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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.

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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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Midlands Engine Investment Fund

LJ General Builders

The general building and construction company will use the funding to accelerate their growth plans following a new contract with Nottingham Community Housing Association.

Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund

Advanced Digital Innovation

A Yorkshire business which is transforming healthcare through the use of digital technology  secured a £650,000 investment from NPIF – Mercia Equity Finance, which is managed by Mercia and is part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund.

Start Up Loans

Equistone Equestrian

Emma Evelyn Stone worked as a Transport Secretary before deciding to return to university and study a science degree.

Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund

Radio.Co – Video Case Study

Learn how Radio.Co – Video Case Study used funding from a British Business Bank programme. Read more about how the funding helped them.

Start Up Loans

City Pantry

Stuart Sunderland started his business City Pantry with a friend, a service delivering street food to businesses, with the help of a £10,000 Start Up Loan.

Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund

EPIC Risk Management

Lancashire based EPIC Risk Management expanded its services in tackling one of society’s fastest growing problems using a £70,000 loan from NPIF – BFS & MSIF Microfinance – a product fund managed by GC Business Finance in partnership with MSIF and part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund (NPIF).

Start Up Loans

Qudini

In June 2012, Imogen and Fraser started up their business, Qudini, a cloud-based platform that allows brands with physical locations to create positive customer experiences through queue management, appointment and event bookings, click and collect, and repair and collection management.

Start Up Loans

Claudi & Fin

Lucy & Meriel both received a Start Up Loan of £7,000 for their frozen yoghurt ice lolly business Claudi & Fin.

Start Up Loans

Eclipse Property

Allen started his property management company Eclipse Property Cornwall, with the help of a £10,000 Start Up Loan, to become our 10,000th business backed.

Midlands Engine Investment Fund

Advance Tapes

Specialist manufacturer of adhesive tapes secures business loan to support ambitious growth plans

Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Investment Fund

Clinical Design Technologies

Clinical Design Technologies is using £750,000 of CIOSIF equity investment to promote its groundbreaking Urine Testing System technology.

Start Up Loans

HMW Personal Training

HelenMarie provides personal training and pilates through her company HMW Personal Training, which she started in October 2014.

Start Up Loans

YorTours

Nick Smith’s passion for what his local area has to offer and his love of working with people, inspired him to start YorTours.

Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund

LiveLead

A Humber business which has developed an online lead generation system to help SMEs access new business opportunities  secured a £250,000 investment from NPIF – Mercia Equity Finance, which is managed by Mercia and is part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund.

Start Up Loans

Keel Over Marketing

Thomas Coppen, a Bristol-based entrepreneur, borrowed £5,000 to get his company ‘Keel Over Ltd’ off the ground.

Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund

ebb3 Limited

Maven Capital Partners has led a £900,000 investment in supercomputing technology specialist, ebb3 Limited.

Midlands Engine Investment Fund

Selazar

Nottingham 29 January 2020: Foresight Group LLP (“Foresight”), a leading independent private equity and infrastructure investment manager, is pleased to announce a £500,000 growth capital investment into Selazar Limited (“Selazar” or “the Company”), a logistics management software business, set to open a new base in Leicestershire.

Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund

YProtech

Corporate finance house Acceleris Capital  completed a £400,000 round of fundraising for YProtech Ltd, consisting of £250,000 equity finance and further £150,000 of debt, provided by NPIF – FW Capital Debt Finance, a product fund managed by FW Capital and part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund.