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<\/p> <\/p> Government fully supports and actively encourages students who wish to start a business. This commitment was reiterated in the recent grant letter from Ministers to the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) where we welcomed the Council\u2019s commitment to:<\/ins><\/p> <\/ins><\/p> <\/ins><\/p> In addition to this, the QAA issued guidance to Higher Education Institutions in 2012 to promote best practice in developing enterprise and entrepreneurship education.<\/ins><\/p> <\/ins><\/p> According to HESA, support provided by universities led to 4,600 graduate start-ups in 2013-14[1] an increase of 1,100 on the previous year.<\/ins><\/p> <\/strong><\/ins><\/p> <\/strong><\/ins><\/p> <\/p> [1] HE-BCI (Higher Education \u2013 Business Community Interaction) survey<\/ins><\/p>"}
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Government\u2019s Start-Up Loans scheme supports people wanting to start a business and has provided over 35,000 loans worth over £200 million. We\u2019re committed to supporting start-ups by cutting taxes on small businesses, extending rate relief and increasing the Employment Allowance.<\/del><\/p>In Cambridge, Government has invested £4.8m in the establishment of the Sir John Bradfield Technology Centre to support business incubation on Cambridge Science Park. This is in addition to a range of other growth-enabling investments made through the £500m Greater Cambridge City Deal, the £109.1m Greater Cambridge Greater Peterborough Growth Deal and a three year funding package to support development of a local business Growth Hub<\/del><\/p>