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Client Stories Tuning Into Growth: Longwave Digital Scales Up With Start Up Loan Support
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Podcast A Rocket Boost for Business Growth with the Human Touch: Michelle Atkinson, Apollo Cloud
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Client Stories Painting the path to success: MJH Art Studio grows with a £12,500 Start Up Loan funding from BEF
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Client Stories Five-figure Momentum Loan helps Castleford Lock Lane beat trying times
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Events Why the North East Is the Best Place to Start a Business – And It’s Time We Talk About It
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Client Stories Forging a Future: AMS Welding and Fabrication Ltd Thrives with a Start Up Loan
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Pictured, from left to right, are Scott Hall, co-founder of AMS Welding and Fabrication Ltd; Claire Constable, investment manager at BEF; Bill Hartshorne, business advisor at TEDCO; and Ali Balçin, co-founder of AMS Welding and Fabrication Ltd
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Client Stories Yorkshire Mushroom Emporium, Leeds-based Start Up Loan recipient
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News Business Enterprise Fund injects £50m worth of Start Up Loan funding to fuel small business growth across the North
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Client Stories "Kids Played Maths for Two Hours on Christmas Morning": The Mi-box Live Story with Chris Withers
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Client Stories Wellness Hub grows with £10,000 Start Up Loan funding from BEF
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