Shaun Connell

10th September 2018

BEF sponsor title winning Brighouse Rangers ARLFC

We are delighted to announce a sponsorship deal with Brighouse Rangers ARLFC, a grassroots Rugby League club based in West Yorkshire.

Ruth Sullivan

6th September 2018

BEF are proud to be Social Enterprise UK awards finalists.

We are thrilled to announce we have been shortlisted for this year’s Social Enterprise UK awards, for Social Investment Deal of the Year.

Ruth Sullivan

8th August 2018

BEF’s funding brings something more to the River Ure.

This year fishing enthusiast Philip Ellis launched the first ever guided Salmon tour along the River Ure.

Nicolas Kendall

4th July 2018

Spark:York, a unique community project

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Ruth Sullivan

30th May 2018

BEF gives green light to school system

A new system that tracks children’s behaviour and their educational journey has been given the green light thanks to a £40k loan from the Business Enterprise Fund.

Ruth Sullivan

8th May 2018

Triple investment from BEF brings new Spark to York

A unique community project, Spark:York, which opened to the public on 4 May, will reinvent Piccadilly thanks to funding totalling £150,000 from the Business Enterprise Fund (BEF).

Nicolas Kendall

12th April 2018

Restaurant is the gold standard for investment

French restaurant and bistro, Le Cochon Aveugle, has received £50,000 in funding from the Business Enterprise Fund (BEF) to help expand the premises and create seven new jobs.

Nicolas Kendall

4th April 2018

Business lender cashes out for merchant services business

Payment solutions company, CutPay Merchant Services, has received funding from the Business Enterprise Fund (BEF) to create a number of new jobs.

Nicolas Kendall

16th March 2018

BEF breathes life into Defib Machines

‘An electric current through the heart of Yorkshire’

Fergus Mckie

5th February 2018

BEF joins Government response to support Carillion supply chain

The British Business Bank, in partnership with 40+ accredited lenders, will make £100 million of finance available to businesses affected by the collapse of Carillion.

A colourful row of beach huts in Saltburn-by-the-Sea

Fergus Mckie

4th December 2017

BEF funding provides bright outlook for North East coast

A rainbow of colour is being added to the picturesque North East coastline at Saltburn-by-the-Sea.

Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund Microfinance Fund Managers Business Enterprise Fund and Finance For Enterprise

Fergus Mckie

30th November 2017

Fund managers pass £2m loaned across Yorkshire, Humber and Tees Valley within eight months

£2m surpassed in loans to small businesses across Yorkshire, Humber and the Tees Valley