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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.

Have you received finance from one of our partners using one of our programmes? Do you want to have a chance of being featured as a success story on our website? Please email our Communications team to register your interest.

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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Enterprise Finance Guarantee

Scorpion Tooling UK Ltd

Scorpion Tooling UK Ltd, a research and development driven manufacturing company based in Cam, Gloucestershire, was looking for additional funding to support a management buyout.

Enterprise Finance Guarantee

Makar Technologies Ltd

Makar Technologies is an electronic design manufacturing and service support company based in Forres near Inverness.

Enterprise Finance Guarantee

Kalopsia Collective CIC

Edinburgh based Kalopsia is a batch textiles manufacturer for mills, independent businesses and retailers.

Enterprise Finance Guarantee

Euro Recycling Brokers Ltd

Euro Recycling Brokers Ltd is a waste broker that provides sustainable waste management solutions to their clients, primarily arranging for the collection and disposal of various waste streams.

British Business Investments

Hannah Woodgates Hair Design

Hannah Woodgates Hair Design is a salon based in Bude, Cornwall. The business attracted attention by using social media to advertise their contemporary hair styling, unique in the area.

Managed Funds

Revolut

London-based mobile bank Revolut’s two million customers can set up an app-based current account, spend in over 150 currencies with no fees and send free domestic and internationalmoney transfers using the interbank exchange rate.

Wrisk

Equity Crowdfunding didn't just help Wrisk access the funding it needed, it also provided a unique marketing opportunity too.

Exonate Limited

Exonate Limited raised £1m in Angel Investment to develop life-changing eye drops

British Business Investments

Wilton and Bain Group Limited

Wilton & Bain (W&B) provides executive search services in the professional services, digital services and legal sector in the UK, Europe and USA. It also provides interim management executives to the corporate and digital services sectors in the UK.

Frank Recruitment Group

A business Grant provided working capital for Frank Recruitment Group to develop and launch its website.

Fever-Tree

How going public helped: Learn why listing on public markets suited Fever-Tree’s growth aims more than other forms of finance.

Cornerstone

From a Start Up Loan to a £900,000 Crowdfunding round, Cornerstone is growing and has used finance to do it.

Vantage Power

Vantage Power used Angel Investment to fund its technology development

Enterprise Finance Guarantee

Miss Macaroon

Miss Macaroon, set up by social entrepreneur and trained pastry chef Rosie Ginday, is a high-end patisserie with a difference.

Start Up Loans

Finch Installations

Simon Finch was granted a £9,000 Start Up Loan to launch his shop-fitting business, Finch Installations.

British Business Investments

Laird London

A fleeting opportunity arises to grow your business. If you don’t seize it, it will pass. But you need the cash to act decisively – and just at that moment your own cashflow is stretched. So how are going to fund your next big step?

Start Up Loans

Zeal Creative

One of the region’s foremost marketing agencies, ZEAL Creative counts some of the world’s biggest brands as its clients. The agency, which was founded in March 2014, has produced inspirational content and campaigns for the likes of Castrol, Johnson & Johnson and Weetabix, and continues to win clients.

Enterprise Capital Funds

Carwow

Carwow had grown from a team of two to five employees with some angel funding, but they knew that they needed institutional backing to improve the service and grow the business into a nationally recognised brand.