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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CHRISTMAS MESSAGE FROM ART
At its annual Christmas event for financial advisors, accountants and bankers, ART was keen to stress the role of Community Development Finance Institutions […]
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ART REACHES £10M MILESTONE
ART has reached £10m in loans delivered to businesses based in Birmingham and Solihull that have been unable to access the finance they […]
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BRITISH BANKERS ASSOCIATION ROADSHOW IS LIKE THE CURATE’S EGG…..
What a strange event the British Bankers Roadshow was. I took the chance to visit when it came to Birmingham recently. Firstly, on […]
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NEW CHAIR HERALDS NEW ERA AT ART
Craig Errington, Chief Executive of Wesleyan Assurance Society and the Institute of Directors’ national Director of the Year 2011, has been elected Chair […]
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AUGUST IS RECORD MONTH FOR LENDING
ART has reported a record month for lending to small businesses, with loans of nearly half a million pounds taken up. ART lends […]
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ART BACKS PROOF OF CONCEPT
A loan from ART saved the day for Solihull-based consultancy Executive Playground®, enabling the company to make use of a £30K grant to […]
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SMEs ADVISED TO RESEARCH ALL THEIR OPTIONS
Bring together any group of entrepreneurs or small business managers, who are thinking about start up or growth, and the subject of access […]
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