Small Firms Loan Guarantee Scheme

Contact Points

Applications for loans under the Small Firms Loan Guarantee Scheme can be made to local branches of any of the lenders listed in Appendix B.

Further copies of this document, in booklet form (Ref:URN 99/1189) can be obtained free from:

DTI Publications Orderline
0870 1502500

For more information about guarantee arrangements, contact:

SBS Loan Guarantee Unit
Level 2,
St Mary's House,
c/o Moorfoot,
Sheffield S1 4PQ
Tel: 0845 001 0032/0033 Fax: 0114 279 4374
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(SBS in an Agency of the DTI)

More general advice and guidance on setting up and running small businesses and on Business Planning is available from local Business Links, Business Shops (Scotland), Business Connect (Wales), Training and Enterprise Councils, Local Enterprise Companies, Local Enterprise Agencies or from qualified accountants. The following telephone numbers will signpost you to your local office:

Business Link Signpost line: Tel: 0345 567765

Business Connect Wales: Tel: 0345 969798

Scottish Business Shops: Tel: 0800 787878

LEDU Northern Ireland: Tel: 01232 491031

Other free booklets available from the DTI Publications Orderline which you may find helpful are:

A Guide to Help for Small Business
Ref: URN 98/942

Setting up in Business A Guide to Regulatory Requirements
Ref: URN 98/763

Tendering for Government Contracts
Ref: URN 98/603

Employing Staff - A Guide to Regulatory Requirements
Ref: URN 98/558

Financing Your Business
Ref: URN 98/805

Buying a Franchise
Ref: URN 98/940

Franchising Your Business
Ref: URN 98/941

DTI Publications List and Order Form
Ref: URN 98/939

When ordering please quote the title and URN number for each publication. See also the web site www.dti.gov.uk/publications.