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<p>Since its establishment in 2014, the British Business Bank has facilitated over
£27.6m to 684 Scottish businesses in the 2014/15 financial year (FY), over £81.9m
to 1,484 Scottish businesses in FY 2015/16, over £267.5m to 1,895 Scottish businesses
in FY 2016/17, and over £291.6m to 2,881 Scottish businesses in FY 2017/18. These
figures include Start-up loans from 2014.</p><p> </p><p>Since launching in 2012, the
BBB Start-Up Loans programme specifically (which became part of the Business Bank
in 2014) has issued over 3,500 loans in Scotland, averaging £7,200 each and worth
over £25m in total.</p><p> </p><p>The British Business Bank is a Limited Partner for
the three largest VC funds in Scotland (SEP, PenTech, and Panoramic) with over £80m
invested in innovative, high growth companies.</p>
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