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<p>As of the end of December 2016, the British Business Bank is supporting £26m of
finance to almost 1,100 SMEs in Northern Ireland. This includes £4m of Start-Up Loans
to support 644 small businesses</p><p> </p><p>Alongside designing and delivering programmes
through its partners, the British Business Bank works to promote the provision of
better information in the market to increase smaller businesses’ understanding of
the finance options available to them. The Business Finance Guide (<a href="http://www.thebusinessfinanceguide.co.uk/bbb"
target="_blank">http://www.thebusinessfinanceguide.co.uk/bbb</a> ) sets out the different
sources of finance available to businesses – from start-ups to SMEs and growing mid-sized
companies.</p><p><strong> </strong></p>
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