Start Up Loans
Start or grow your own business
- Borrow up to £25,000
- Fixed interest rate of 6% per annum
- Repay loan over 1 to 5 years
- 12 months of free mentoring
- Government-backed
Start Up Loans appoints 12 small businesses from across the UK as its new Ambassadors
The programme has delivered more than £1bn of funding to over 105,000 businesses since 2012.
Find out more about our new Ambassadors.
(The average loan amount is £7,200)
Do you meet the criteria?
If you’re in a business partnership, buying an existing business or starting a franchise, you can apply for a Start Up Loan if you meet the criteria above. Scroll down this page to find out more about the process for these applicants.
Start Up Loans’ guide to business resilience
Inside you’ll find practical and actionable guidance for start-ups on what you can do to reduce costs, boost profitability, and increase the resilience of your business.
Other topics covered in the guide include:
- financial planning and resilience
- funding options and guidance
- focusing on customers
- energy use solutions
- building your supply chain
- making the best use of technology
- recruiting and supporting staff
- mental health and wellbeing.
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Our success stories
Thousands of UK businesses have been backed with the help of a Start Up Loan. Read below to find out about some of our success stories and how the support we offer, combined with small business funding, helped them turn their dreams into reality.
Business tips and advice
Read the latest practical tips and guidance, designed to help you build your business.
23 businesses to start in 2023
If you are inspired to indulge your entrepreneurial spirit and start your own business, several trends are emerging for small business start-ups, from a growing interest in all things environmental to opportunities to service remote workers.
10 big challenges of starting a business
You’ll face many challenges when starting your own business. This guide outlines how to deal with some of the most common ones you’ll encounter.
Guide to business overdrafts and other working capital products
Managing money is one of the biggest challenges a founder faces and getting to grips with working capital is essential for successfully operating a business, funding growth, and preventing it from failing.
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