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We understand the Growth Guarantee Scheme and the wider funding market. Complete a quick check and we’ll help identify the options that best fit your business.

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Discuss the funding requirement before comparing finance routes.

70%

Guarantee to lender

£2m

General maximum per group

£6.5bn

Further lending capacity announced

33,000

Businesses estimated to benefit

What changed

More capacity has been announced. The scheme remains open.

The Government announced a further £6.5 billion of market lending capacity over four years, estimated to help 33,000 UK businesses. The current scheme remains operational through accredited lenders while the announced enhancements are implemented.

Those enhancements include greater flexibility for term loans and asset finance up to ten years, and a planned turnover limit increase from £45 million to £54 million. Until a lender confirms the enhanced terms are available, businesses should expect the lender to assess them under its live criteria.

Read the official British Business Bank guidance

Legitimate business purposes

Use funding where timing is holding the business back.

Finance can be used for legitimate business purposes, including managing cash flow and investment. The business still needs to demonstrate that it can afford the additional debt.

Working capital and cash flow
Funding growth in the business
Bridging the gap between work and payment
Purchasing stock or materials
Taking on larger orders
Equipment, machinery or vehicles
Refinancing eligible borrowing

What it can include

One scheme, several types of finance.

Term loans
Overdrafts
Asset finance
Invoice finance
Asset-based lending

Not every lender offers every product. The most suitable structure depends on the purpose, amount, affordability, available security and how the business receives income.

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Plan stock purchases around orders and available working capital.
Machinist beside a CNC milling machine in an engineering workshop
Equipment investment is one use of business asset finance.

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