Alternative lender enters third decade with renewed funding pledge
An alternative lender in Birmingham is preparing to mark its 20th anniversary with a renewed commitment to supporting the growth of the area’s fledgling businesses.
ART Business Loans (ART), one of the UK’s first Community Development Finance Institutions, was set up to lend to businesses unable to access finance from the banks.
Fundamentally, this remains its ethos.
Steve Walker, chief executive of ART since its launch in 1997, said: “As a social enterprise, established as a mutual society, ART’s primary objective wa... You can carry on reading TheBusinessDesk.com for free, but you have reached the maximum number of pages an unregistered user can view. To register for an account, click here or login below...
