Success Stories

Maven Capital Partners, one of the UK’s most active private equity firms, has led a £1.035m investment in Manchester-headquartered water treatment technology business, G2O Water Technologies Limited.

With a government report in 2015 suggesting that Britain was a brewing powerhouse, it’s no wonder there are so many Start Up Loans backed brewers.

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

The Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund  invested £150,000 to support ProGen Services Limited as it seeks to recruit new staff.

A POTENTIALLY life-saving wearable device will soon be launched into the market by a Lincolnshire-based company, following investment from Enterprise Loans East Midlands (ELEM) and Midlands Engine Investment Fund (MEIF), supported by the European Regional Development Fund.

MEIF investment delivered by Midven will help HR software business create 10 jobs and develop additional product lines over the next three years

Learn how DALE Coaching Ltd used funding from a British Business Bank programme. Read more about how the funding helped them.

A Sheffield company which produces downloadable travel guides closed a £325,000 funding round from NPIF – Mercia Equity Finance, which is managed by Mercia Fund Managers and part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund.

A cybersecurity company whose platform could help to safeguard critical infrastructure and smart transport systems from attack is to open a base in the Midlands after closing a £1m funding round.

Start Up Loan recipient Andrew McAlpine took out a loan to help develop his flower kiosk, Rockflower.

Rachael Hurton has always had a passion for dance and performance and in 2014 she brought her dream to life by starting Synergy Dance – a dance fitness programme for children of all ages.

At the age of five, Paul Hughes survived a devastating fire that destroyed his family home. In 2015 Paul launched his own fire safety business Fire Safety Managers and is now delivering lifesaving solutions and training to businesses and education providers across the country from his Chester base.

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

MILTON KEYNES/NOTTINGHAM, 08 October 2018: Foresight Group LLP (“Foresight”) announces a £500,000 equity investment into Mobile Pay Systems, trading as Swoopos (“Swoopos” or the “Company”) through the Midlands Engine Investment Fund (“MEIF”).

Absolute Antibody is a Tees Valley based business which has benefited from a six figure investment.  From its headquarters in Wilton, the business specialises in the sequencing, engineering and recombinant production of antibodies and offers related protein engineering services.

Learn how EMA Training Ltd used funding from a British Business Bank programme. Read more about how the funding helped them.

Richmond-based food manufacturing company Holmesterne Foods  expanded its product range to include meat-free alternatives after receiving a £250,000 investment from NPIF – Mercia Debt Finance, managed by Mercia and part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund.

A West Bromwich-based steelwork fabricator has received a £35,000 investment boost from the Midlands Engine Investment Fund (MEIF), delivered by BCRS Business Loans.