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14 June 2022

Covid-19 loan guarantee schemes may have saved between 150,000 and 500,000 businesses and between 500,000 and 2.9m jobs, finds initial evaluation

Between 10-34% of BBLS borrowers and 7-28% of CBILS/CLBILS borrowers could have permanently ceased trading in 2020 without the schemes The Covid-19 loan guarantee schemes met their primary objectives of unlocking credit for businesses at scale and speed, and resulted in £78bn in guaranteed loan facilities Reduction of approval times between CBILS and BBLS was […]

9 June 2022

British Business Bank Appoints New CEO

Louis Taylor has been appointed CEO of the British Business Bank, the UK’s economic development bank, and will take up the role from 1 October. Louis Taylor is currently CEO of UK Export Finance, the UK government’s export credit agency. Louis Taylor joined UK Export Finance in 2015, enjoying a stellar career which saw the […]

31 May 2022

Zinc announces the first close of a new £28m fund to back hundreds of mission-driven entrepreneurs to build new ventures addressing the most pressing societal issues

Zinc today announces that it has completed the first close at £28m ($34m), of a fund targeting a final close of £33m ($41m), to invest in the huge global wave of entrepreneurs who want to build commercial solutions to our most pressing societal challenges. Zinc 2 Fund is an early stage venture capital fund that […]

6 April 2022

JamJar Investments raises £100m fund to back a new generation of challenger brands

London, UK – British VC JamJar Investments has raised a fund of over £100m from institutional investors, founders and via a crowdfund to expand their ability to back early-stage consumer brands across the UK and Europe. This includes a cornerstone commitment of £48m from the British Business Bank’s Enterprise Capital Funds (ECF) programme, making JamJar […]

30 March 2022

Majority of smaller businesses don’t understand ‘carbon jargon’, new British Business Bank research reveals

The majority of smaller businesses[1] in the UK don’t understand how common environmental terms such as ‘net zero’, ‘carbon neutral’ and ‘carbon footprint’ apply to their businesses, according to new research commissioned by the British Business Bank. The Opinium survey of 1,000 senior decision makers in smaller businesses found more than half (54%) believe the […]

2 March 2022

Sure Valley Ventures launches £95m UK Software Venture Capital Fund with £50m investment from the British Business Bank’s Enterprise Capital Funds programme

Sure Valley plans to expand its London and Cambridge presence with a new office in Manchester to invest in disruptive software innovation across the UK. Lord Gerry Grimstone, Minister for Investment at the Department for International Trade and the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, endorses Sure Valley Ventures’ plans to increase investment into […]

10 February 2022

Patrick Magee to stand down as Chief Commercial Officer and Executive Director of the British Business Bank in June 2022 after 10 years’ service

Patrick was appointed to the Shareholder Executive in June 2012 where he worked on the design and establishment of the British Business Bank.  He was made Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer of the Bank in October 2014 at the time of the Bank’s establishment. In June 2017 he was made Chief Commercial Officer. Patrick […]

2022

28 June 2022 Second Investing in Women Code annual progress report published

22 June 2022 Equity investment in smaller UK businesses hit a record £18.1bn last year

14 June 2022 Covid-19 loan guarantee schemes may have saved between 150,000 and 500,000 businesses and between 500,000 and 2.9m jobs, finds initial evaluation

9 June 2022 British Business Bank Appoints New CEO

31 May 2022 Zinc announces the first close of a new £28m fund to back hundreds of mission-driven entrepreneurs to build new ventures addressing the most pressing societal issues

28 April 2022 British Business Bank publishes updated list of 335 companies in which the Future Fund has a shareholding

6 April 2022 JamJar Investments raises £100m fund to back a new generation of challenger brands

5 April 2022 Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund supports thousands of skilled jobs across the North, report finds

30 March 2022 Majority of smaller businesses don’t understand ‘carbon jargon’, new British Business Bank research reveals

2 March 2022 Sure Valley Ventures launches £95m UK Software Venture Capital Fund with £50m investment from the British Business Bank’s Enterprise Capital Funds programme

1 March 2022 Equity investment in smaller businesses doubled in 2021, finds latest British Business Bank research

10 February 2022 Patrick Magee to stand down as Chief Commercial Officer and Executive Director of the British Business Bank in June 2022 after 10 years’ service

4 February 2022 SuperSeed launches £50m fund to back early-stage technical founders who are creating the future of business

27 January 2022 British Business Bank publishes updated list of 265 companies in which the Future Fund has a shareholding

18 January 2022 British Business Bank announces partnership with RNIB

2021

17 December 2021 British Business Bank increases Simply’s funding line to provide £300m of funding to SMEs

3 December 2021 British Business Bank responds to National Audit Office Report on Bounce Back Loans

30 November 2021 Enterprise Capital Funds are helping to close the ‘equity gap’ by increasing the availability of early-stage equity finance to high potential UK companies, British Business Bank interim evaluation report reveals

