Success Stories

Learn how other UK businesses have used external finance to reach their ambition

Here’s just some of the tens of thousands of smaller businesses funded through our partners, with the support of British Business Bank’s programmes.

Growth Guarantee Scheme

Câr-y-Môr

Câr-y-Môr is the first community-owned regenerative ocean farm in Wales. With a diverse membership of over 300 individuals from various backgrounds, Câr-y-Môr has become a shining example of community-driven sustainability and innovation.

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Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund

Node Technologies

Fibre optic solutions company Node Technologies  secured a £100,000 loan from NPIF – BFS & MSIF Microfinance, a product managed by GC Business Finance and part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund.

Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund

Biramis Management Partners

Biramis Management Partners, a specialist management consultancy firm secured £35,000 from NPIF – BFS & MSIF Microfinance,  managed by GC Business Finance and MSIF and part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund.

Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund

iPEGS

Workplace efficiency firm iPEGS is looking to grow its client base and expand overseas having secured a five-figure investment from NPIF – BFS & MSIF Microfinance, managed by GC Business Finance and MSIF and part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund.

Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund

Intechnica

Intechnica – the Manchester-based technology business – has closed a £2.85million funding round led by investment group Mercia.

Start Up Loans

Berry’s Bakery

Robert D’Orville received a Start Up Loan of £25,000 in March 2015, enabling him to take ownership of Berry’s Bakery in Preston, Lancashire.

Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund

Inovus Medical

Inovus Medical, a leading designer and manufacturer of medical and surgical simulators, received a £500,000 investment from NPIF – Mercia Equity Finance, which is managed by Mercia Fund Managers and part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund.

Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund

Coeus Software

NPIF – Maven Equity Finance, managed by Maven Capital Partners, invested £603,000 in Coeus Software Ltd (Coeus), a workforce mobility platform provider, on behalf of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund (NPIF)

Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund

Inleaf – Video Case Study

A Lancashire company which supplies and maintains living plants to businesses across the North West is expanding with a £150k loan from NPIF – FW Capital Debt Finance, a product fund managed by FW Capital.

Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund

Gemini Digital Technologies

Digital technology company Gemini Digital Technologies (GemDT) secured a £100,000 loan from NPIF – BFS & MSIF Microfinance, a product managed by GC Business Finance and MSIF and part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund.

Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund

Newfield Fabrications Limited

A specialist engineering business received funding of £5m in a joint deal between NPIF – FW Capital Debt Finance, managed by FW Capital and part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund (NPIF), and Close Brothers Invoice Finance.

Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund

Buffalo 7

Manchester-based presentation specialist, Buffalo 7, has increased its turnover by 50 per cent following investment from NPIF – FW Debt Finance, managed by FW Capital and part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund.

Start Up Loans

The Sewing Room

Jacqueline Moran, a mum and entrepreneur based in Wirral, used her Start Up Loan to set up The Sewing Room, which offers expert clothes fitting and alterations.

Start Up Loans

The Nests Little Smallholding

Learn how The Nests Little Smallholding used funding from a British Business Bank programme. Read more about how the funding helped them.

Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund

Cocogreen

Manchester-headquartered, Cocogreen received £500,000 funding from NPIF – FW Capital Debt Finance, managed by FW Capital and part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund.

Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund

The Link App

A Manchester solicitor who has developed an app to help law firms communicate more effectively with clients has closed a £344,000 investment round backed by NPIF-Mercia Equity Finance, which is managed by Mercia Fund Managers and part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund, as well as existing and new angel investors.

Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund

Cocogreen – Video Case Study

Last year Manchester-headquartered, Cocogreen received £500,000 funding from NPIF – FW Capital Debt Finance, managed by FW Capital and part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund.

Start Up Loans

Brett’s Pets

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.

Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund

Alderley Analytical

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).