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News, 18 Mar 13 — A ground-breaking business set up via Skype calls between two former school friends living thousands of miles apart has received backing from Finance Yorkshire. Kevin Hollinrake and Jeremy Ward, both 49, established property market intelligence…

News, 13 Mar 13 — A series of finance conferences are being staged across Yorkshire and the Humber to discuss how businesses can gain investments for growth. Events to be held in Leeds, Hull, York and Sheffield in March 2013. Finance Yorkshire is hosting the…

News, 12 Mar 13 — An international manufacturer and supplier of specialist industrial and hygienic doors has secured a £600,000 investment from Finance Yorkshire to continue its ambitious growth plans. Envirodoor Limited, based in East Yorkshire, operates…

News, 11 Mar 13 — Xeros Limited, the environmentally-friendly cleaning company which is backed by Finance Yorkshire has successfully completed a £10 million fundraising from new and existing investors. The funding will be used to accelerate the roll-out of the Xeros…

News, 31 Jan 13 — A Sheffield-based environmental consultancy is looking to expand staff numbers and its national capabilities, following an investment from Finance Yorkshire. After diversifying into different markets and following a board reshuffle, Ecus is…

News, 31 Jan 13 — A Skipton-based company is ensuring its business is ready to adapt to a growing healthcare market, thanks to an investment from Finance Yorkshire. Healthcare House provides information and advice on a wide range of healthcare issues as well as…

News, 19 Dec 12 — Alex McWhirter, Chief Executive of Finance Yorkshire reviews the financial landscape for small and medium sized enterprises and looks at how the sector will progress during 2013. The success of this summer’s London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic…

News, 05 Dec 12 — High performance audio equipment, thought to be the most advanced in the world, has been invented, developed and manufactured in Sheffield with the help of funding from Finance Yorkshire. Wilson Benesch manufactures high end audio loudspeakers…

News, 03 Dec 12 — A Leeds woman is shaking and stirring up the world of cocktails after her business idea took off and received backing from big investors. Two years ago Victoria Novis was working as a chartered accountant and tax advisor, but now she is supplying…

News, 28 Nov 12 — A young entrepreneur from Leeds who launched the first property search application on Facebook in the UK is building on strong foundations for his business thanks to a Finance Yorkshire Seedcorn Fund investment. Sohail Rashid launched Property…

News, 27 Nov 12 — Sheffield-based Magnomatics has raised £2.5m to fund the development of its magnetically geared motors for the hybrid and electric vehicle market. Magnomatics, which was spun out of The University of Sheffield in 2006, develops novel proprietary…

News, 27 Nov 12 — Alex McWhirter, Chief Executive of Finance Yorkshire, has issued a stark view of the Government’s efforts to help SMEs and entrepreneurs, saying the Government is so busy launching new initiatives that it fails to ensure they reach and benefit…

News, 21 Nov 12 — Finance Yorkshire has invested nearly £30m in more than 200 small and medium sized enterprises since August 2010. The venture capital and loan fund has completed a total of 280 investments, ranging from £15,000 to more than £1.2m, in…

News, 15 Oct 12 — A West Yorkshire company is showing its mettle with ambitious expansion plans thanks to an investment from Finance Yorkshire. Leeds-based Silchrome Plating Ltd was established in 1949 and offers a wide range of metal finishes and treatment…

News, 08 Oct 12 — A Sheffield-based metals stockist and distributor, which increased its turnover by £2.2 million last year, is set to grow again after doubling the size of its premises. Broder Metals Group Ltd, which specialises in metal distribution, moved from…

News, 04 Oct 12 — An independent industrial gas turbine company has opened a new 4,000sqft facility in Doncaster to expand its services and global operations. The move follows a £1.29m Equity Linked investment from Finance Yorkshire – the largest deal to date for…

News, 24 Sep 12 — Paul Gower has joined Finance Yorkshire as Investment Director on its Equity Linked team. Paul is returning to Yorkshire having previously worked as an Investment Manager at South Yorkshire Investment Fund (SYIF) between 2003 and…

News, 24 Sep 12 — Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg visited Finance Yorkshire investee company Xeros to hear first-hand about the company’s unique cleaning system and celebrate its first commercial sale in the UK. Xeros has established a process that delivers…

News, 17 Sep 12 — A “ground-breaking” new way families can save money has been launched by a Yorkshire company. Ffrees Family Finance has devised a scheme which allows retailers to automatically return a percentage of the money families spend in their shops to…

News, 30 Jul 12 — Finance Yorkshire has appointed Andy Chaffer to its Equity Linked Finance team. Andy will operate from Finance Yorkshire’s Barnsley Offices, and will be working primarily with businesses and intermediaries south of the M62. Andy covered…