26 November 2021 UK Venture Capital fund performance increased sharply over the last year, finds latest research by the British Business Bank

22 November 2021 Edge Investments’ first-close at £85 million of target £100m to invest in the creative economy

27 October 2021 Spending Review and Autumn Budget 2021: British Business Bank Response 

25 October 2021 Recovery Loan Scheme offers over £1bn to smaller businesses

21 October 2021 Form Ventures closes £30m Fund II to help game-changing startups navigate public policy

20 October 2021 Smaller businesses responsible for around half of all UK greenhouse gas emissions from businesses, British Business Bank research reveals

7 October 2021 External finance now used by four in ten businesses across the UK, but a lack of local investors leads to wasted economic potential

7 October 2021 Catherine Lewis La Torre, CEO of British Business Bank named one of this year’s Women to Watch

27 September 2021 ThinCats to provide up to £300 million additional funding for UK businesses through British Business Bank’s ENABLE Guarantee programme

22 September 2021 British Business Bank managing £89bn of finance support to 1.77m businesses, up from £8bn in 2020, with an above target adjusted return of 14.6%

14 September 2021 British Business Bank publishes names of the companies in which Future Fund has a shareholding

19 August 2021 British Business Bank increases Shire Leasing’s total ENABLE Funding commitment to £99.8m with second facility

27 July 2021 UK SMEs to receive over £95 million funding boost as British Business Bank increases Propel’s ENABLE Funding facility

13 July 2021 Eka Ventures becomes the largest impact-driven early stage venture capital fund in the UK as it closes at £68m ($95m)

7 July 2021 British Business Bank responds to National Audit Office Investigation into the accreditation of Greensill Capital

6 July 2021 Final Future Fund data shows scheme completed £1.14bn of Convertible Loan Agreements

6 July 2021 Analysis of final Coronavirus loan scheme data shows £79.3bn of loans to 1.67m businesses, evenly distributed across whole of the UK

16 June 2021 Equity investment in smaller UK businesses reached a record £8.8bn last year

19 May 2021 British Business Bank agrees ENABLE Build guarantee with United Trust Bank to boost lending to smaller housebuilders across the UK

19 April 2021 Redrice Ventures reaches £50 million first close for venture fund to back the next generation of category-leading and culture-defining brands

6 April 2021 Recovery Loan Scheme opens to support businesses as they recover from the pandemic

25 March 2021 British Business Bank support schemes delivers over £75bn of loans to 1.6m smaller businesses

25 March 2021 Future Fund Approves £1.2 Billion of Convertible Loan Agreements

16 March 2021 British Business Bank welcomes outcome of Integrated Review

10 March 2021 Record levels of smaller businesses sought external financial support in 2020, with further significant demand expected in 2021, finds British Business Bank research

3 March 2021 Budget 2021: British Business Bank Response

25 February 2021 British Business Bank support schemes deliver almost £73bn of loans to 1.6m smaller businesses

25 February 2021 Future Fund Publishes Diversity Data of Companies Receiving Convertible Loan Agreements

11 February 2021 British Business Bank appoints Elizabeth O’Neill as General Counsel

11 February 2021 New report from British Business Bank reveals more than £18bn of private debt lending to the UK’s businesses, demonstrating its vital role in supporting growth

6 February 2021 New Pay As You Grow facility will enable more flexible repayments on Bounce Back Loans for UK smaller businesses

28 January 2021 Future Fund Publishes Diversity Data of Companies Receiving Convertible Loan Agreements

28 January 2021 British Business Bank support schemes delivers almost £71bn of loans to smaller businesses

18 January 2021 Coronavirus loan schemes continue to support businesses evenly across the UK, new analysis shows

13 January 2021 Brydg Capital accredited to British Business Bank Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme

5 January 2021 Jonathan Britton, British Business Bank Non-executive Director, awarded an OBE for services to Small Business Finance

2020

17 December 2020 Coronavirus loan schemes extended to 31 March 2021

17 December 2020 British Business Bank support schemes deliver £68bn of loans to smaller businesses

17 December 2020 Future Fund Publishes Diversity Data of Companies Receiving Convertible Loan Agreements

14 December 2020 British Business Bank appoints Jenny Knott as Non-Executive Director

25 November 2020 Spending Review 2020: British Business Bank Response

19 November 2020 Future Fund Publishes Diversity Data of Companies Receiving Convertible Loan Agreements

19 November 2020 British Business Bank support schemes deliver almost £65.5bn of loans to smaller businesses

16 November 2020 British Business Bank accredits new lender to Bounce Back Loan Scheme

12 November 2020 Early stage venture capital funds have the potential to generate higher returns, finds latest research by the British Business Bank

10 November 2020 Bounce Back Loan Scheme top-ups open for eligible businesses

2 November 2020 Coronavirus loan schemes and Future Fund extended to 31 January 2021

27 October 2020 British Business Investments appoints Adam Kelly as new Managing Director

22 October 2020 British Business Bank support schemes deliver almost £62bn of loans to smaller businesses

21 October 2020 Entrepreneurs from ethnic minority backgrounds experience substantially worse business outcomes than white entrepreneurs

