Success Stories

Although the enforced shutdown due to COVID-19 caused the Haweswater Hotel severe cashflow problems, the owners of the business also recognised an opportunity.

When the Government announced plans to close businesses to help combat the spread of COVID-19, Forsyth and Steele saw its incoming orders dwindle almost immediately.

Brian Stoneman secured a Start Up Loan of £6,600 in March 2017 to put towards the running of Academy ICT.

Huddersfield-based leak detection and environmental protection systems firm Andel received a £180,000 investment from NPIF – FW Capital Debt Finance, managed by FW Capital and part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund (NPIF).

Cheshire based 7i Group Ltd  received £150,000 funding from NPIF – FW Capital Debt Finance, managed by FW Capital and part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund.

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

Learn how 40 St Pauls used funding from a British Business Bank programme. Read more about how the funding helped them.

A Hull start-up which aims to revolutionise the haulage industry by finding a better way to match drivers and employers  completed a £350,000 funding round led by NPIF – Mercia Equity Finance, which is managed by Mercia and part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund.

A Cannock-based manufacturer of stainless steel metal components has received £60,000 from the Midlands Engine Investment Fund (MEIF).

Software provider Outsource Management Services (OMS) has secured investment of £55,000 from NPIF – BFS & MSIF Microfinance,– a fund managed by GC Business Finance in partnership with MSIF and part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund (NPIF).

A Harrogate company whose technology platform is transforming the way food businesses manage their supply chain secured a new funding round of £2.3m, which included £1.5 million from the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund and the remainder from existing shareholders including Summit Alpha.

A recycling business which takes household waste destined for landfill and turns it into fuel  secured a £575,000 debt funding package from Lancashire Rosebud Finance and NPIF – FW Capital Debt Finance, which is part of the Northern Powerhouse Fund.

A Leicestershire company responsible for developing the first multi-channel online and offline HR software platform has secured £250,000 investment from the MEIF Proof of Concept & Early Stage Fund, managed by Mercia and part of the Midlands Engine Investment Fund

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

NPIF – Maven Equity Finance, managed by Maven Capital Partners (‘’Maven’’) and part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund invested in Bolton-based elearning company, Digital Training Solutions (‘’DTS’’).

The environmental management and materials recycling business secures funding to purchase machinery to improve efficiencies and help reduce carbon footprint.

Brighton sisters, Amy and Ruth Anslow, founded their independent supermarket, hiSbe, with the help of Start Up Loans.

A Teesside business which has developed a new way to generate fuel and chemicals from waste biomass  secured a further £2.3million investment to commercialise its technology.