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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ART ANNOUNCES £1.6M LOAN FUND
ART has confirmed that it will have £1.6m available to lend in 2011-12. In all cases lending when a bank has been unable […]
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FEAR OF SEEKING FINANCE HOLDS BACK PRIVATE SECTOR RECOVERY
The banks are still lending and there are plenty of other sources of finance available to businesses in the West Midlands region, yet […]
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THREE IOD MEMBERS JOIN ART BOARD
Andeep Mangal, Proprietor of Thapers Accountants, Craig Errington, Chief Executive of Wesleyan and Winston Duguid, Group Project Director of the Epwin Group – […]
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ART TOPS £1M IN LOANS TO SMEs
ART, which is designed to support small and medium sized businesses unable to access the finance they need from the banks, has lent […]
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GOVERNMENT COMMITS TO SUPPORTING FAIR FINANCE
Following a consultation on how best to finance small businesses, the Government has committed to supporting Community Development Finance Institutions (CDFIs), like ART, […]
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STOP BASHING THE BANKS – AND THINK OF ANOTHER SOLUTION
Stop Bashing the Banks – and Think of Another Solution! The debate continues unabated regarding the banks and their willingness or not to […]
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