20 October 2020 Future Fund publishes diversity data of companies receiving convertible loan agreements

16 October 2020 British Business Bank commissioned to convene a Working Group on Access to Capital for Entrepreneurs to feed into the Prime Minister’s Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities

15 October 2020 Regional analysis of Coronavirus loan schemes shows continued even distribution across the UK

9 October 2020 Two members of the British Business Bank’s Board awarded an MBE in the Queen’s Birthday honours list 2020

8 October 2020 More than half of UK business angels have continued to invest post Covid-19 reveals new UK Business Angels 2020 report by the British Business Bank

7 October 2020 British Business Bank responds to National Audit Office Investigation into the Bounce Back Loan Scheme

6 October 2020 British Business Bank increases Simply’s facility under ENABLE Funding programme with a fourth financing tranche

30 September 2020 British Business Bank publishes Reservation Notice and Ministerial Direction for the Future Fund

30 September 2020 British Business Bank publishes Reservation Notice and Ministerial Direction for the Bounce Back Loan Scheme

25 September 2020 British Business Bank confirms changes to ‘undertaking in difficulty’ guidance

24 September 2020 Coronavirus loan schemes and the Future Fund extended to 30 November 2020

22 September 2020 British Business Bank Business support schemes deliver over £57bn of loans to smaller businesses

22 September 2020 Future Fund publishes diversity data of companies receiving convertible loan agreements

16 September 2020 British Business Bank supporting over 98,000 businesses with £8bn of finance, an increase of 21% over the year

26 August 2020 New lenders accredited to British Business Bank Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Schemes

19 August 2020 New Lenders Accredited to British Business Bank Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme

18 August 2020 British Business Bank appoints CEO on an interim basis of commercial subsidiaries British Business Investments and British Patient Capital, along with new Chairs

18 August 2020 Future Fund publishes Diversity Data of companies receiving convertible loan agreements.

18 August 2020 British Business Bank Business Support Schemes deliver over £52bn of loans to smaller businesses

12 August 2020 New Lender Accredited to British Business Bank Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme

11 August 2020 British Business Bank Business Support Schemes deliver over £51bn of loans to smaller businesses

7 August 2020 Coronavirus loan schemes benefiting businesses in all corners of UK, reveals new analysis from British Business Bank

5 August 2020 New lenders accredited to British Business Bank Coronavirus Large Business Interruption Loan Scheme

4 August 2020 British Business Bank Business Support Schemes deliver over £50bn of loans to smaller businesses

29 July 2020 CIOSIF supporting growth and innovation says new report

28 July 2020 British Business Bank Business Support Schemes Deliver over £49bn of loans to smaller businesses

22 July 2020 New lenders accredited to British Business Bank Coronavirus Business Loan Schemes

21 July 2020 British Business Bank Business Support Schemes deliver over £47bn of loans to smaller businesses

21 July 2020 Future Fund publishes diversity data of companies receiving convertible loan agreements

16 July 2020 Changes to EU State Aid Undertaking in Difficulty test increases access to the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme for smaller businesses

15 July 2020 New lenders accredited to British Business Bank Coronavirus Business Loan Schemes

14 July 2020 British Business Bank Business Support Schemes deliver £46bn of loans smaller businesses

8 July 2020 New Lenders accredited to British Business Bank Coronavirus Business Loan Schemes

7 July 2020 British Business Bank Business Support Schemes Deliver £45bn of Loans to Smaller Businesses Including 1 Million Bounce Back Loans

1 July 2020 New Lenders accredited to British Business Bank Coronavirus Business Loan Schemes

30 June 2020 British Business Bank Business Support Schemes deliver over £42bn of Loans to more than 1,000,000 smaller businesses

30 June 2020 Future Fund extended to UK Companies from Accelerator Programmes outside the UK

25 June 2020 Equity investment in smaller UK tech businesses increased 27% to £4.0bn last year

24 June 2020 Previse approved for Accreditation under the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS)

23 June 2020 British Business Bank Business Support Schemes deliver over £40bn of loans to more than 972,000 Smaller Businesses

23 June 2020 Future Fund publishes Diversity Data of Companies receiving Convertible Loan Agreements

22 June 2020 Epidarex Capital closes new £102 million UK Venture Fund to build successful Life Science Companies

17 June 2020 New Lenders accredited to British Business Bank Coronavirus Business Loan Schemes

16 June 2020 British Business Bank Business Support Schemes deliver over £38bn of loans to more than 913,000 Smaller Businesses

16 June 2020 Future Fund approves 155 Companies for Convertible Loans

10 June 2020 British Business Bank Appoints Interim CEO

10 June 2020 New Lenders accredited to British Business Bank Coronavirus Business Loan Schemes

9 June 2020 British Business Bank Business Support Schemes deliver almost £35BN of loans to more than 830,000 Smaller Businesses

