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<p>Our Industrial Strategy aims to make Britain the best place to start and grow a
business. Programmes operated by the government-backed British Business Bank (BBB)
are supporting £4 billion of finance to over 65,000 smaller businesses (as at end
Sept 2017).</p><p> </p><p>This includes funding from the Start Up Loans programme
which made 8,551 loans in the 2017-18 Financial Year, totalling £104m. Since its inception
in 2012, the Start Up Loans programme has lent over £400m, making over 54,000 loans.
We also offer support for SMEs across a broad range of sectors to tackle barriers
to growth.</p><p> </p><p>The Government also provides support to start-up businesses
across England through GOV.UK and the Business Support Helpline. In addition, in 2017-2018
we have provided £12m of funding to Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) to enable
them to provide tailored support and advice to start-ups and existing businesses through
their network of Growth Hubs.</p>
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