Louise McCoy, Author at Elite Business Magazine

Louise McCoy

During over 20 years of working in the Financial Services industry, Louise McCoy has worked with businesses of all sizes. Now as Commercial Director in the British Business Bank, Louise works with Delivery Partners across the UK on delivering the Start Up Loans programme. She is passionate about supporting SMEs in accessing the crucial support and finance needed to start up."

How Start Up Loans supports female-owned businesses

Louise McCoy

Mar 8 '24

Start Up Loans has always been proud to support female entrepreneurs on their journey to business ownership. Since the programme’s inception in 2012, it has supported over 44,000 female-run businesses, providing almost £400m in loans

From startup to scaleup: Three things for UK smaller businesses to consider

Louise McCoy

Sep 14 '23

Louise McCoy is Commercial Managing Director of Small Business Lending at Start Up Loans.

Supporting the UK’s growing talent base of young entrepreneurs

Louise McCoy

Aug 9 '23

Louise McCoy is the Commercial Managing Director of Start Up Loans, a government-backed programme that launched in 2012 to provide loans to new and early-stage businesses throughout the UK that may have struggled to access finance (up to £25k) elsewhere

We need more fresh perspectives and ideas from leaders of the modern workplace

Louise McCoy

Jun 15 '23

Louise McCoy is Commercial Managing Director of Small Business Lending at Start Up Loans, a government-backed programme that launched in 2012 to provide support and loans to new and early-stage businesses throughout the UK who might struggle to access finance (up to £25k) elsewhere.

The future is beginning to look brighter for UK start-ups

Louise McCoy

Mar 6 '23

Having made it through another turbulent year of pandemic recovery, navigating the rising cost-of-living and higher inflation on top of supply chain issues and labour shortages, small businesses have shown incredible resilience.

British Business Bank celebrates its 2022 Start-Up Loans Ambassadors

Louise McCoy

Nov 23 '22

Earlier this month, we celebrated 12 inspiring individuals from across the UK who dared to take the plunge and start their own businesses.

Let’s cheer louder for the lionesses, (And lions) of small business

Louise McCoy

Sep 9 '22

It’s fair to say that 2022 hasn’t been the year many of us were hoping for following the pandemic, where we could rest, recuperate and get back to normal life – whatever that is for each of us.

Times are tough, but not as tough as many small businesses

Louise McCoy

Jul 12 '22

It is difficult not to be overwhelmed by the scale of the challenges facing small businesses in 2022. The Federation of Small Businesses said only in May that more than 500,000 firms risked having to cease trading ‘within weeks’.