9 June 2020 Future Fund approves £55.9m of Convertible Loans

3 June 2020 New Lenders accredited to British Business Bank Coronavirus Business Loan Schemes

2 June 2020 British Business Bank Business Support Schemes deliver more than £31bn of loans to more than 745,000 Smaller Businesses

29 May 2020 British Business Bank accredits new lender to Bounce Back Loan Scheme

27 May 2020 British Business Bank support schemes deliver more that £27bn of loans to more than 651,000 smaller businesses

27 May 2020 Four new Regional Lenders accredited to British Business Bank Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS)

26 May 2020 Changes to Coronavirus Large Business Interruption Loan Scheme from 26 May

20 May 2020 Six new lenders accredited to British Business Bank Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS)

20 May 2020 Midlands Engine Investment Fund making an immediate impact and generating over £64m of investment in Midlands’ businesses  

19 May 2020 HM Treasury announce Coronavirus Large Business Interruption Loan Scheme extension from 26 May

18 May 2020 Government Future Fund to support innovative UK Companies announces Eligibility Criteria

15 May 2020 New Lenders accredited to British Business Bank Coronavirus Business Loan Schemes

13 May 2020 British Business Bank announces new lenders under the Bounce Back Loan Scheme for smaller businesses

12 May 2020 British Business Bank Business Support Schemes deliver more than £14bn of loans to more than 300,000 Smaller Businesses

7 May 2020 British Business Bank announces new lenders under the Bounce Back Loan Scheme for smaller businesses

6 May 2020 British Business Bank announces nine new lenders under the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme

5 May 2020 1pm accredited under the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS)

4 May 2020 New Bounce Back Loan Scheme opens for smallest UK Businesses

27 April 2020 British Business Bank announces four new lenders under the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme

20 April 2020 New Future Fund to support innovative UK businesses

17 April 2020 Funding Circle accredited under the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme ("CBILS")

16 April 2020 Coronavirus Large Business Interruption Loan Scheme to open on Monday

11 April 2020 British Business Bank announces new lenders under the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme

2 April 2020 Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme expanded to benefit more smaller businesses across the UK

23 March 2020 New Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme opens to Smaller Businesses across the UK

11 March 2020 Budget 2020: British Business Bank Response

4 March 2020 AskIf launches AskIf Funding, a lender accredited under the British Business Bank’s Enterprise Finance Guarantee Scheme

27 February 2020 Growth in small businesses using alternative finance continues, while gross bank lending flatlines, finds British Business Bank research

28 January 2020 £40 million unlocked for Midlands’ businesses as MEIF reveals new loan fund

28 January 2020 Barclays Corporate Banking launches largest ever loan cashback scheme to boost UK SME investment, supported by British Business Bank

15 January 2020 British Business Bank responds to National Audit Office report

15 January 2020 Sheffield firm SlothMove wins mentoring session with former ‘dragon’ Piers Linney

2019

27 December 2019 Keith Morgan, CEO, British Business Bank awarded CBE for services to small business finance

10 December 2019 Ada Ventures closes flagship fund to invest in overlooked founders

7 November 2019 Going digital is a challenge for European small and medium-sized enterprises – but key to remain competitive

5 November 2019 British Business Bank appoints Neeta Atkar as Senior Independent Director

31 October 2019 Keith Morgan to stand down as Chief Executive of the British Business Bank at the end of 2020

30 October 2019 Cornwall & Isles of Scilly Investment Fund reaches £5m milestone

24 October 2019 UK Venture Capital returns comparable with those in US, finds latest research by the British Business Bank

17 October 2019 Women in Finance Charter - update on progress against British Business Bank commitments

10 October 2019 British Business Bank pledges its commitment to smaller businesses through SME Finance Charter as a member of the Business Finance Council

9 October 2019 British Business Bank to enable up to £600m of new funding for the UK’s world-leading health technologies and life-sciences sector

25 September 2019 Retirement Savers in Defined Contribution Pension Schemes Missing Out on Higher Returns Reveals New Report

2 September 2019 British Business Bank supports small business advice week

29 August 2019 Genesis Asset Finance accredited under the British Business Bank’s Enterprise Finance Guarantee

25 July 2019 New report shows positive impact of NPIF funding on SMEs in the North

17 July 2019 Supporting over 89,000 businesses with £6.6bn of finance, an increase of 27% over the year

1 July 2019 British Business Bank appoints UK Network Director for the South and East of England

20 June 2019 British Business Bank Start Up Loans Programme Lends £500m to UK Small Businesses

19 June 2019 Midlands Engine Investment Fund reaches £50million milestone

17 June 2019 British Business Bank ups Simply’s facility under its ENABLE Funding programme to £180m with a third financing tranche of £60m

