Shaun Connell

11th August 2021

Business Enterprise Fund (BEF) takes over PIF legacy funds

The take over provides additional funds to support the region's SMEs.

Shaun Connell

30th July 2021

£100,000 Expand loan in West Yorkshire

Mark Iley delivered a £100,000 Expand loan to support the growth of a West Yorkshire-based construction business.

Shaun Connell

28th July 2021

Northern entrepreneurs rebuild region’s economy with record year of funding

Business Enterprise Fund has almost doubled its investment in the northern economy over the last 12 months.

Shaun Connell

26th July 2021

£10k grants available for eligible ethnically diverse-owned small businesses in the UK

Fiserv is giving back to help small businesses get Back2Business with a programme focused on helping to jump-start ethnically diverse owned small businesses in hard-hit communities.

Shaun Connell

23rd July 2021

£15k Start Up Loan in Bradford

Tom Kelton, associate investment manager, delivered a £15,000 Start Up Loan to a Bradford-based gym owner.

Shaun Connell

19th July 2021

£100,000 Expand loan in Tees Valley

Hilary Watson, investment manager, delivered a £100,000 Expand loan to a Tees Valley-based engineering business.

Shaun Connell

16th July 2021

British Business Bank: Demand for SME finance outweighing supply

Demand for finance among small businesses is exceeding the level of supply across the UK, a new survey from the British Business Bank suggests.

Shaun Connell

14th July 2021

BEF is looking to appoint two Non Executive Directors

Could you help shape and support Business Enterprise Funds vital work?

Shaun Connell

14th July 2021

£20,000 Start Up Loan in London

Julie Micklethwaite, Start Up Loans Manager, delivered a £20,000 Start Up loan to a London-based home care provider.

Shaun Connell

7th July 2021

£75,000 Expand loan in Tees Valley

Hilary Watson, investment manager, delivered a £75,000 Expand loan to a Tees Valley-based engineering support business.

Shaun Connell

2nd July 2021

£38,000 Expand loan in Tees Valley

Lee Vickers delivered a £38,000 expand loan to support the growth of a Teesside Valley-based industrial support business.

Shaun Connell

29th June 2021

£25,000 Start Up Loan in Leeds

Rupert Shires, Start Up Loans Manager, delivered a £25,000 Start Up Loan to a Leeds-based childcare provider.