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News, 23 Jul 12 — Julian Viggars is to head Finance Yorkshire’s Seedcorn Fund investment team. Julian has been at Enterprise Ventures (EV), which manages the Seedcorn Fund, for more than nine years and will remain with EV as head of the technology investment…

News, 23 Jul 12 — A landscaping and garden supplies company with roots in Sheffield for more than 30 years is looking to grow its workforce and branch out further into new areas thanks to funding from Finance Yorkshire. Charlton Brook, which offers a full range of…

News, 23 Jul 12 — Finance Yorkshire has invested more than £23million across Yorkshire, the Humber and North and North East Lincolnshire. The figure amounts to 224 investments in 183 small and medium sized enterprises since August 2010, leading to more than 4,600…

News, 17 Jul 12 — A Yorkshire furniture and fit out business has secured almost a quarter of a million pounds in new orders after gaining investment from Finance Yorkshire.　 Ultimate Office Solutions, based in Silsden near Keighley, provides complete office…

News, 16 Jul 12 — Carlton Manufacturing, a developer and manufacturer of sustainable construction materials, has cemented its future with a £400,000 Seedcorn investment from Finance Yorkshire. Carlton produces a range of sustainable cements, mortars and concretes…

News, 09 Jul 12 — A £1.2 million investment from Finance Yorkshire’s Equity Linked Fund will be used by an innovative technology business to expand its North Yorkshire operations, build new laboratory facilities and secure new contracts. Peratech, which has its…

News, 02 Jul 12 — A group of computer experts who became close friends after meeting at a series of IT events have now formed their own unique online advertising business thanks to a Finance Yorkshire Seedcorn investment. Young entrepreneur Dom Hodgson, 25, along…

News, 18 Jun 12 — Finance Yorkshire has welcomed five new faces to its Equity Linked Finance team. Anne Salisbury, Ian Brown, Darren Morris and Nicola Galvin have all joined Finance Yorkshire, along with Andrew Burton who will be heading up the Equity Linked…

News, 18 Jun 12 — I recently attended a meeting of the Yorkshire and Humber Regional Board of the EEF in Sheffield and was pleasantly surprised by the positive discussions which took place. It was very well attended with representatives from some of the ‘big…

News, 11 Jun 12 — Yorkshire film makers producing a unique visual effects movie have been awarded a business loan from Finance Yorkshire which will help put the region on the map for specialist filming capabilities. Green Screen Productions Ltd (GSPL), based in…

News, 10 Jun 12 — Britain’s biggest on-line retailer of clearance food and drink is announcing great news for households managing tight budgets in the recession, as it plans to double its size and triple the number of employees to meet growing customer…

News, 23 Apr 12 — A new Fulton Boiler purchased with a £20,000 business loan from Finance Yorkshire has helped a Doncaster meat manufacturer increase its output and improve its environmental impact. Bankwood Meats has been trading on Thorne Enterprise Park since…

News, 18 Apr 12 — XeraCarb Ltd, a spin-off from Sheffield Hallam University, has devised a new ceramic composite material that is lightweight but super-tough. Resulting from advanced materials research at the Materials and Engineering Research Institute (MERI) at…

News, 16 Apr 12 — A health supplement company has expanded its range and conducted valuable research and development after receiving a £35,000 business loan from Finance Yorkshire. Sheffield-based BetterYou was set up five years ago to capitalise on a gap in the…

News, 04 Apr 12 — A Bradford-based tent and marquee specialist is venturing into the field of luxury ‘glamping’ with new product lines thanks to a £70,000 investment from Finance Yorkshire. Building on its 100-year pedigree, BCT Outdoors is now looking to…

News, 28 Mar 12 — A Hull-based health and safety training company is on course for expansion thanks to a £100,000 investment from Finance Yorkshire. SHEilds Limited, which has its headquarters in Hessle, Hull, provides health, safety, environment and management…

News, 27 Mar 12 — Finance Yorkshire's £48m Equity Fund will now be managed by investment management group Braveheart Investment Group plc (‘Braveheart’). Braveheart has bought Neon Capital Partners Limited, the firm which managed the Equity Fund, for £380,000,…

News, 15 Mar 12 — More than 600 business leaders from across Yorkshire and the Humber attended a number of roadshows on the issue of finance for business. Finance Yorkshire staged the conference events in Sheffield, York, Hull and Leeds throughout March to highlight…

News, 30 Jan 12 — Business advisors from across Yorkshire and the Humber can meet key decision makers from Finance Yorkshire at a series of Roadshow events. Finance Yorkshire, the £90m Fund, has invested over £15 million since August 2010. These events offer an…

News, 30 Jan 12 — A company working to develop a lung cancer diagnostic has raised more than half a million pounds of funding from a group of investors in the Yorkshire region. York-based Cizzle Biotech is developing a blood test that has the potential to detect…