17 June 2019 Edward O’Hara takes up post of Chief Risk Officer at British Business Bank

14 June 2019 UK Smaller Businesses Receive a Record £6.7bn Equity Finance Investment

16 May 2019 British Business Bank ENABLE Guarantee opens to new types of lenders

13 May 2019 British Business Bank appoints Dharmash Mistry as non-executive director

7 May 2019 British Business Bank ENABLE Build programme launches, offering further support for smaller housebuilder finance

17 April 2019 Extra £200 million backing for British businesses

27 March 2019 OakNorth announces British Business Bank ENABLE Guarantee of £133m

25 March 2019 VGC Partners closes Fund II at over £50m

15 March 2019 NPIF supports £184m of investment across the North in its second year

13 March 2019 British Business Bank ENABLE Build programme to launch next month

28 February 2019 Robert Owen Community Banking Fund Accredited under the British Business Bank’s Enterprise Finance Guarantee Programme

11 February 2019 Smaller businesses exercising caution ahead of Brexit, finds latest British Business Bank research

4 February 2019 Female Start-Up founders missing out on billions in funding

30 January 2019 A quarter of the UK’s fastest growing businesses present in British Business Bank’s Equity Portfolio

28 January 2019 MEIF helping to drive the Midlands Engine after £25million milestone

17 January 2019 First CIOSIF investment with £750k equity investment in wireless internet provider

8 January 2019 UK Government launches EU Exit business website

2018

11 December 2018 British Business Bank appoints UK Network Director for the North of England and the Midlands

4 December 2018 British Business Bank announces investment in dedicated £30m Northern Ireland Growth Finance Fund

28 November 2018 British Business Bank announces new commitment with Funding Circle SME Income Fund Limited to increase UK small business lending

27 November 2018 Blackpool-based business becomes recipient of the 30,000th Enterprise Finance Guarantee-backed facility as British Business Bank’s programme celebrates milestone

22 November 2018 British Business Bank announces Haydock Finance as a new accredited partner for the Enterprise Finance Guarantee Asset Finance variant

20 November 2018 Specialist lender Compass accredited under the British Business Bank's Enterprise Finance Guarantee programme

16 November 2018 British Business Bank appoints UK Network Director for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

31 October 2018 British Business Bank appoints its first Chief Marketing Officer to head new Demand Development Unit

29 October 2018 Autumn Budget 2018

26 October 2018 Treasury Select Committee publishes report on SME Finance

25 October 2018 British Business Bank increases ENABLE Funding activity to Henry Howard Finance

23 October 2018 British Business Investments - Full year results for the period ending 31 March 2018

17 October 2018 British Business Bank ENABLE Guarantee with Hampshire Trust Bank will help finance smaller housebuilders across the UK

2 October 2018 British Business Bank doubles Simply Asset Finance’s facility to enable increased finance to smaller businesses

1 October 2018 British Business Investments launches new £100m programme to support regional angel investment

1 October 2018 Catherine Lewis La Torre appointed CEO of British Business Bank’s Commercial Patient Capital activities

26 September 2018 North's Manufacturing and High-Tech Sectors dominate as NPIF reaches £100m

25 September 2018 British Business Bank invites applications for the National Security Strategic Investment Fund Programme to support development of advanced dual-use technologies

19 September 2018 One in three UK business owners want to grow their businesses but are unsure how

7 September 2018 British Business Bank backs growth ambitions of Scottish Smaller Businesses

31 August 2018 Small Business Advice Week announces British Business Bank as Official Partner

9 August 2018 British Business Bank announces County Finance Group as third Accredited Partner for Enterprise Finance Guarantee Asset Finance Variant

31 July 2018 British Business Bank launches £85m National Security Strategic Investment Fund (NSSIF) Programme to support development of advanced dual-use technologies

19 July 2018 British Business Bank publishes Annual Report showing increased delivery to Smaller Businesses across the UK

6 July 2018 British Business Bank announces new £300m ENABLE guarantee for Barclays to boost UK smaller business investment

5 July 2018 Equity Finance for UK Smaller Businesses bounces back signalling strong signs of Investor confidence, reveals British Business Bank research

28 June 2018 £40m investment fund launched for Cornwall and Isles of Scilly SMEs

19 June 2018 New UK Business Angel Market report published by the British Business Bank reveals clear regional disparity with 57% of Business Angels based in London and the South East

14 June 2018 Calverton Finance accredited under the British Business Bank's Enterprise Finance Guarantee Scheme

13 June 2018 £2.5bn British Patient Capital Programme launched to enable long-term investment in innovative companies across the UK

7 June 2018 British Business Bank launches online Information Hub about the finance options available to high growth smaller businesses

23 May 2018 British Business Bank, Diversity VC and BVCA announce new initiative to examine diversity in Venture Capital industry

22 May 2018 British Business Bank agrees £100m ENABLE Guarantee with specialist business lender Cambridge & Counties Bank

10 May 2018 Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund celebrates strong start to the year with £50m milestone

