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House of Commons paper laid in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 8 December 2009.


Department for Business Innovation and Skills : venture capital support to small businesses. Report by the Comptroller and Auditor General.


Secondary information

Type
House of Commons paper
Reference
HC 23 2009-10 
Session
2009-10
Author
National Audit Office
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Notes
Since 2000 the Department of Business Innovation and Skills (BIS) and its predecessors have invested around £150 million in a programme of Government sponsored equity funds, providing support to over 800 small businesses. This report will assess whether the equity funds were well designed and consistent with BIS’s objectives; how well the department has managed the funds; and if the performance of the funds met with BIS’s objectives
Subjects
Capital investment Finance Government assistance Small businesses Venture capital Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this House of Commons paper on www.nao.org.uk