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<p>Small businesses are vital to our economy and our small business owners have driven
this economic recovery. The Gillingham and Rainham constituency has benefitted from
a number of support schemes. The Business Bank’s Start-Up Loan programme has already
provided 15 loans, with a value of £88,800 to people starting a business in Gillingham
and Rainham. And since May 2010, the Enterprise Finance Guarantee Scheme has supported
10 loans in the area with a total value of £1.06m.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We
are committed to making Britain the best place in the world to start and grow a business,
and are doing this in a number of ways, including:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><ul><li>£10
billion of financing will be unlocked for smaller business over the next 5 years by
our British Business Bank;</li><li>Government grants of up to £3,000 for better internet
connectivity are available to small businesses;</li></ul><p> </p><p>· The Business
Support Helpline is available to provide bespoke information and advice;</p><p> </p><p>·
£2,000 cut from the National Insurance bills of small firms from the new Employment
Allowance; and</p><p> </p><p>· The Growth Accelerator scheme has supported over 19,800
firms and is on track to create 55,000 jobs and deliver £2.2 billion of economic growth
by March 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>
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