4 May 2018 British Business Bank takes on expanded role with two new objectives

27 March 2018 Aldermore accredited under the British Business Bank’s Enterprise Finance Guarentee Programme

27 March 2018 British Business Bank agrees facility with 1pm to provide £35m of additional funding to smaller UK businesses

16 March 2018 British Business Bank signs up to HM Treasury's Women in Finance Charter

8 March 2018 Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund invests £31m in first year

7 March 2018 Internationalisation of small and medium-sized enterprises in Europe: many opportunities remain untapped

22 February 2018 Midlands Engine Investment Fund launches £100m SME equity fund

20 February 2018 Latest British Business Bank research reveals equity and alternative finance growing strongly, but overall demand for finance remains weak among small businesses

12 February 2018 Imbiba closes £50m fund for high growth UK leisure and hospitality businesses, with £30m contribution from British Business Bank

3 February 2018 Multi-million package of support for lending to Small Businesses and workers affected by Carillion Liquidation

11 January 2018 Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund completes first £2m investment into fast-growing IT firm

10 January 2018 British Business Bank agrees new facility with Simply Asset Finance that will provide more than £60m of funding to UK small and medium size businesses

3 January 2018 British Business Bank agrees new Enable Funding Facility with Tower Leasing to boost Asset Finance for smaller Businesses

2017

8 December 2017 Angel Investment is up but the UK’S equity gap persists

6 December 2017 British Business Bank appoints Piers Linney and Amanda Rendle as Non-Executive Directors

1 December 2017 Episode 1 raises new £60m fund from British Business Bank’s Enterprise Capital Funds programme to invest in UK seed companies

30 November 2017 British Business Investments commits £15m to Balderton’s new $375m fund

28 November 2017 Industrial Strategy showcases increased role of the British Business Bank to help finance UK innovation

23 November 2017 Budget 2017

16 November 2017 Hidden Britain: Survey reveals 98% of people underestimate the scale of Small Businesses in the UK

15 November 2017 British Business Bank’s EFG programme boosts the economy by £415m, according to new review by London Economics

9 November 2017 Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund announces 100th investment from £400m fund

7 November 2017 British Business Bank commits £50m to Longwall Ventures’ £75m science, engineering and healthcare start-up fund

2 November 2017 British Business Bank’s Flagship Enterprise Finance Guarantee programme passes £3bn lending milestone to smaller businesses

31 October 2017 British Business Bank agrees ENABLE Guarantee with United Trust Bank to boost lending to smaller housebuilders across the UK

18 October 2017 British Business Bank announces move to new offices in Sheffield’s Steel City House development

11 October 2017 Independent review shows Start Up Loans programme helping boost UK business start-up rates

2 October 2017 British Business Bank announces Hitachi Capital (UK) accreditation as first partner under its new Enterprise Finance Guarantee (EFG) Asset Finance variant

28 September 2017 British Business Bank sets out case for more finance options for smaller businesses looking to grow

21 September 2017 British Business Investments – full year results for the period ending 31 March 2017

12 September 2017 British Business Bank welcomes new Chair, Lord Smith of Kelvin

7 September 2017 British Business Bank’s Help to Grow programme and MSIF announce the launch of a £15m North West Business Growth Fund

29 August 2017 British Business Bank launches first £120m tranche of Midlands Engine Investment Fund

11 August 2017 Match-making service for small businesses looking for finance pays out £4m

3 August 2017 British Business Bank Investments Ltd commits €40 million in first closing for Harbert European Growth Capital Fund II.

1 August 2017 City-based clusters lead equity investment market, according to latest research from the British Business Bank

18 July 2017 British Business Bank publishes Annual Report showing strong results and impressive growth

10 July 2017 GCP caps a successful year with a £40m investment from British Business Bank Investments Ltd to complete the final close of Fund IV at £205m

29 June 2017 BOOST&Co Limited secures additional £20m commitment from British Business Bank Investments Ltd for its Industrial Lending 1 fund  

21 June 2017 Atom bank secures £30m Tier 2 capital facility from British Business Bank Investments Ltd

12 May 2017 News from our partners - Pentech announces £88m fund to invest in early stage software companies with global potential

21 April 2017 Business Minister announces the appointment of new British Business Bank Chair

11 April 2017 Money flowing to businesses from £400m Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund

3 April 2017 British Business Bank and Start Up Loans Company merge to improve opportunities for the UK’s microbusiness community

14 March 2017 News from our partners - OakNorth completes first deal under Help to Grow programme with £600,000 loan to fund expansion of popular coffee chain

22 February 2017 £400m Fund launches for Northern SMEs

21 February 2017 Small business finance conditions continue to improve but caution over external finance slows growth

7 February 2017 Investment Plan for Europe: £30m for innovative UK businesses

2 February 2017 Beechbrook Capital closes £150m UK SME Credit I and backs two more businesses

18 January 2017 British Business Bank Investments Ltd makes £400m from Autumn Statement available to venture capital funds

11 January 2017 OakNorth becomes the first challenger bank to partner with British Business Bank on its ‘Help to Grow’ programme

