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Small Business Support
Small business support statistics are available from the links below.
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October / November 2009 small business figures from the high street banks
11/01/2010There was £573mn of new structured-term lending to small businesses in November, following on from £592mn in October. Total lending stocks stand at £55.6bn, while deposit levels are at £54.5bn.
BBA Small Business Activity in Deprived Areas
04/12/2009BBA monitoring of banking activity with small businesses in deprived areas.
September '09 small business figures for the high street banks
27/11/2009There was £572million of new structured-term lending to small businesses in September. Total lending stocks, at £56billion, were little changed in the month, while deposits recovered from the previous month's fall.
August '09 small business figures for the high street banks
27/10/2009New structured term lending to small businesses totalled £574 million in August. Lending stocks, at £56 billion, were little changed in the month, while deposits fell marginally.
July 09 small business figures for the high street banks
21/09/2009Since collecting monthly data last October, the BBA has been unpicking the net monthly changes to assess levels of new lending to small businesses.
June '09 small business figures for the high street banks
27/07/2009Lending to small businesses rose by £391 million in June, whilst almost 50,000 new small business banking relationships were established.
May 09 small business figures for the high street banks
15/07/2009High street banks' lending to small businesses rose by £153 million in May and deposits increased by £250 million.
April 09 small business figures for the high street banks
09/06/2009Lending to small businesses by the high street banks rose by £287 million in April and there were over 48,000 new small businesses banking relationships established.
March 09 small business figures for the high street banks
01/05/2009The level of high street banks' lending to small businesses rose by £271 million in March, new figures from the BBA showed today.
February 09 small business figures for the high street banks
03/04/2009The latest BBA statistics show that the high street banks' lending to small businesses increased by £211 million in February, similar to the rise recorded in January.
January 09 small business figures for the high street banks
05/03/2009The level of banks' lending to small businesses rose by £235mn to £54.2bn in January, new figures from the British Bankers' Association revealed today.
December 08 small business figures for the high street banks
16/02/2009Average monthly growth in term lending to small businesses was higher in 2008 than in 2007.
October/November '08 small business figures for the high street banks
13/01/2009This BBA data series on support for small businesses, now available monthly, shows that in October and November, growth in lending to small businesses slowed towards the 2008 year-end, though it remains above 2007 levels.
Support for Small Businesses in Deprived Areas 2008
15/12/2008BBA monitoring of banking activity with small businesses in deprived areas.
Small business lending up in the third quarter
21/11/2008Lending to small businesses grew by just under £1bn in the third quarter of 2008 new figures out today reveal.
Support for small businesses - 2nd quarter of 2008
11/09/2008Banks are still lending to small businesses despite the credit crunch.
Support for small businesses - 4th quarter of 2007
01/04/2008BBA statistics director, David Dooks, said: As borrowing growth moderated during 2007, the pattern of net credit balances for the small business sector has been restored.
Small businesses not affected by credit crunch
18/12/2007BBA director of statistics, David Dooks, said:"The third quarter data show little, if any, sign of small businesses being affected by the credit crunch at that stage..."
Support for small businesses Q2 2007
01/10/2007Commenting on the figures, BBA director of statistics David Dooks said: "With some 50,000 small businesses starting new banking relationships each month, the number of firms served by business banks continues to grow significantly."
Banks help small business growth
08/05/2007More than half a million new banking relationships are set up for small businesses every year.