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.

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Enterprise Capital Funds

NQ64

NQ64 are a chain of unique bars across the country offering a range of specialist beers and cocktails which can be enjoyed by customers while playing a range of retro arcade games and consoles.

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Start Up Loans

Office Pantry

Office Pantry deliver snack packs and fresh fruit to offices right across the UK, with an optional honesty box for school staff rooms and companies on tight budgets.

Start Up Loans

Superior Bathrooms

Sharon Shearer launched her business Superior Bathrooms when she was made redundant, using her career expertise to get her started.

Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund

My Digital Accounts

The Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund invested £1.25m to support My Digital Accounts in its mission to strengthen its staff numbers and boost its marketing activity.

Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund

Simul Software

Simulation software developers, Simul Software Ltd ("Simul Software"), received a £150k investment from NPIF – Maven Equity Finance, managed by Maven Capital Partners (“Maven”) and part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund.

Start Up Loans

Waterfall Ways

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

Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund

Elmtronics

ELECTRIC vehicle (EV) charging specialists Elmtronics secured a £200,000 investment from NPIF – FW Capital Debt Finance, managed by FW Capital and part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund (NPIF) to open a new Manchester office.

Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund

Aptus Clinical

Aptus Clinical, a specialist clinical contract research organisation based at Alderley Park,  received a £150k loan from NPIF – FW Capital Debt Finance, managed by FW Capital and part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund (NPIF).

Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund

CPP FM & Projects

A Sheffield-based fit-out, refurbishment and maintenance business is set for expansion with the help of a £200,000 loan from NPIF – Mercia Debt Finance, which is managed by Mercia Fund Managers and part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund.

Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund

Marine Rescue Technologies Ltd

East Yorkshire-based Marine Rescue Technologies Ltd (MRT)  received a £750,000 investment from NPIF – FW Capital Debt Finance, managed by FW Capital and part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund (NPIF).

Start Up Loans

Unbxd

William Ferrieira and his business partner, William Niven started up their independent creative agency, Unbxd in September 2015.

Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund

Ellington Timepiece

Designer watch brand Ellington Timepiece secured a £35,000 loan from NPIF – BEF & FFE Microfinance which is managed by Business Enterprise Fund (BEF) and Finance for Enterprise (FFE) and part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund.

Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund

Aru Home Care

A leading domiciliary care provider which aims to transform the way in which care services are delivered across the region is on course to bring 50 new jobs to East Yorkshire’s healthcare sector after successfully securing investment from NPIF – BEF & FFE Microfinance, part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund (NPIF).

Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund

Wenso

Wenso is a one stop IT services and solutions company with headquarters in Manchester, UK. Wenso also has a global presence across multiple continents including Europe, North America, Australia and Asia including the Middle East.

Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund

Additive Manufacturing Technologies

Regional funds like the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund are helping small firms to attract bigger investments, as one recent case shows.

Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund

Appleby Creamery

Cumbrian-based Appleby Creamery, an artisan cheese maker  secured a £250,000 loan from the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund (NPIF), in a deal financed by NPIF – FW Capital Debt Finance.

Midlands Engine Investment Fund

Sign Solutions

Birmingham – 4 February 2019 – Sign Solutions, specialists in providing high quality communication support services for Deaf and hard of hearing individuals in the public and private sector, has secured significant investment from venture capital firm Midven, who were appointed to manage the £35m equity portion of the Midlands Engine Investment Fund (MEIF) in March 2018.

Midlands Engine Investment Fund

Streamline Press

MEIF Maven East & South East Midlands Debt Finance provides Streamline Press with £250,000 funding package

Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund

Motrans

An ambitious entrepreneur who was left unable to work has transformed an idea into a multi-million-pound business venture after securing backing from NPIF – BEF & FFE Microfinance,  which is managed by Business Enterprise Fund (BEF) and Finance for Enterprise (FFE) and part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund.