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Real help for businesses now

12 May 2010: Information on this page relates to policies of the previous government and may not be up to date.
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Real Help for Businesses Now offers a range of practical support to help businesses through the recession and return to growth.

What BIS is doing

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The Department for Business Innovation and Skills is responsible for a number of key policy areas focused on support for business, which are outlined below.

Help with finance

Business advice and support

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What other Departments are doing


Case studies

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Steely success for Hunter Gee Holroyd!
Hunter Gee Holroyd, representing The Corporate Finance Network in the North Yorkshire & Humber region, have assisted their client to secure a new £800k finance facility from Royal Bank of Scotland.

Venture Finance acts fast to save furniture manufacturer and 72 jobs
Premier Invoice and Asset Based lender Venture Finance has provided Merseyside-based Dams Furniture Ltd with a Confidential Invoice Discounting (CID) and Plant & Machinery funding package.

Loan guarantee helps IT firm’s charity work
Bolton based Azurri, a leading IT support and implementation company, has received a £100,000 Enterprise Finance Guarantee loan from Barclays Commercial Bank to help the business expand in the charity sector.

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Find help for your business

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Businesses interested in finding out more about any of the schemes should go to:

Businesses in Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland can go to their local business support networks:

Latest updates

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