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Knowledge Hub How to break free from expensive short-term debt

Knowledge Hub Why BEF business loans beat online lenders

News British Business Bank reaches £2.5bn lending milestone for its Growth Guarantee Scheme

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Events Why the North East Is the Best Place to Start a Business – And It’s Time We Talk About It

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Knowledge Hub How to Turn the Tables on Expensive Short-Term Debt (and Why Cashflow Is Your Business’s Oxygen)

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Client Stories Tuning Into Growth: Longwave Digital Scales Up With Start Up Loan Support

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Podcast A Rocket Boost for Business Growth with the Human Touch: Michelle Atkinson, Apollo Cloud

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Client Stories Painting the path to success: MJH Art Studio grows with a £12,500 Start Up Loan funding from BEF

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Events Why the North East Is the Best Place to Start a Business – And It’s Time We Talk About It

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Client Stories Forging a Future: AMS Welding and Fabrication Ltd Thrives with a Start Up Loan

Pictured, from left to right, are Scott Hall, co-founder of AMS Welding and Fabrication Ltd; Claire Constable, investment manager at BEF; Bill Hartshorne, business advisor at TEDCO; and Ali Balçin, co-founder of AMS Welding and Fabrication Ltd

Knowledge Hub What is a CDFI?

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