Northern business group launches hub for would-be female investors The Fund Her North initiative has already had success in attracting investment for a number of North East companies Birmingham Post · Sep 5, 2022
Asset finance firm Propel boosted with new £500m financing round The Newport-based firm is looking to accelerate asset lending to SMEs across the UK Birmingham Post · Aug 24, 2022
Campervan business takes off with funding for pilot co-founders Expansion plans boosted by £50,000 loan from Transmit Startups Insider UK · Aug 22, 2022
Glaswegian entrepreneurs launch Portuguese-style bakery New opening helped by a £40,000 loan from the British Business Bank Insider UK · Aug 11, 2022
The 28 North West companies that are part-owned by the UK Government The Future Fund was launched on May 20, 2020 Birmingham Post · Aug 8, 2022
The Welsh firms in which the UK Government has ownership stakes The firms has converted debt to equity under the Westminster government's Future Fund Birmingham Post · Aug 8, 2022
British Business Bank backs £50 million fund for tech start-ups The fund will support at least 60 startups over four years Evening Standard · Jul 27, 2022
Cornwall marine engineering firm secures £1m for overseas growth Feritech Global recently launched its new innovation centre near Falmouth Birmingham Post · Jul 26, 2022
Covid recovery scheme offers over £229m to smaller Scottish businesses A successor to the scheme has been announced, which will open for applications in August Insider UK · Jul 22, 2022
British Business Bank has offered £135m in recovery loans to SMEs in Wales The Recovery Loan Scheme was set up in April 2021 to help firms recover post-pandemic Birmingham Post · Jul 21, 2022
UK drops guarantees from £400m of Greensill loans to Gupta-linked firms State-owned British Business Bank makes decision after investigation of lending practices The Guardian - UK · Jul 18, 2022
Scotland tops the UK for equity investment in university spin-outs Of the 211 equity deals involving spin-outs across the UK during 2021, 44 came from Scottish academic institutions Insider UK · Jul 14, 2022
British Business Bank appoints new director for Scotland Promoted network director has already been with the bank for more than two years Insider UK · Jun 28, 2022
The UK Government has a stake in a sex party organising company THE UK Government has a stake in a company which organises “hedonistic” sex parties as a result of one of the Chancellor’s Covid cash schemes. The National (Scotland) · Jun 27, 2022
Birmingham Post · Jun 22, 2022 Record year for the value of equity investments into small Welsh firms The British Business Bank said that the record total value of deals in Wales was despite a fall in the number of deals on 2020
Insider UK · Jun 21, 2022 Record year for equity investment in Scotland’s smaller businesses Edinburgh named biggest deal hub in the UK beyond London
Birmingham Post · Jun 21, 2022 South West tops UK regions for equity investment among SMEs The number of small West Country businesses taking on investment has soared in the last 12 months
Birmingham Post · Jun 21, 2022 Investment more than triples for North West SMEs, finds new report The North West saw £872m of investment across 160 deals
The Guardian - UK · Jun 17, 2022 ‘It’s an investment in the future’: the creative company displaying growth through sustainability When business slowed during the pandemic, creative design and print agency KGK Genix took the opportunity to start its journey towards net zero
The Independent UK · Jun 13, 2022 Covid business loans ‘saved hundreds of thousands of jobs’ Anywhere from 500,000 to 2.9 million jobs might have been lost if not for the loans, reviewers found.
Birmingham Post · Jun 9, 2022 New chief executive of the British Business Bank revealed Louis Taylor will succeed Catherine Lewis La Torre in October
The Guardian - UK · Jun 8, 2022 Five ways moving towards net zero will make your small business more resilient With the need to tackle the climate crisis becoming ever more urgent, ensuring your business is more sustainable is not only good for the planet, but your business too
The Guardian - UK · Jun 8, 2022 People power: how ethical values can help your business attract top talent Progressive staff are pushing businesses to become greener, cleaner and more flexible. Here’s how …
Birmingham Post · Jun 6, 2022 Cardiff special effects firm which has worked with Disney Lucasfilm and BBC receives British Business Bank backing Dragon Fire and Water Services has provided support to RealSFX on an upcoming Disney Plus Series
Birmingham Post · May 6, 2022 Valleys drum kit maker lands band The Struts as its first client Start up firm Tarian Drums is looking to see its drums use by bands around the world