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Case Studies

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.

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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Investment Fund for Scotland

Connekt Group

Connekt Group secured £250,000 through the Investment Fund for Scotland to help drive electric vehicle adoption across Scotland.

Investment Fund for Scotland

The Aesthetics Club

Award-winning aesthetic clinic The Aesthetics Club secured a £250,000 loan from the Investment Fund for Scotland to fund expansion.

Investment Fund for Northern Ireland

Refresh NI

An energy services business which prides itself on being a one-stop-shop helping homeowners reduce their carbon emissions secured a £200,000 loan from the Investment Fund for Northern Ireland.

Investment Fund for Wales

Snowdon Timber Products

Bangor-based Snowdon Timber Products secured £100,000 investment from the Smaller Loans fund of the Investment Fund for Wales.

Investment Fund for Wales

Screen Genie

Merthyr Tydfil business Screen Genie secured funding of £25,000 through the Smaller Loans fund of the Investment Fund for Wales.

Investment Fund for Wales

Green Dream Concepts

Swansea-based landscaping and gardening business Green Dream Concepts secured a loan of £25,000 through the Investment Fund for Wales.

Investment Fund for Wales

Palmers Scaffolding

Palmers Scaffolding, the UK’s oldest scaffolding firm, secured a £500,000 investment from the Debt Finance Fund of the Investment Fund for Wales.

Investment Fund for Wales

Economy Energy Group

Swansea-based renewable energy provider Economy Energy Group received a £100,000 investment from the Investment Fund for Wales Debt Finance fund managed by appointed fund managers FW Capital.

Investment Fund for Northern Ireland

The Bucks Head

The first deal from the Investment Fund for Northern Ireland saw fund manager Whiterock facilitate a £100,000 loan to The Bucks Head Inn in Dundrum.

Investment Fund for Northern Ireland

Harrison Chambers of Distinction

An award-winning Belfast boutique hotel secured a £160,000 loan from the Investment Fund for Northern Ireland to expand and build on their success.

Investment Fund for Scotland

Kedras Clinics

A clinic specialising in neurotechnology received a £50,000 loan through the Investment Fund for Scotland delivered by DSL Business Finance.

Investment Fund for Scotland

Highland Hilly Huts

A small hospitality operator based in the Highlands has received funding through the Investment Fund for Scotland to expand following recent success.

Midlands Engine Investment Fund II

Knit Nottingham

Independent yarn shop, Knit Nottingham, received a £60,000 smaller loan from appointed fund manager, First Enterprise - Enterprise Loans, to help with the purchase of the business from the previous owner.

Start Up Loans

Lemon Tree Softplay Café

Lemon Tree Soft Play Café took out a Start up Loan and is a growing business founded by three mothers and entrepreneurs, creating a haven for children and families in Newcastle upon Tyne.

ENABLE Funding

Barclay & Daughters

Barclay & Daughters is a family-run nationally competitive haulier with over 25 years of industry experience.

Midlands Engine Investment Fund II

True Position Robotics

Nottingham-based True Position Robotics (TPR) raises £1 million equity investment. The equity investment received through the Midlands Engine Investment Fund II and managed by Mercia Ventures will enable the business to scale up operations and continue its research and development.

Bounce Back Loan Scheme (BBLS)

Shropshire Festivals

When Beth Heath used a Bounce Back Loan to protect her business in Shropshire, the loan not only boosted the cashflow of her award-winning festival company, but also gave her an opportunity to support her local community during lockdown.

Recovery Loan Scheme

Twynham House Nursery School

The business received an initial Bounce Back Loan (BBLS) before paying it off and moving to a Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan (CBILS) via SWIG Finance. They then successfully applied for a Recovery Loan Scheme (RLS) of £50,000 to invest in the business to take it forward and grow.