Flexible finance and support for businesses.
Start or grow your business. Finance for your business needs; cashflow, restocking, equipment upgrades, hiring new staff, or advancing your business. Apply online today.
Start or grow your business
Grow your business
Start or grow your business
Small businesses across the North use flexible finance from BEF to start up, scale up and thrive. Empowered businesses lead to empowered communities. That's why we champion small businesses.
Our tailored solutions unlock access to finance to support your business needs; cashflow, restocking, equipment upgrades, hiring new staff, or advancing your business.
Submit an enquiryAs a Community Development Finance Institution (CDFI), we place a special focus on supporting underserved business owners and communities. Last year, we invested £16 million into businesses, added £64 million to the economy, and helped 750 businesses. That included 396 new UK businesses.
Altogether, we've supported over 5,000 businesses and helped create or safeguard over 13,000 jobs. As a not-for-profit social enterprise, every bit of our profit is reinvested to stimulate economic growth and create jobs.
Read our latest Social Impact ReportSee what we’re up to and read our client’s stories
