| Raising Finance
As an innovative and growth-orientated business, you may be
finding it difficult to attract the investment you need to
innovate and grow.
The following schemes supported by the DTI can
help address this problem:
Small Firms Loan Guarantee (SFLG)
The SFLG guarantees loans from the banks and other financial institutions
for small firms that
have viable business proposals
but who have tried and failed to get a conventional loan because
of lack of security.
Enterprise Capital Funds (ECF)
The Government is keen to explore
how ECFs might improve SME access to equity finance. They will
help fill the ‘equity gap’ that faces some high-growth
businesses seeking relatively modest amounts of risk capital.
A pathfinder round of ECFs will be launched once state aids
clearance has been received from the European Commission.
More information on ECFs can be found at: www.sbs.gov.uk/financegap.
There are various programmes to provide SMEs with better
access to venture capital. Search the
Business Support Directory
for support from other providers as well as
the DTI.
View a summary table to see how the DTI's Business support solutions
are applicable to your business (pdf, 38KB)  .
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