this website. For full details and current product information click the Apply now  link. 

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