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Start Up Loan (British Business Bank)

British Business Bank / Start Up Loans

Worth

up to £25,000

Deadline

Rolling — no fixed deadline

What it is

Government-backed personal loan of £500–£25,000 (avg ~£8k) at 6% fixed for new and very-early-stage UK businesses, plus 12 months' free mentoring.

A loan, not a grant — but the canonical first-money route for pre-start/just-started founders the old questionnaire showed nothing. Eligibility: trading under ~36 months (extendable to 60 for a second loan). Surfaced from the new stage / months-trading signals.

Official source

Does your business qualify?

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