Do small business loans for women and minorities making government funding make it more difficult for everyone else?

Although women and minorities are able to apply for targeted small business loans, ultimately the chance of these loans programmes influencing your chance of getting a government small business loan is minimal. This is so if you are not counted amongst either women or minorities because the large majority of small business government loans are general in nature and may be sought by anyone, regardless of gender or ethnicity. The UKStartups.org has an online information submission form or phone number you can call, at 020 3880 8554, For further details regarding small business loans for women and minorities, or applicants who do not qualify as either.

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