British Business Bank

British Business Bank plc
Company type	State owned public limited company
Industry	Financial services; Investments
Predecessors	Capital for Enterprise; parts of the Department of Business, Innovation and Skills;
Founded	1 November 2014
Headquarters	Sheffield, United Kingdom
Area served	United Kingdom
Key people	Stephen Welton (chair); Louis Taylor (CEO);
Owner	HM Government; (Department for Business and Trade)
Subsidiaries	British Business Investments; British Financial Services; British Patient Capital; Capital for Enterprise; National Security Strategic Investment Fund; The Start-Up Loans Company;
Website	www.british-business-bank.co.uk

British Business Bank plc (BBB) is a British state-owned economic development bank established by the UK Government. Its aim is to increase the supply of credit to small and medium-sized enterprises as well as providing business advice services. It is structured as a public limited company and is owned by the Department for Business and Trade (formerly known as the Department of Business, Innovation and Skills or BIS). The bank has its headquarters in Sheffield.