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The Government offers a wide range of support to all types of businesses to start up and grow, including franchises, for example through the Growth Accelerator, the New Enterprise Allowance, mentoring and the Start Up Loan scheme.<\/p>

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Women-led small and medium-sized businesses contribute around £82 billion to the economy. 42% of the 15,000 mentors trained through the Get Mentoring initiative are women and have contributed to the 27,000 strong mentoring network at www.mentorsme.co.uk<\/a>. The latest figures show that over 37% of Start Up Loans have gone to female entrepreneurs.<\/p>

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We will continue to work closely with the Women's Business Council and others to help ensure that more women see starting and growing their own business as a real option.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4070", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Matt Hancock"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "West Suffolk"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Matthew Hancock"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2014-05-07", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2014-05-07T12:00:00.00Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "26"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Business, Innovation and Skills"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Business, Innovation and Skills"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2014-04-29", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he is taking to encourage more women to franchise their businesses.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4105", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Justin Tomlinson"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "North Swindon"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Justin Tomlinson"} ], "uin" : "197026"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/48406", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Business, Innovation and Skills"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/48406/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

The Start-Up Loans Scheme was extended to Wales in October 2013. To date 249 loans have been committed with a value of over £1.52m.<\/p>

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The table below sets the number of loans made in each constituency and their value:<\/p>

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Welsh constituencies<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

Number of loans<\/em><\/strong><\/p><\/td>

Value of loans<\/em><\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/thead>

Aberavon<\/p><\/td>

6<\/p><\/td>

£38,700<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Aberconwy<\/p><\/td>

2<\/p><\/td>

£10,500<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Arfon<\/p><\/td>

2<\/p><\/td>

£24,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Blaenau Gwent<\/p><\/td>

5<\/p><\/td>

£12,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Brecon and Radnorshire<\/p><\/td>

2<\/p><\/td>

£7,500<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Bridgend<\/p><\/td>

9<\/p><\/td>

£58,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Caerphilly<\/p><\/td>

7<\/p><\/td>

£42,250<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Cardiff Central<\/p><\/td>

6<\/p><\/td>

£37,500<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Cardiff North<\/p><\/td>

5<\/p><\/td>

£41,500<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Cardiff South and Penarth<\/p><\/td>

12<\/p><\/td>

£83,600<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Cardiff West<\/p><\/td>

6<\/p><\/td>

£55,500<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Carmarthen East and Dinefwr<\/p><\/td>

9<\/p><\/td>

£49,250<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire<\/p><\/td>

12<\/p><\/td>

£35,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Ceredigion<\/p><\/td>

7<\/p><\/td>

£19,100<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Clwyd South<\/p><\/td>

7<\/p><\/td>

£54,500<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Clwyd West<\/p><\/td>

8<\/p><\/td>

£43,500<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Cynon Valley<\/p><\/td>

8<\/p><\/td>

£35,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Delyn<\/p><\/td>

1<\/p><\/td>

£5,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Dwyfor Meirionnydd<\/p><\/td>

2<\/p><\/td>

£22,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Gower<\/p><\/td>

13<\/p><\/td>

£50,500<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Islwyn<\/p><\/td>

5<\/p><\/td>

£35,550<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Llanelli<\/p><\/td>

7<\/p><\/td>

£27,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney<\/p><\/td>

7<\/p><\/td>

£53,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Monmouth<\/p><\/td>

10<\/p><\/td>

£75,284<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Montgomeryshire<\/p><\/td>

7<\/p><\/td>

£36,500<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Neath<\/p><\/td>

4<\/p><\/td>

£9,500<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Newport East<\/p><\/td>

11<\/p><\/td>

£77,470<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Newport West<\/p><\/td>

11<\/p><\/td>

£78,350<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Ogmore<\/p><\/td>

4<\/p><\/td>

£23,998<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Pontypridd<\/p><\/td>

6<\/p><\/td>

£36,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Preseli Pembrokeshire<\/p><\/td>

6<\/p><\/td>

£23,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Rhondda<\/p><\/td>

6<\/p><\/td>

£36,300<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Swansea East<\/p><\/td>

8<\/p><\/td>

£47,500<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Swansea West<\/p><\/td>

8<\/p><\/td>

£57,650<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Torfaen<\/p><\/td>

6<\/p><\/td>

£91,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Vale of Clwyd<\/p><\/td>

3<\/p><\/td>

£12,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Vale of Glamorgan<\/p><\/td>

5<\/p><\/td>

£21,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Wrexham<\/p><\/td>

2<\/p><\/td>

£12,500<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Ynys M\u201cn<\/p><\/td>

4<\/p><\/td>

£47,500<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

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