The Start Up Loans programme, managed by the British Business Bank, provides personal, government-backed loans for business purposes of up to £25,000 at a 6% fixed interest rate per annum and offers free dedicated mentoring and support to each business. It aims to ensure that viable start-ups and early-stage businesses have access to the finance and support they need in order to thrive. A network of Delivery Partner organisations supports applicants in all regions and industries throughout the UK.

The British Business Bank is the UK government’s economic development bank. Its mission is to drive sustainable growth and prosperity across the UK, and to enable the transition to a net zero economy, by supporting access to finance for smaller businesses.

Its remit is to design, deliver and efficiently manage UK-wide smaller business access to finance programmes for the UK government. The Bank’s core programmes support over £12.2bn of finance to more than 96,000 smaller businesses