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<p>The Government is committed to supporting entrepreneurs and removing barriers for
would-be entrepreneurs. To support this aim, the Government has extended the Start-up
Loans Programme until 2021 which will provide up to 10,000 loans to potential entrepreneurs
to help them start a business.</p><p> </p><p>The parental pay and leave system gives
working parents the choice and flexibility they need to balance work with the demands
of starting and growing a family.</p><p> </p><p>For mothers in particular, in response
to the Alison Rose Review on female entrepreneurship, the Government has announced
its ambition to increase the number of female entrepreneurs by half by 2030, equivalent
to nearly 600,000 additional female entrepreneurs. To support this, we have launched
the Investing in Women Code which has 18 signatories from the financial services sector
who are committed to improving female entrepreneurs’ access to tools, resources and
finance.</p>
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