Shaun Connell

4th February 2020

It’s great up North

The North of England is the top region for entrepreneurs, receiving £150m in Start Up Loans.

Shaun Connell

3rd February 2020

Personal Finance Money Checklist

8 steps to start 2020 in the best possible way

Shaun Connell

29th January 2020

£50k Growth Loan

Andy Clough delivered a £50k growth loan engineering consultancy based in North Yorkshire.

Shaun Connell

27th January 2020

Those who can, coach

Mark Mills is helping triathletes and runners to achieve their best thanks to a £5,000 Start Up loan delivered by BEF.

Shaun Connell

8th January 2020

Eat, drink, play, repeat

A licensed board game café reaches the tipping point thanks to a £20,000 Start Up loan from BEF.

Shaun Connell

18th December 2019

Engineering controlled growth

Elland-based Control House is ready for growth thanks to funding from BEF.

Shaun Connell

17th December 2019

Yorkshire business support programme provides over £1m in grant funding

A Yorkshire business support programme has provided more than a million pounds in grant funding since its launch.

Shaun Connell

2nd December 2019

BEF celebrates 15 years of lending

BEF is celebrating 15 years of supporting businesses having reached a milestone lending figure of £70m.

Shaun Connell

11th November 2019

Designer watch brand dials in growth

Ellington Timepiece goes from strength to strength thanks to a £35k NPIF loan from BEF.

Shaun Connell

6th November 2019

NPIF investments in Cumbria reach £2m milestone

The £2m investment milestone in Cumbria supports eight ambitious, high-growth SMEs in the region with finance for growth.

Shaun Connell

5th November 2019

BEF launches in Manchester with two new staff and first client

Investment managers Steph Cooper and Tim Burt to head up BEF's first Northwest office.

Shaun Connell

1st November 2019

BEF are proud to be shortlisted in the 2019 National Enterprise Network Awards

We are thrilled to announce that we have been shortlisted for the Enterprise Support Organisation of the Year (over £750k).