5 January 2017 British Business Bank expands partnership with Funding Circle

2016

7 December 2016 National Promotional Institutions present proposals to foster European venture capital

30 November 2016 British Business Bank backs new £150m Accelerated Digital Ventures (ADV) platform to boost digital businesses

23 November 2016 Chancellor announces additional £400m for British Business Bank to support innovative scale-up businesses

21 November 2016 British Business Bank expands eligibility criteria for its ENABLE Funding programme to increase finance for smaller businesses

21 November 2016 British Business Bank partner Seraphim Capital launches pioneering space tech fund

8 November 2016 British Business Bank Investments Ltd announces £10m commitment to new £260m technology fund

8 November 2016 British Business Bank launches Spotlight report highlighting the opportunities for high-growth and ambitious businesses in the Northern Powerhouse area

1 November 2016 New matchmaking service for small businesses looking for finance launched

21 September 2016 Minister for Small Business announces new £40m British Business Bank-backed Enterprise Capital Fund for scaleup businesses

20 September 2016 British Business Bank Investments Ltd – Full Year results for the period end 31 March 2016

13 September 2016 British Business Bank Investments Ltd commits £18m to northwest-based asset finance provider, enabling a £36m boost to smaller business growth

6 September 2016 Company builder Entrepreneur First closes £40m fund to help its startups scale up, with £26m investment by the British Business Bank

31 August 2016 British Business Bank-supported Start Up Loans reach £250m milestone

3 August 2016 British Business Bank Investments Ltd partner Beechbrook Capital holds first close on latest private debt fund

21 July 2016 British Business Bank announces 2015/16 results, publishes Annual Report and Accounts

20 July 2016 British Business Bank Investments Ltd provides £16.5m line to Northwest asset finance provider Kingsway under new expansion capital initiative

13 July 2016 Statement - Ron Emerson, British Business Bank Chairman

1 July 2016 British Business Bank appoints Neeta Atkar as a Non-Executive Director, 1 July 2016

21 June 2016 British Business Bank opens up Enterprise Finance Guarantee programme to new lenders

16 June 2016 British Business Bank Investments Ltd names Catherine Lewis La Torre as Chief Executive Officer

15 June 2016 Business bodies target 1m UK businesses with new British Business Bank/ ICAEW-led finance guide

26 May 2016 Henry Howard Finance agrees £51 million facility with British Business Bank to increase provision of asset finance for smaller businesses

25 May 2016 British Business Bank research shows 58% increase in equity investment in 2015 - £3.5bn of investment into UK smaller businesses

22 May 2016 British Business Bank launches initial phase of ‘Help to Grow’

17 May 2016 British Business Bank Investments Ltd invests in Frog Capital II

20 April 2016 British Business Bank publishes Enterprise Finance Guarantee Strategic and Operational Design Review

14 April 2016 British Business Bank Investments Ltd invests £30 million in first close of CORDET Direct Lending fund

13 April 2016 ICAEW, FLA and British Business Bank jointly publish Asset Finance Guide

31 March 2016 British Business Bank Investments Ltd invests in Atlantic Bridge III, a new €140 million fund for Technology companies

23 March 2016 British Business Bank publishes results of first year of independent evaluation of Start-Up Loans programme

22 March 2016 British Business Bank Investments Limited partners with Liberis to support funding for smaller UK businesses

16 March 2016 Budget 2016 announces increased support for British Business Bank programmes to enable up to an additional £1bn of funding for smaller businesses

10 March 2016 British Business Bank Investments Limited publishes half year results for the six months ended 30 Sept 2015

19 February 2016 British Business Bank Investments agrees £25 million facility with Haydock Finance

12 February 2016 LDF and the British Business Bank agree £51 million facility to increase asset finance for small businesses

2 February 2016 Small Business Finance Markets Report 2015/16 highlights a recovering UK market for small business finance

19 January 2016 British Business Bank Investments Ltd - Annual Results and publication of 2015 Annual Report and Accounts

4 January 2016 British Business Bank Investments Ltd-supported Beechbrook Capital's inaugural UK SME Credit Fund holds first close at more than £100m

2015

9 December 2015 British Business Bank partner, Panoramic Growth Equity, makes further investment in Edesix

7 December 2015 High-growth Gousto raises further £9m, including from British Business Bank-supported Angel CoFund

20 November 2015 Mimecast lists on NASDAQ

18 November 2015 British Business Bank supports Edge Investments to deliver £40 million boost to Britain's Creative Industries

16 November 2015 New report finds smaller businesses key to solving UK 'Productivity Gap'

29 October 2015 British Business Bank's commercial arm supports UK SMEs with investment in Shawbrook Bank

6 October 2015 British Business Bank Investments Limited partner BMS Finance provides £5 million of senior debt finance to the Clicksco Group

5 October 2015 British Business Bank partner Catapult secures a successful exit from Oxford Cryosystems through Management Buy-Out

