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  Business West welcomes ‘go ahead’ for extension to Funding for Lending

  The government and the Bank of England have confirmed the extension of the Funding for Lending scheme and its widening to include more ty...

  All Areas 25.04.13 Finance

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  Extending Funding for Lending - a positive step forward to aid business growth

  Phil Smith, Managing Director of Business West, provides comment on the emerging proposals for the widening of the Funding for Lending Sc...

  All Areas 22.04.13 Business Growth, Finance

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  Business West welcomes launch of the Business Bank but says this is just the start of help for SMEs

  Commenting on the government's announcement of £300m to boost SME lending, Phil Smith, Managing Director of Business west, said:

  All Areas 10.04.13 Finance, Business Growth

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  £30m SME cash pot to boost access to finance

  Details of a £30m funding scheme have been announced by business secretary Vince Cable. The cash pot, designed as an alternative to tradi...

  All Areas 25.03.13 Growth, Finance

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  SMEs continue to feel the pinch as lending contracts

  Commenting on the Trends in Lending report, published today (Monday 21 January 2013) by the Bank of England, Phil Smith, Managing Directo...

  All Areas 21.01.13 Finance, Economy

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  Are Banks the main stumbling block to growth?

  Business West, as part of British Chambers of Commerce, recently undertook a survey of local businesses to find out their attitudes towar...

  All Areas 09.10.12 Finance, Business Growth, Policy

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  Late payments add to cashflow woes for businesses

  Business West, jointly with the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC), today released the results of a survey of more than 5,000 businesses....

  All Areas 01.10.12 Business, Finance, Growth, Policy

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  West of England is top of the League

  An in depth report by a team of Financial Times investment analysts and experts has compared all 39 Local Enterprise Partnerships and dec...

  All Areas 22.08.12 Business, Lep, Finance, Local Enterprise Partnership

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  The Finance Factor – all you need to know about alternative finance options

  What are the seven deadly sins of raising finance? This is one of the topics that will be covered in a free finance workshop aimed at bu...

  All Areas 03.07.12 Finance, Growth, Business