Business finance and support

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Services

• Apply for a Start Up Loan for your business

  Loans and mentoring for people looking to start or grow a business in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

• Get help and support for your business

  Get business support and advice over the phone and online - setting up and running a business.

• Write a business plan

  Business plans - download free templates and get help writing a business plan

• Find software for filing company documents

  Find Companies House-recognised filing software to manage your company accounts, returns and tax accounts

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Guidance and regulation

• Find government grants
  • Detailed guide
  • 12 April 2022
  • Cabinet Office
• BCRS Business Loans
  • Business finance support scheme
  • 27 March 2017
  • Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
• Tour Operators Margin Scheme (VAT Notice 709/5)
  • Detailed guide
  • 31 December 2020
  • HM Revenue & Customs
• Help to Grow: Digital - UK
  • Business finance support scheme
  • 25 January 2022
  • Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
• Innovate UK - grant funding, innovation loans and expert support
  • Business finance support scheme
  • 7 September 2018
  • Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy

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News and communications

• Government launches taskforce to boost women starting fast-growing companies
  • 26 May 2022
  • Government Equalities Office and Equality Hub
  • News story
• Government tackles late payments to small firms to protect jobs
  • 19 January 2021
  • Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy and Small Business Commissioner
  • Press release
• Government to protect small businesses with action on late payments
  • 1 October 2020
  • Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy and Small Business Commissioner
  • Press release
• £20 million to improve small business leadership and problem-solving skills in the wake of coronavirus
  • 3 August 2020
  • Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
  • News story
• Trade Credit Insurance backed by £10 billion guarantee
  • 4 June 2020
  • Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy and HM Treasury
  • Press release

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Transparency and freedom of information releases

• Coronavirus grant funding: local authority payments to small and medium businesses
  • 9 May 2022
  • Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
  • Transparency
• Coronavirus business grant funding by parliamentary constituency and local authority
  • 9 May 2022
  • Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy and Closed organisation: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
  • Transparency

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Organisations

• Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
• HM Treasury
• HM Revenue & Customs
• Department for International Trade
• Small Business Commissioner

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• Cabinet Office
• Government Corporate Finance Profession
• Companies House
• Defence and Security Accelerator
• Government Equalities Office
• Equality Hub

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