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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MORE FUNDING ON THE WAY FOR SMALL BUSINESSES VIA THE CDFA
The CDFA (Community Development Finance Association) has moved a step closer to distributing funds from the RGF (Regional Growth Fund) to its member […]
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DEJA VU FOR THE ACCESS TO FINANCE SCENE
Why do I get the feeling that we have been here before in the arena of access to finance for small businesses? The […]
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LOOKING FOR FINANCE? ART HAS MONEY TO LEND
If your business is based in Birmingham or Solihull and needs between £10,000 and £50,000 but the banks can’t help, speak to ART. […]
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ARE BUSINESSES TOO BUSY TO LOOK FOR THE HELP THEY NEED?
As a judge in three recent local competitions seeking to support potential growth enterprises in the West Midlands, I was delighted to see […]
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