PRESTON, UNITED KINGDOM – JANUARY 03: Prime Minister David Cameron speaks to entrepreneurs at a PM Direct event at The Media Factory on January 3, 2013 in Preston, England. The Prime Minister spoke at the event to announce that the government will expand its start-up loans scheme. (Photo by Martin Rickett – WPA Pool/Getty Images)
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