2 October 2015 Hitachi Capital (UK) plc and British Business Bank agree £100 million facility to increase asset finance for small businesses

16 September 2015 British Business Bank's VC Catalyst fund invests in Nauta Capital

7 September 2015 British Business Bank partner Catapult Ventures announces the acquisition of Lumora by ERBA Diagnostics Mannheim

23 July 2015 British Business Bank partner Notion Capital Launches New Fund

16 July 2015 British Business Bank at the heart of new European funding initiative

28 May 2015 The British Business Bank invests in Passion Capital’s £45 million second fund

27 March 2015 British Business Bank Investments Limited makes €6m clean technology investment

26 March 2015 British Business Bank rolls out ENABLE Guarantees programme to boost small business

24 March 2015 British Business Bank calls for referrals partners to help transform smaller business finance markets

18 March 2015 Budget 2015 features British Business Bank 'Help to Grow' Growth Loans and Small Business Referrals

10 March 2015 British Business Bank research finds equity investment in small businesses has more than doubled over the past three years, supported by Government action

26 February 2015 British Business Bank showcases growth potential of smaller businesses in Northern Ireland

10 February 2015 Prime Minister announces British Business Bank 'HELP TO GROW' scheme

2 February 2015 British Business Bank Investments backs Northwest asset finance provider with £5m investment, introduces new expansion capital initiative

19 January 2015 British Business Bank-supported Start Up Loans hit 25,000 mark

2014

9 December 2014 British Business Bank research finds almost half of British SMEs are making plans to grow in 2015

3 December 2014 Autumn Statement 2014 - further funding for flagship British Business Bank programmes

1 December 2014 British Business Bank Leads Financing Of First ‘Super-ECF’

18 November 2014 ENABLE Programme launched

3 November 2014 Lending already reaching smaller businesses for the British Business Bank on day 1

15 October 2014 European Commission approves creation of British Business Bank

9 October 2014 £80 million boost for leasing finance as British Business Bank focuses on alternative lending for smaller businesses

24 September 2014 British Business Bank partner BMS Finance provides debt finance to Whittle, one of the UK’s leading commercial painting contractors

2 September 2014 British Business Bank boosts European Capital UK SME fund to £100m to help provide debt finance to UK’s smaller businesses

6 August 2014 Making Britain the global centre of financial innovation - £100m extra for British Business Bank Investment Programme

30 July 2014 Prime Minister announces 20,000th loan under British Business Bank-backed Start Up Loans initiative

26 June 2014 Vince Cable launches British Business Bank Strategic Plan

26 June 2014 British Business Bank and ICAEW jointly publish new Business Finance Guide

24 June 2014 British Business Bank plc appoints three new Board members

1 May 2014 Finance and risk experts join British Business Bank plc Board as Non-executive Directors

28 April 2014 British Business Bank doubles maximum potential commitment for new Enterprise Capital Funds to £50m

8 April 2014 London Business School Fund Management Company raises £30m fund for UK technology companies under British Business Bank scheme

20 March 2014 Wholesale Guarantee pilot launched

25 February 2014 New £40m investment by British Business Bank to support £450m of lending to smaller businesses

31 January 2014 British Business Bank's Enterprise Finance Guarantee-backed lending up 33% in final quarter of 2013 versus same period in 2012

16 January 2014 British Business Bank partner Amadeus raises £33m towards new early stage programme

2013

16 December 2013 UK SMEs access £100m of funding through British Business Bank partner MarketInvoice

11 December 2013 British Business Bank plc appoints Keith Morgan as CEO

22 November 2013 More small businesses benefiting as British Business Bank lending scheme hits 3 year high

6 November 2013 First commitments from British Business Bank’s Investment Programme to unlock £125m for smaller businesses

17 October 2013 Business Secretary appoints finance experts to Board of new British Business Bank

8 October 2013 Business Secretary announces £25 million boost for innovative small businesses under British Business Bank scheme

19 August 2013 British Business Bank lending scheme points to positive signs for SME growth

9 July 2013 Dawn Capital raises new fund with help from British Business Bank's ECF VC Catalyst fund

3 July 2013 £100 million Angel CoFund, funded by British Business Bank, goes national

6 May 2013 Fallon: Lending boost from British Business Bank lending scheme must be maintained

10 April 2013 £300 million boost for SME lending in first phase of British Business Bank

9 April 2013 British Business Bank-supported Passion Capital sells stake in Mendelay to Elsevier

18 March 2013 Warm liver transplants – ECF portfolio company supported by British Business Bank

19 February 2013 British Business Bank lending scheme delivers £1.1 billion boost to the economy: Fallon calls on banks to redouble their efforts

31 January 2013 Great exit for Panoramic ECF, supported by the British Business Bank

21 January 2013 Big hitters appointed to British Business Bank advisory group

2012

20 December 2012 Chair appointed to advise government on setting up British Business Bank

24 September 2012 New British Business Bank to support up to £10 billion of business lending