Start Up Loans partners with The Open University to offer a range of free business learning courses

Friday, 08 January 2021 Richard Bearman

Richard Bearman is the Managing Director of Start Up Loans, a government-backed programme that launched in 2012 to provide loans to people who would traditionally find it difficult to secure finance.

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‘Considering starting a new business in 2021? Here’s what to do next

Monday, 07 December 2020 Julia Shalet

Let me sock it to you right up front - the biggest mistake that new businesses make is that they start investing time and money progressing their idea without properly understanding what the customer really wants and needs.

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Looking back on five years of the Start Up Loans’ Ambassador Programme

Wednesday, 18 November 2020 Richard Bearman

Richard Bearman is the Managing Director of Start Up Loans, a government-backed programme that launched in 2012 to provide loans to people who would traditionally find it difficult to secure finance.

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Could post-lockdown recession see a UK self-employed boom

Wednesday, 26 August 2020 Darren Fell

Starting a business during an economic downturn may be daunting - but it can be done!

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Taking Back Control

Thursday, 31 October 2019 Alana Spencer

Alana Spencer, winner of the BBC programme The Apprentice in 2016, gives a frank assessment of why outsourcing was not right for her, and why it was important to reclaim day-to-day control of her company.

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From dream to reality; how to take your side hustle full time

Wednesday, 06 January 2021 Michelle Bisset

2020 has been a turbulent year for business. For some it’s forced tricky career re-evaluation, but for others it’s been the spark they needed, motivating spirited entrepreneurs to start a new business, or take their side hustles full time.

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Start Up Loans celebrates 2020 Ambassadors

Monday, 23 November 2020 Richard Bearman

Richard Bearman is the Managing Director of Start Up Loans, a government-backed programme that launched in 2012 to provide loans to people who would traditionally find it difficult to secure finance.

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Start Up Loans delivers 75,000 loans to entrepreneurs across the UK

Friday, 02 October 2020 Richard Bearman

The Start Up Loans programme was set up to kick-start entrepreneurship in the UK by providing funding to aspiring small business owners who might otherwise have struggled to access support.

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