Success Stories

Brett’s Pets is a family-run pet shop, based in Chorley, Lancashire. It provides customers with a range of pet foods and products along with information and husbandry advice on most animals and exotic reptiles.

Leicestershire-based Hypermotive is to be ahead of the curve as the automotive engineering business receives a funding boost, increasing its specialism in futuristic electric cars.

Peter Chulu received a Start Up Loan in 2013 to help develop his global market research service company, Field Scope International Ltd.

A West Yorkshire-based online auctioneer  secured a £750,000 investment from NPIF – FW Capital Debt Finance, managed by FW Capital and part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund.

Learn how Solo Coffee used funding from a British Business Bank programme. Read more about how the funding helped them.

Simon Finch was granted a £9,000 Start Up Loan through Delivery Partner SWIG to start his shop fitting business Finch Installations.

A leading North West biomedical research company  received a £300k investment from NPIF – FW Capital Debt Finance, part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund (NPIF).

Homelift manufacturer secures business loan to invest in its stock, upgrade its IT infrastructure and create 16 new jobs in the region

A SPECIALIST manufacturing business, which supplies services to the aerospace and medical industries, has received significant funding to help invest in new technology.

Funding will support the expansion of Proskins’ overseas presence and the creation of 10 new jobs

Learn how Bow Wows at No. 7 used funding from a British Business Bank programme. Read more about how the funding helped them.

Visual Management and 5S solutions provider, Melo World Ltd, received a £100,000 loan from NPIF – BFS & MSIF Microfinance, managed by MSIF in partnership with GC Business Finance and part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund.

Bespoke learning environment provider, The Immersive Learning Studio received a £50,000 loan from NPIF – BFS & MSIF Microfinance, managed by MSIF in partnership with GC Business Finance as part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund.

A company which has developed a revolutionary glass coating that protects against the sun has set up its headquarters in Nottingham following a £250,000 investment from the MEIF Proof of Concept & Early Stage Fund, managed by Mercia and part of the Midlands Engine Investment Fund.

A Sheffield company whose customer relationship and marketing platforms are used by leading restaurants and bar chains has secured a £500,000 investment from NPIF – Mercia Equity Finance, which is managed by Mercia and is part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund.

Shipley-based Hughes Bakers secured a £600,000 loan from NPIF – FW Capital Debt Finance, part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund (NPIF).

Proskins received MEIF East Midlands Debt Finance from Maven Capital Partners.

Workplace learning provider Evolve Military College secured a £95,000 loan from NPIF – BFS & MSIF Microfinance, a product managed by GC Business & MSIF and part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund.