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CDFIs help Start-Up Loans exceed expectations
2,000 young entrepreneurs have now had their business dreams backed through the Start-Up Loans programme, and community finance providers are playing a key role. The Start-Up Loans Company, which administers the scheme and is chaired by Dragon’s Den entrepreneur James Caan, has helped to start 1,000 new businesses in the last month alone.
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Strong Growth in new businesses
The GDP figures today showing a decline of 0.3% may not inspire confidence in recent performance or assurances about the future, however as well as the good news concerning rising employment there is a surge in entrepreneurial activity bubbling beneath the surface. Continue reading
CDFIs join expanded Start-Up Loans scheme to create the next generation of entrepreneurs
A consortium of community finance providers has received up to £1.3million to give the next generation of entrepreneurs finance and support to start their own business, , through the Start-Up Loans programme. The consortium is led by the Community development Finance Association (CDFA) with a group of its members delivering business support, mentoring and loans to young entrepreneurs across England. Continue reading
£30 million boost for young entrepreneurs as Start-Up Loans Scheme expanded
Over £110 million now available and age range increased from 24 to 30 to meet demand and help more new businesses get affordable finance Continue reading
Yorkshire CDFI, Donbac, wins National Barclays Bank Award!
22 September 2011. Donbac, a CDFI operating in Doncaster, has won the Barclays Let’s Talk Contractor of the Year award Continue reading
Yorkshire CDFIs to manage £600K fund for start up tech firms
14 September 2011. Local businesses are able to borrow between £1,000 and £25,000 Continue reading