Delivering customer outcomes

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Our Impact Report, published for the first time this year, sets out the impact of the British Business Bank’s activity on smaller businesses across the UK’s Nations and regions.

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Putting the customer at the heart of everything we do

Our mission...

Our mission is to drive sustainable growth and prosperity across the UK, and to enable the transition to a net zero economy, by improving access to finance for smaller businesses. 

...informs our objectives

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Driving sustainable growth

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Unlocking potential

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Backing innovation

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Building the modern, green economy

Stemming from those objectives, our actions...

Invest in or provide funding or guarantees to debt providers

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Supports access to finance across all geographies, and regardless of background

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Invest in or alongside equity providers

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Provide expertise and information, coordinate with other parts of Government

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...through our programmes...

  • British Business Investments 
  • ENABLE Build 
  • ENABLE Funding 
  • ENABLE Guarantee 
  • Recovery Loan Scheme
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  • Start Up Loans programme
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  • Nations and Regions Investment Funds - equity
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  • Nations and Regions Investment Funds - debt
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  • Regional Angels Programme
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  • British Patient Capital
  • Enterprise Capital Funds
  • Future Fund:Breakthrough
  • Life Sciences Investment Programme
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All our finance programmes are available to finance green activity, supported by events and business guides

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...help meet our customers' needs...

Invest in or provide funding or guarantees to debt providers

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Supports access to finance across all geographies, and regardless of background

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Invest in or alongside equity providers

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Provide expertise and information, coordinate with other parts of Government

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...leading to better customer outcomes

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Knowedge to help with the transition to net zero

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Capital for high growth

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Working capital to thrive

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Greater knowledge and expertise to succeed

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More high-quality jobs created

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Greater knowledge and expertise to succeed

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Greater investment in R&D

Having the loan has allowed me to take on a much bigger job than I would have been able to do otherwise. The opportunity came my way and I was able to say yes because I had everything in place Tom Weston Construction Manager, Energy Build Southwest (Start up loan)
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