Government plans to join Funding Circle

The Government has announced plans to partner with
Funding Circle, lending directly to businesses alongside the 20,000 individuals already doing so on our marketplace. This is exciting news and will represent the first time a UK Government has lent money alongside the British public in this way. We're looking forward to helping even more businesses over the coming months.
Read more about this announcement on our
blog or in the press coverage, including
the Telegraph,
Financial Times, the
Guardian and
Reuters UK.
You can also watch Samir Desai, Co-founder and CEO of Funding Circle talking about the Government's announcement on
Sky News.
20 ways to grow your business this year

The start of a new year is a good time to review what the last year has achieved but plan for the year ahead.
This article has some great tips on how to grow your business. From talking to every customer you can to joining industry groups, there are some great gems worth considering in here.
Read the full article
here.