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<p>Since the pioneering research programme began on 27 January 2014, 12,130 businesses
have been issued with a growth voucher, and 2,095 vouchers have been redeemed to date.
The total figure on vouchers redeemed will be available in July 2015 as the last vouchers
expire at the end of June.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>There have been over 26,197
applications in total and 16,428 small businesses have been given advice on what support
they should be seeking.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>A monthly breakdown is below:</p><p>
</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Month</p></td><td><p>Number of applications
received</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2014</p></td><td><p>519</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February
2014</p></td><td><p>927</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2014</p></td><td><p>673</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April
2014</p></td><td><p>675</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2014</p></td><td><p>699</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June
2014</p></td><td><p>553</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July 2014</p></td><td><p>1,819</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August
2014</p></td><td><p>1,952</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2014</p></td><td><p>1,591</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October
2014</p></td><td><p>1,632</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>November 2014</p></td><td><p>1,606</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>December
2014</p></td><td><p>4,421</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2015</p></td><td><p>3,097</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February
2015</p></td><td><p>5,594</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills does not collect data on the number
of business enquiries to the Growth Voucher programme. However, the 115,316 visits
to the Growth Voucher eligibility page on <a href="http://www.gov.uk/" target="_blank">www.gov.uk</a>
gives an indication on the number businesses making enquires on the Growth Voucher
scheme.</p><p> </p>
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