The first round of the Regional Growth Fund (RGF) will see an expanded amount of public investment support 50 bids by companies and partnerships who demonstrated how they would create jobs and a high level of private sector-led sustainable economic growth in their local communities over the coming years.

Cash is king, pure and simple. Without it businesses cannot operate, employees would not get paid and commerce would grind to a halt.

Small businesses employ a large percentage of the UK workforce which in turn generates a large amount of economic activity, making it essential for this sector to have access to cash on an ongoing basis.