DO GRANTS REALLY HELP SMALL BUSINESSES?
Some 15 years ago grants were to the forefront of all economic development programmes, especially to support business start ups. That position changed […]
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ART LENDS OVER £200,000 TO CASH-STARVED SMALL BUSINESSES IN FIRST MONTH OF RGF SCHEME
ART is off to a flying start in lending money made available via the Government’s Regional Growth Fund to support cash-starved businesses in […]
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NEED A LOAN? ART NOW LENDS UP TO £100,000 TO SMALL BUSINESSES
Thanks to new support from the Regional Growth Fund, Unity Trust Bank and The Co-operative Bank, ART is doubling the maximum size of […]
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ART BORROWER OFFERS A TASTE OF JAMAICA AT CDFA CONFERENCE
ART borrower, Island Delight, caused a sensation at this year’s Community Development Finance Association (CDFA) Conference in Solihull with a specially-made giant Jamaican-style […]
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ART WELCOMES £4.8M OF FUNDING FOR SMALL BUSINESSES IN BIRMINGHAM AND SOLIHULL
ART welcomes the announcement today by Business Secretary Vince Cable that businesses in Birmingham and Solihull are to be among the first to […]
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ENCOURAGING PICTURE EMERGES AT ART AGM
Speaking at the Annual General Meeting of ART members and supporters on 21st September, Chief Executive Steve Walker said it had been encouraging […]
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WHO NEEDS WONGA?
I have to express my real concern from what I am hearing in meetings lately that small business owners seeking loans could be […]
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WHO KNOWS? THERE’S GROWING SUPPORT FOR SMALL BUSINESSES IN BIRMINGHAM AND SOLIHULL
The ART lending team has been particularly busy over the past couple of months attending the growing number of events targeted at small […]
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NEW FUNDS OFFER SUPPORT FOR SMALL BUSINESSES IN BIRMINGHAM AND SOLIHULL
As a long-term champion of access to finance for small businesses, ART welcomes the launch of two projects funded by the RGF (Regional […]
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RECORD UPLIFT IN LENDING TO SMALL BUSINESSES
ART has seen a record 35% increase in loans delivered over the last twelve months, with borrowers coming from a variety of industry […]
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