ART Business Loans
ART Business Loans, a Community Development Finance Institution based in Birmingham, UK, was founded in 1997 to help alleviate poverty through enterprise by facilitating loans for local businesses. ART lends between £10,000 and £150,000 to businesses in underserved and disadvantaged communities that are unable to obtain their full requirements from traditional banks. Block’s 2023 commitment of £2M in capital for ART is being matched by well-established ethical lender Unity Trust Bank.
ART’s mission is to help viable businesses in the West Midlands access the finance they need.
ART Business Loans
ART Business Loans, a Community Development Finance Institution based in Birmingham, UK, was founded in 1997 to help alleviate poverty through enterprise by facilitating loans for local businesses. ART lends between £10,000 and £150,000 to businesses in underserved and disadvantaged communities that are unable to obtain their full requirements from traditional banks. Block’s 2023 commitment of £2M in capital for ART is being matched by well-established ethical lender Unity Trust Bank.
ART’s mission is to help viable businesses in the West Midlands access the finance they need.
By the numbers
£24.8M
lent
632
businesses supported
4,356
jobs created or safeguarded
By the numbers
£24.8M
lent
632
businesses supported
4,356
jobs created or safeguarded
“We are confident in current market conditions that we will this year see an uptake in loan delivery and we remain well placed to fully utilize the capital support that we have received to further our mission in providing access to finance for businesses unable to obtain their full needs from the banks.”
“We are confident in current market conditions that we will this year see an uptake in loan delivery and we remain well placed to fully utilize the capital support that we have received to further our mission in providing access to finance for businesses unable to obtain their full needs from the banks.”
