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Innovative SMEs Stifled by Lack of Finance

Innovative SMEs Stifled by Lack of FinanceTwo new reports from the Big Innovation Centre think tank have concluded that the country's most innovative small businesses are being stifled by a lack of access to finance. Britain's innovators are also the country's most likely economic drivers and so difficulty in finding funds is not just holding back the brightest small businesses but is also impeding the growth of the country as a whole...

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