Enterprise Finance Guarantee

Official stats reveal Enterprise Finance Guarantee scheme lending in decline

2011-12-06 08:36 - 666 reads
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The government's Enterprise Finance Guarantee scheme has recorded a decline in the number of loans offered by 56% over two years, official figures have shown.

Government to spend £78m on business support this year, minister reveals

2011-11-23 12:50 - 1623 reads - 1 comment
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The government will spend more than £78m on programmes and initiatives to support business owners in 2011/12, it has been revealed.

Official stats reveal Enterprise Finance Guarantee scheme lending in free-fall

2011-09-13 13:34 - 1378 reads - 2 comments
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The government's initiative to open up finance to small businesses has recorded a year-on-year drop of 40% in the number of loans offered.

Business lending through government scheme plummets

2010-08-16 10:21 - 1669 reads
bank loan application
The amount of money lent to businesses through the government's Enterprise Finance Guarantee scheme dropped by almost 60% during the past 12 months, official figures reveal.

Small business minister to start work experience on Monday

2010-06-24 14:55 - 1127 reads
Mark Prisk MP
Mark Prisk, small business minister, will be experiencing a day in the life of a modern entrepreneur next week as be begins a series of 'work experience' visits to UK small firms.

Angry bankers attack IoD's business lending 'spin'

2010-02-16 16:53 - 1319 reads
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A war of words has broken out between the British Bankers Association and the Institute of Directors after the business group claimed most firms seeking finance have been rejected by their bank.

Mandelson on the recession: 'It could have been worse'

2010-02-12 20:31 - 1245 reads
Peter Mandelson
While times have been tough for small businesses over the past 18 months it could have been much worse, Lord Mandelson has claimed.

Pre-Budget Report 2009: Government extends Enterprise Finance Guarantee and Time To Pay schemes

2009-12-09 15:27 - 1298 reads
recession
Two schemes set up by the government to help small businesses through the recession have been extended, Alistair Darling has announced.

Pre-Budget Report 2009: The small business view

2009-12-09 14:54 - 1250 reads
Alistair Darling, chancellor
Entrepreneurs and experts from the small business sector give their reactions to chancellor Alistair Darling's 2009 Pre-Budget Report.

Pre-Budget Report 2009: Recession-busting business support schemes to be extended

2009-12-06 14:45 - 1521 reads
Alistair Darling, chancellor
The chancellor is to use the 2009 Pre-Budget Report to extend the life of several schemes aimed at helping entrepreneurs through the economic downturn.

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