The FSE Group (FSE) has been accredited as a lender under the Recovery Loan Scheme (RLS) in the London & The Midlands regions. The RLS is administered by the British Business Bank on behalf of the government and is designed to support access to finance for businesses across the UK as they recover and grow following the coronavirus pandemic. Able to offer loans from £100,000 to £1m to eligible SMEs across London through the Greater London Investment Fund (GLIF) and loans from £100,000 to £1.5m to eligible SMEs in the Midlands through the Midlands Engine Investment Fund (MEIF), FSE aims to strengthen and support businesses as they look to recover and grow.

Being a CIC, the company ethos centres around building relationships with businesses and is key to its more than money approach. This is particularly significant given the strain put on many small and medium companies over the last 18 months.

The Government backed scheme aims to help businesses affected by Covid-19 and can be used for business purposes, including, managing cashflow, investment and growth. It is designed to support businesses that can afford to take out additional finance for these purposes. Businesses who have taken out a CBILS, CLBILS or BBLS facility are able to access the new scheme.

Paul Marston, CEO at The FSE Group, commented, “We are incredibly proud to work with SMEs who show such extraordinary resilience including those that have pivoted the business model to adapt.  Our fundamental purpose is Funding Scale-up Enterprises, and the Recovery Loan Scheme allows us to help business move from perhaps survival to now growth.”

The Recovery Loan Scheme is managed by the British Business Bank on behalf of, and with the financial backing of, the Secretary of State for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy. British Business Bank plc is a development bank wholly owned by HM Government. It is not authorised or regulated by the PRA or the FCA. Visit http://www.british-business-bank.co.uk/recovery-loan-scheme