British Business Bank

The banking and finance sector has lent over £5.5 billion to SMEs through the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS) so far, according to the latest data from UK Finance.

British Business Investments, a commercial subsidiary of the British Business Bank, has announced a new £15 million commitment to Edinburgh-based Par Equity allowing the partnership to deliver over £75m of new funding for businesses.  The funds from British Business Investments

High street banks have blamed the British Business Bank, the government-owned organisation responsible for implementing the coronavirus loans scheme, for delays preventing small businesses across the UK from accessing desperately needed funds.  The criticism of the bank comes as Chancellor

Barclays has today announced the launch of a new cashback scheme for term loans to eligible SME borrowers in the UK. Supported by a £450 million ENABLE guarantee from the British Business Bank, this scheme is the largest of its kind to launch in the UK.

DSL Business Finance has said that there is no evidence of a decline in the number of new companies being set up in Scotland, despite the uncertainty caused by Brexit. Stuart Yuill, executive director, said the company's pipeline of business leads remained unshaken, despite the increased political u

New figures released today from the British Business Bank's Start Up Loans programme have revealed that the scheme has lent over £30 million to small businesses in Scotland since 2012. In total, the government-backed scheme has issued more than 4,000 loans, with an average loan size of £

The government-owned British Business Bank has appointed Ian Mitchelmore as its UK Network senior manager for Scotland. The UK Network will see team members in each of the English regions and devolved nations work on identifying and helping to reduce imbalances in access to finance for smaller UK bu