Shaun Connell

16th September 2019

BEF achieves Cyber Essentials certification

Global standard affirms BEF’s commitment to cyber security

Shaun Connell

13th September 2019

BEF backs Investing in Women Code

Responsible Finance Provider adds its support to new HM Treasury initiative

Ruth Sullivan

2nd September 2019

Build it and they will come

Key Learning opens a brand-new learning centre in Bingley thanks to a £10k Start Up loan from BEF.

Shaun Connell

29th August 2019

BEF helps award-winning Agency for Good to grow

The Bradford-based marketing company is set to increase its impact thanks to a £3k Start Up loan from BEF.

Ruth Sullivan

22nd August 2019

All systems go for CRM company

A Leeds couple who specialise in customer relationship management (CRM) are undergoing significant business growth after receiving funding from the Business Enterprise Fund (BEF).

Shaun Connell

8th August 2019

Making hashtags relatable to anybody that isn’t Generation Z

In this week's guest blog, Betty from Approach PR shares best practice to help you master social media hashtags.

Shaun Connell

7th August 2019

International athlete strikes fitness gold with help from BEF

Leeds-based personal trainer gets off to a flying start thanks to a £12k Start Up loan from BEF.

Ruth Sullivan

29th July 2019

The role of LinkedIn for business

In this week's guest blog, Anisha from Approach PR gives tips on how to utilise the 'go-to social platform for business to business networking'.

Ruth Sullivan

26th July 2019

Simply the ‘BEST’ for BEF investment

Leeds-based sustainable fashion brand is ready to try on the influencer market for size thanks to a £50k loan from BEF.

Ruth Sullivan

24th July 2019

There will be no storm in this Tea Cup thanks to a start-up loan from BEF.

Cake making duo save the day and the jobs of eight staff as they take over a community Tea Room in Howden.

Shaun Connell

23rd July 2019

£31m added to the regional economy

BEF, the Yorkshire-based social enterprise has announced it has boosted the region’s economy by £31m in the last 12 months as well increased lending to female entrepreneurs by 9%.

Nicolas Kendall

16th July 2019

The changing finance landscape for SMEs in the North

With renewed debate on the spatial re-balancing of the UK economy, how should we address the North-South divide?