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<p>Our Industrial Strategy sets out a long-term plan to boost the productivity and
earning power of people throughout the UK. To support this, we have a network of 38
Growth Hubs across the UK. The D2N2 Growth Hub, which serves the Nottinghamshire area
is led and governed by the D2N2 Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP).</p><p> </p><p>D2N2
Growth Hub provides a local single point of contact for all businesses, no matter
their size or sector, to access business advice from across the public and private
sectors, at a local and national level. In October 2018, the D2N2 LEP self-reported
that the D2N2 Growth Hub has supported 6,770 businesses and helped 1,231 individuals
start a business since its launch in 2014, of those individuals 281 were from Nottinghamshire
and 350 from Nottingham City.</p><p> </p><p>The Government-owned British Business
Bank offers start-up loans to entrepreneurs wishing to start a business. From launch
of the programme in 2012 to 30 September 2018, a total of 361 start-up loans with
a value of £2 million were advanced to businesses in</p><p>Nottingham City. The equivalent
figures for Nottinghamshire are 457 loans with a value of £3.5 million.</p>
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