New Funds Offer Support for Small Businesses in…

11/05/2012

As a long-term champion of access to finance for small businesses, ART welcomes the launch of two projects funded by the RGF (Regional Growth Fund) – the Birmingham Post Business Growth Fund and the Advanced Manufacturing Supply Chain Initiative (AMSCI) –...

Record Uplift in Local Lending to Small Businesses

05/04/2012

ART has seen a record 35% increase in loans delivered over the last twelve months, with borrowers coming from a variety of industry sectors, from manufacturing to new media, from catering to child care.

“We have lent more in the last year than in any...

More Funding on the Way for Small Businesses via the…

29/02/2012

The CDFA (Community Development Finance Association) has moved a step closer to distributing funds from the RGF (Regional Growth Fund) to its member organisations, including ART, which can be used to support small businesses around the UK unable to access...

Looking for Finance? ART Has Money to Lend

31/01/2012

If your business is based in Birmingham or Solihull and needs between £10,000 and £50,000 but the banks can’t help, speak to ART. Loans are available for any business purpose, including to support cashflow.

ART lends on its own or alongside banks and...

Christmas Message from ART

16/12/2011

At its annual Christmas event for financial advisors, accountants and bankers, ART was keen to stress the role of Community Development Finance Institutions (CDFIs), like itself, in meeting the gap in finance provision left for small businesses by the...

ART Reaches £10m Milestone

17/11/2011

ART has reached £10m in loans delivered to businesses based in Birmingham and Solihull that have been unable to access the finance they need - either in part or at all - by a bank.

Commenting on reaching the £10m milestone, Steve Walker, Chief Executive...

New Chair Heralds New Era at ART

03/10/2011

Craig Errington, Chief Executive of Wesleyan Assurance Society and the Institute of Directors’ national Director of the Year 2011, has been elected Chair of the Board of ART. Philippa Holland, OBE, retired Director of Government Practice at the Government...

August is Record Month for Lending to SMEs

01/09/2011

ART has reported a record month for lending to small businesses, with loans of nearly half a million pounds taken up.

ART lends between £10,000 and £50,000 to businesses in Birmingham and Solihull that can’t get the finance they need via the banks.

ART Backs Proof of Concept

04/07/2011

A loan from ART (Aston Reinvestment Trust) saved the day for Solihull-based consultancy Executive Playground®, enabling the company to make use of a £30K grant to develop an innovative online version of its successful TeamVention® solution.

TeamVention®...

SMEs Advised to Research all their Options

23/05/2011

Bring together any group of entrepreneurs or small business managers, who are thinking about start up or growth, and the subject of access to finance is likely to feature in the top three of their major issues – if not be number one.

From my experience,...