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,
Owners of a Hornsea-based construction company which specialises in the installation of modular buildings are cooking up plans to nurture entrepreneurial talent in the Yorkshire coastal town, after securing a £65,000 CBILS-backed loan from Finance for Enterprise and NPIF – BEF & FFE Microfinance, which is part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund. The loanRead more
Finance For Enterprise & British Business Bank boost Eagle Platforms A five figure loan investment from the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund, British Business Bank and Finance For Enterprise Microfinance is helping Eagle Platforms to set its sights on investing more than a million pounds in new equipment over the next five years, as the accessRead more
Finance For Enterprise has appointed three senior members of South Yorkshire’s business community to help oversee the continued growth and development of the Doncaster-based alternative funding provider. Bringing together a wealth of expertise and knowledge from across the region’s business sector, the three new board members include Dan Fell, Chief Executive of Doncaster Chamber ofRead more
In May we shared the news that our amazing apprentice, Rebekah Wickham, had been shortlisted for the North Midlands and South Yorkshire Apprenticeship Awards and was recently named as Lifeskills Learner of the Month. We are thrilled to announce that during a glittering awards ceremony, held within Sheffield’s iconic Showroom Cinema, Rebekah received aRead more
An apprentice described as a ‘shining star’ by her employers has been shortlisted for a prestigious award which celebrates the important contribution apprentices make to local businesses across the North Midlands and South Yorkshire. Rebekah Wickham (18), who is a Business Administration Apprentice at Doncaster-based alternative funding provider Finance For Enterprise, has been shortlisted forRead more
An award-winning Sheffield business is taking leaps and bounds towards its mission to get kids moving in schools across the country, after securing funding from the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund and Finance For Enterprise, to develop a unique range of interactive dance and PE lessons. Imogen Buxton-Pickles secured a £50,000 investment to support the developmentRead more
A Sheffield based entrepreneur who has brought a vision of Vietnam to the city is celebrating his first year in business after securing financial and business support from two City Region initiatives designed to support new and existing entrepreneurs. Like many graduates, Jim Rose (24) decided to spend some time travelling after successfully completing hisRead more
