Learn with Start Up Loans

A partnership designed to help UK businesses get off the ground and stay there.

Shaun Connell Marketing Executive
4th August 2022

Start Up Loans is committed to helping UK business owners realise their business dreams. Whether that’s making a business idea a reality, or helping new businesses to grow, through funding, mentoring and support, we’re here to help UK businesses get off the ground.

With the experts at The Open University, they’ve identified a range of free, useful courses – covering a whole host of business essentials – to do the same. The courses provide a rich source of vital information for anyone that’s new to being their own boss, as well as would-be business owners who are considering taking the plunge.

Covering digital skills to bookkeeping and accounting, they’re designed to help business owners understand more about the key aspects of running a business – from the day-to-day to growing your venture. Alongside the business essentials, you can now find courses focusing on climate and sustainability, mental health and wellbeing, as well as trauma and grief.

As a delivery partner for Start Up Loans, BEF provides government-backed loans and support for UK businesses that struggle to access finance:

  • Borrow £500 – £25,000 (the average loan amount is £10,000)
  • For new business that have traded for up to 36 months
  • Up to four directors or partners can apply per business
  • Fixed interest rate of 6% p.a.
  • No application or set-up fees
  • Free post-loan support and mentoring
Apply for a Start Up loan today