Finance For Enterprise (FFE) has provided £250k of funding to DINH Ltd to support the acquisition of AAP Metal Fabrication Services Ltd. Based in Jarrow, Tyne & Wear, AAP was established in 2009 and provides bespoke metal fabrication services with particular expertise in the Subsea, Offshore and renewables sectors. The acquisition will see the currentRead more
Finance For Enterprise, has successfully secured a capital injection of £25 million from Lloyds Bank and Big Society Capital (BSC) under the second phase of the Community Investment Enterprise Fund (CIEF). This forms a part of a larger £62 million investment initiative aimed at facilitating access to finance for small businesses across England and Wales,
Finance For Enterprise (FFE), based in Doncaster, has bolstered its business lending team following the appointment of Neil Wade and Geoff Longden as Business Lending Managers. Neil Wade joins the company as a Senior Business Lending Manager, bringing with him over 35 years of experience working for various high street banks. In his new role,
Measuring the impact that our loans make is crucial to the success of Donbac. It makes a difference to our funders to know about the businesses we support, it helps attract further stakeholders and funders to allow us to continue to make loans. There is increasing recognition that we need better ways to account forRead more
At the 2013 National Enterprise Network awards held at the British Library, London, Donbac has been named the winner of ‘Local Enterprise Agency of the Year’ The awards recognise those members that have worked tirelessly and successfully to establish and maintain recognition and impact within their local communities over the last year. The award wasRead more
Andy Fairbanks, with 11 years of experience working in dental laboratories and clinics, wanted to create a high quality service in a professional environment for clients to enjoy. In September 2011 he opened Fairbanks Dental Laboratories offering a wide range of services including crowns, veneers, bridges and implants. His services also include ‘The Smile Clinic’,Read more
From January to June 2013 Donbac has lent 50% more compared to 2012 and 100% more than 2011 Donbac’s Managing Director, Arthur Foreman said “All the businesses supported were unable to attract the funding they needed from the high street banks and by supporting them Donbac has unlocked the potential to sustain even more localRead more
2013 marked the silver anniversary as a director of Donbac for James Crowe James was presented with a pen set inscribed to mark the achievement. Donbac’s Chairman, Michael Shepherd who thanked him for his vision and commitment to the organization, particularly for the involvement in Donbac projects which have supported and developed “Enterprise in Education”Read more
Sugarcane are a design agency based in Doncaster and Sheffield that have been providing local, regional and national businesses with design services for more than 8 years. A full service agency, providing Marketing strategy and planning, brand identity, logo design, marketing literature, web and app design, build and development, photography and video. Sugarcane approached DonbacRead more
March 2013: At a time when Banks are reported to be making fewer loans, in spite of government’s “Funding for Lending” initiative, the South Yorkshire based organisation Donbac has provided over £1.5 million of loans to small businesses during 2012. The Bank of England reported that net lending by banks fell by £2.4bn in theRead more
