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BBB Access to Finance Report

Report into Wales SME finance paints mixed picture as barriers remain

Giles Thorley and Hon. Group Captain Sally Bridgeland FIA

Over 50,000 jobs secured by the Development Bank of Wales in £1bn landmark for Wales

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Development Bank of Wales launches £40 Million Wales Business Succession Fund

Development Bank of Wales celebrates Great Place To Work awards

SME Report

Substantial growth in external finance use among smaller Welsh businesses, finds new report

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430 Welsh businesses benefit from £125.2 million from the Development Bank of Wales

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Half-year results for the Development Bank of Wales in 2023/24

Development Bank of Wales reports record levels of equity investment in Wales

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Green Business Loan Scheme – Something Different becomes first to use new green loans

Green Loans

Development Bank of Wales and Welsh Government launch new Green Business Loan Scheme

Development Bank of Wales shows encouraging performance in first half of financial year

COP 27 – Development Bank of Wales outlines continued commitment to greener future

Development Bank of Wales to offer Net Zero incentive

Report on Wales’ economy shows climate for small firms in Wales “remains difficult”

Report shows signs of recovery among Welsh businesses supported by government funding

Space Forge co-founder Andrew Bacon working in garage

Europe's fastest growing space tech start-up raises record-breaking $10.2M seed round

£51 million support for Welsh businesses in the first half of 2021

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High growth Welsh start-ups and scale-ups attracting record levels of investment

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£100 million Covid-19 Wales Business Loan Scheme final figures published

bespoke report

Closing the gap between small, medium and large enterprises in Wales

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Building equity clusters can accelerate business growth across Wales

EIW launch

Economic Intelligence Wales to address gap in Welsh SME finance data

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£20 million fund launched to support Wales developing tech businesses

Development Bank of Wales publishes results for 2017/18

Ensuring the future of Welsh business

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Development Bank of Wales opens to help more Welsh businesses succeed