2010 to 2015 government policy: business enterprise
Government support for small to medium-sized businesses and start-ups: from finance to help and advice.
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This policy paper shows the policy of the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government.
Find out about the current government’s policies.
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Last updated 8 May 2015 + show all updates
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Policy document from the 2010 to 2015 government preserved in a different format for reference
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Updated the text on the Funding for Lending Scheme.
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New publication added: "GrowthAccelerator: interim evaluation 2014"
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GrowthAccelerator is now part of the Business Growth Service, so GrowthAccelerator information replaced with information about the Business Growth Service.
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Information added on the new Business Banking Insight survey.
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Understanding localised policy interventions: start-up loans in England’s south-west added.
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Updated section on Growth Vouchers to reflect news relating to the launch of the initiative.
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Added two new reports 'SMEs: enablers of success and economic rationale for government intervention' and 'Understanding localised policy interventions in business support and skills'.
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Publication added: Demand for mentoring among small and medium-sized enterprises
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Update on the re-focus of the Funding for Lending Scheme towards lending to SMEs in 2014.
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Detail added: Taking tax off jobs for small businesses
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Added 2 new joint BIS/DEFRA research reports to the Enterprise and Economic Development Analysis (EEDA) Research supporting detail page: 1) An assessment of the degree to which rural businesses access national mainstream employer skills and government business support programmes: evidence report 2) An assessment of the degree to which rural businesses access national mainstream employer skills and government business support programmes: synthesis report
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contact information for Business Finance Partnership updated
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Added a link and latest statistics on Business Finance Partnership
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Updated to include Growth Vouchers programme on the 'Helping businesses and start-ups get advice and support' page.
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modified supporting page to reflect addition of a fund - ICG
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Added 'Understanding growth in microbusinesses' to publications on EEDA research page.
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Updated information on Business Finance Partnership.
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Amended three links 'business in you' 'enterprise village' and investinthefuture' so that they went live.
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First published.