News

Banks gather in Belfast to support Northern Ireland’s small businesses

17 Nov 2011

Small businesses from Belfast gather today (Thursday) to talk directly to the Northern Ireland’s high street banks and hear from the Minister of Finance and Personnel, Sammy Wilson MP MLA, about the best ways to boost Northern Ireland’s economy.
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BGF Makes First Investment In Young Entrepreneur

06 Oct 2011

Benefex, a leading provider of online employee reward and benefit schemes, is the first UK business to secure growth capital from the BGF
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Cymorth ar-lein I fusnesau yn Gymraeg - Business support online in Welsh

15 Sep 2011

Cyhoeddodd y British Bankers' Association (‘BBA’) heddiw fod help a chymorth bellach ar gael ar-lein yn yr iaith Gymraeg i fusnesau bach a maint canolig. Lansiwyd y fersiwn Gymraeg newydd o metorsme.co.uk, http://www.mentorsme.co.uk/cymraeg sy’,n paru busnesau gyda mudiadau mentora, heddiw yng Nghaerdydd gan brif weithredwr y BBA Angela Knight.
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BBA statement on the publication of the SME Finance Monitor

11 Jul 2011

The BBA welcomes the publication of the first set of data from the SME Finance Monitor, the most extensive regular survey of SME finance yet undertaken in the UK.The BBA welcomes the publication of the first set of data from the SME Finance Monitor, the most extensive regular survey of SME finance yet undertaken in the UK.
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Mentoring scheme launches for British businesses

04 Jul 2011

British businesses will now have access to more knowledge and support as a new mentoring scheme launches (4 July).
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Better Business Finance Newsletter

03 Jul 2011

Welcome to the first edition of the Better Business Finance Newsletter. Over the coming months, we hope that the newsletter will keep you up to date with the implementation of the Better Business Finance initiative and our programme of regional outreach events as we work to improve our relationships with businesses.
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Taskforce banks appoint external reviewers to monitor appeals process

05 Apr 2011

A team of external reviewers has been appointed to monitor the UK’s biggest banks’ commitment to a fair, prompt and transparent appeals process for businesses declined lending.
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Better Business Finance campaign launches for SMEs

05 Apr 2011

BRITAIN’S biggest banks today (Tuesday 5 April) launch a major campaign to help the nation’s businesses grow and thrive.
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Supporting Startup Britain

04 Apr 2011

Better Business Finance and the British Bankers' Association supports Startup Britain.
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All aboard for Better Business Finance

15 Mar 2011

A new initiative to help small and medium sized firms access the finance they need to help grow their businesses came on stream today [Tuesday 15 March 2011] when some of the UK’s biggest high street banks began a nationwide programme of outreach events in Sheffield.
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