Blackpool Council has significantly increased the value of its business loan fund to help local companies create jobs and growth.
The council’s executive last week approved expanding its business loan fund from £10m to £100m, from which low interest loans will be offered to employers, with firms ‘double-checked’ to ensure they can make repayments.
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