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Has your business been affected by the COVID-19 outbreak?

If your business is losing revenue and experiencing cashflow disruption as a result of the coronavirus outbreak, financial support is available.

Bounce Back Loan Scheme (BBLS)

From £2,000 to £50,000, depending on turnover
  • For SMEs, micro businesses and other businesses requiring smaller loans
  • Set-up fees and interest payments covered by government in the first 12 months
  • No repayments during the first 12 months
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Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS)

Up to £5m
  • For businesses with a turnover of less than £45m
  • Business loans, overdrafts, invoice finance and asset finance available
  • Interest and lender-levied fees covered during first 12 months
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Coronavirus Large Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CLBILS)

Up to £50m, depending on turnover
  • For larger businesses with a turnover of more than £45m
  • Business loans, overdrafts, invoice finance and asset finance available
  • Repayment terms of up to three years
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Future Fund (opens for applications Wednesday 20 May 2020)

Convertible loans from £250,000
  • From £125,000 to £5m in government support
  • Third-party investors must at least match government support, with no maximum investment limit
  • Companies need to have previously raised £250,000+ in equity investment
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The British Business Bank is a Government-owned, independently-run development bank that’s helped more than 126,000 growing businesses find the right finance option to help them reach their next ambition.

Our Finance Hub has been built to help businesses understand and discover the finance options that could enable them to grow.

Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Schemes

The Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Schemes, managed by the British Business Bank, are designed to support small and large businesses across the UK that are losing revenue and seeing their cashflow disrupted as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak. Learn more

Coronavirus: Financial support for businesses

Understand the different types of financial support available for businesses operating during the coronavirus outbreak.

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