Shaun Connell

6th February 2023

BEF continues to champion access to finance with 5-year RLS loans

The not-for-profit lender offers RLS loans up to £250k over 5 years at 14.99% (max interest rate per year).

Shaun Connell

2nd February 2023

Start Up Loans celebrates 100K loans worth more than £941 million to businesses across the UK

The economic impact of the loans is estimated to be more than £5.3 billion.

Shaun Connell

17th January 2023

A Cheshire-based businesswoman is setting contemporary trends in homeware

A £6k Start Up Loan from BEF helps support the growth of Scandi homeware specialist, NINA D.

Shaun Connell

4th January 2023

We're hiring Associate Investment Managers

BEF are hiring for two Associate Investment Manager positions based in Bradford (HQ) and the North East.

Shaun Connell

23rd December 2022

19th century historic Yorkshire-coast hotel bounces back after pandemic

Yorkshire-based coastal retreat, Raithwaite Sandsend (Raithwaite), has bounced back after securing a £250,000 investment in 2020,

Shaun Connell

15th November 2022

BEF Associate Investment Manager is our latest award winner

Habib Karimi, Associate Investment Manager, scooped a prestigious award at the 2022 Yorkshire Asian Young Achievers.

Shaun Connell

24th October 2022

BEF Associate Investment Manager shortlisted for a Yorkshire’s Asian Young Achievers Award

Rising star Habib Karimi has been shortlisted for the Private Sector award.

Shaun Connell

24th October 2022

NPIF – BEF & FFE Microfinance kickstarts growth of Darlington-based marketing software business My Marketing Button

BEF deliver £50k RLS-backed NPIF loan to a CPD-accredited marketing business.

Shaun Connell

4th October 2022

£60k RLS-backed loan in Lancashire

Mark Iley delivered a £60k RLS-backed loan to a Lancashire-based engineering business.

Shaun Connell

27th September 2022

Can you kick it?

BEF are proud to sponsor the One In A Million Corporate Charity 5-A-Side Football Tournament.

Sunny American city landscape in the fading light of an autumn day

Shaun Connell

6th September 2022

BEF are accredited for RLS!

We can now deliver RLS-backed loans from £25,001 to £250,000.

Shaun Connell

24th August 2022

NPIF Stronger North Roadshow – York & North Yorkshire

Join NPIF, York & North Yorkshire Growth Hub, and BEF on 8 September, 8:00am-11:00am.