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Blue Business® Plus
Score Needed: Good to Excellent
Blue Business® Plus
At a glance
Welcome Offer

Earn 15,000 Membership Rewards® points after you spend $3,000 in eligible purchases on the Card within your first 3 months of Card Membership.

Limited Time Offer
New Offer
All time high
Rewards

2X Membership Rewards® points on everyday business purchases such as office supplies or client dinners.

2X applies to the first $50,000 in purchases per year.

1X points per dollar on all purchases thereafter.

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Intro APR
0% on purchases for 12 months from date of account opening
Balance Transfer Intro
N/A
Regular APR
17.99% - 25.99% Variable
Annual Fee
No annual fee
Blue Business® Plus

Get the most out of your business spending with the American Express Blue Business® Plus Card. Earn double points on all purchases up to $50,000 a year, then one point per dollar after that. No confusing categories. Use points with Delta SkyMiles, Marriott Bonvoy, and Hilton Honors. There's no annual fee, and you can spend over your limit when needed. Enjoy purchase protection, extended warranties, car rental insurance, and standard Amex protections. Plus, get a 0% intro APR for 12 months on purchases to help manage cash flow.

Application Pending? Check your status online at AmericanExpress.com/Application-Status or by calling 1-800-567-1083. Sometimes, all they need is a quick verification.

Thinking About 2 Cards? You can only get approved for up to - and including- 5 Amex credit cards (including personal and business), but this rule isn’t always enforced (please note the total of 5 credit cards excludes some Amex cards that are No Preset Spending Limit* cards like the Amex Platinum, Amex Gold, etc)

Application Declined? If your Amex application was declined, you can ask for reconsideration within 30 days without a new credit check, or up to 90 days with a new one. When you call, you can ask to move credit from another Amex card or close an old card to get the new one. If they need a tax return, send what you have—it doesn't need to match your stated income. A bank statement might work too.

Approval Rules: American Express follows a maximum of 2 card approvals within 90 days, known as the 2/90 Rule. You can hold up to 5 credit cards, excluding No Preset Spending Limit cards, with a limit of 10 such cards. Additionally, you are allowed one Platinum variant every 90 days.

Limit Increase
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For existing Amex cardholders — Amex does not pull your credit for new credit card applications.
Application Inquires Credit inquiries for same-day applications will be combined, as long as they are both approved for on the same day. Note, for some existing Amex credit cardholders, Amex will| not do a hard credit pull when applying for a new credit card at any time
Welcome Offer Eligibility: Welcome Offer Eligibility You can only receive 1 welcome bonus per lifetime on each Amex credit card. If you are not eligible for the welcome bonus you will be notified by Amex before you submit the application.
Downgrade Options
Getting your card
Quickest way to get my card: Amex will sometimes give you an instant credit card number after approval, but not always. Amex physical credit cards cannot be expedited (except for the platinum cards) and will arrive after 5-7 business days
Rescore your report: To update your balance off-cycle, call 1-800-874-2717. The update will take up to 5 business days.

When applying for a new credit card, keep your balances below 10% of your limit on each existing card. Pay down balances and wait for each card's closing date, avoiding new charges. Some banks let you update balances anytime by phone, and Chase will automatically report a $0 balance after payment.

Card Benefits
Card holder benefits
As a card member, you have access to a wide range of benefits that come included with your membership. Take a look.
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Rewards redemption
Redeem your spending bonus
How to Redeem your valuable credits
Cash Redemption

Cashback

The following are your options for redeeming Amex Points for cashback:

  • Use points for a statement credit at 0.6 cents per point (very poor value)
  • If you have The American Express Platinum Card for Schwab ($695) you can use your points to transfer to your Chares Schwab account at 1.1 cents per point
  • If you have The Business Platinum Card from American Express ($695) you can transfer your points to your Amex Business checking account at 1 cent per point
  • If you have the Morgan Stanley Amex Platinum ($695) you can deposit your points to your Morgan Stanley account at 1 cent per point
Travel Redemption

Amex Travel

You can use your points to book airfare, hotels, car rentals, and more on Amex Travel. You will get 1 penny per point for flights and 0.7 cents per point towards all other travel.

If you have the The Business Platinum Card from American Express then you can get 35% of your points back when booking a flight on Amex Travel (up to 1,00,000 points back per calendar year).

  • In order to qualify for the 35% points back promo, the flight needs to be one of the following:
    • Flights booked on your preferred airline – this is a single airline you choose once a year in January as your preferred airline.
Transfer your American Express Membership Rewards to any of the following American Express Travel Partners.
Points Transfer Partners
Aeromexico Club Premier
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Aeroplan Loyalty Program
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Air France-KLM Flying Blue
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Asia Miles
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Avianca LifeMiles
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Avios
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Choice Privileges Points
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Delta SkyMiles
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Etihad Guest
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HawaiianMiles
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Hilton Honors
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JetBlue TrueBlue Rewards Program
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Marriott Bonvoy
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Qantas Frequent Flyer
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Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer
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Virgin Atlantic FlyingClub
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Balance transfer Intro Offer
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Balance transfer Fee
Balance transfer Terms

Transfer Rules: You cannot transfer balances from other credit cards issued by American Express

Transfer Terms: To receive the Intro APR offer, transfers must be completed within the first 60 days after account opening

Transfer Limit: Amex will only allow you to transfer up to the lesser of $15,000 or 75% of your credit limit

Beware: If you make a late payment or a payment is returned then a penalty APR may apply and you may lose the Intro APR offer

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