Business Loans
for the South West
SWIG Finance provides viable SMEs and start-ups with access to finance through dedicated business loan funds in the South West.
Start Up Loans £500 – £25,000
Business Loans £25,001 – £250,000
South West Investment Fund (SWIF)
Recovery Loan Scheme
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Since April 2009 we have…
Invested
over
£68.8m
Supported
4,146
businesses
Created & safeguarded
7,295 jobs
Created
£205.7m in
Social Impact
Find out more about our impact in our annual Social Impact Report
We chose to work with SWIG Finance because, unlike other lenders, at SWIG you can talk to a person. Ultimately, SWIG Finance were able to support our business by looking at the bigger picture – something which other lenders are not willing to do.
Investing in Women Code
SWIG Finance is a proud signatory to the Investing in Women Code and commits to adopting internal practices to improve female entrepreneurs’ access to finance, tools, resources they need to grow their businesses.
Find out more here
Case Studies
Growth Funding for Mobility Business
Chard business, Vinyl Value, has received a £50k business loan to boost its growth plans.
Funding Boost for Plant-Based Restaurant
A Plymouth cocktail bar has received a £100k business loan to remodel itself as a plant-based eatery.
Knowledge
Is Your Business Ready for an Upturn?
As many small businesses focus on surviving the economic downturn, we explore the key considerations for taking advantage of an upturn.
Protecting Liquidity with a Cash Culture
Does your business operate on a cash culture? With liquidity at the very forefront of business today, developing a cash culture should be on every business leader’s agenda.
News
Lending Trends through a CDFI Lens
SWIG’s Business Manager, Nicola Mapp, shares the lending trends we are seeing through the Recovery Loans Scheme.
South West Start Ups Reach Major Milestone
The British Business Bank’s Start Up Loans programme has announced that it has delivered £66m to businesses in the South West region since 2012.