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News, 17 Feb 14 — A visionary new one stop shop for business supplies has received a £300,000 funding boost from Finance Yorkshire. Frillo.co.uk, which was founded in Hull by experienced entrepreneur Gerard Toplass in 2013, will use the money to create a…

News, 05 Dec 13 — Many more companies across Yorkshire and the Humber should be considering gap funding to help grow their businesses, says the head of regional funding body Finance Yorkshire. New figures show that some 17 per cent of firms in the region are…

News, 12 Sep 13 — A North Yorkshire technology firm which develops in-home energy devices which help customers monitor and reduce their energy consumption has become the first business to benefit from a new type of investment from Finance Yorkshire. Chameleon…

News, 31 Jul 13 — The Chief Executive of Finance Yorkshire has said now is the right time for the region’s aspirational businesses to be putting growth plans in place. Finance Yorkshire has been investing in SMEs since August 2010. So far, it has invested more…

News, 24 Jul 13 — Finance Yorkshire has realised its investment in Rotherham-based S3 ID after Singapore listed CSE Global acquired 75% of the business, valuing the company at £10million. The sale represents the first exit for Finance Yorkshire which has made an…

News, 03 Jul 13 — Finance Yorkshire’s Business Loans have provided a significant amount of investment and to reflect demand the fund is now providing loans up to £250,000. The larger loans are being made available specifically to accommodate requests for funding…

News, 24 Apr 13 — Funding is still available for growth – that was the key message to companies at a series of finance conferences across the region. More than 500 business leaders from Yorkshire and the Humber attended the Finance Yorkshire organised events in…

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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 01 Dec 11 — Small businesses across the Sheffield City Region are being offered free expert advice from ICAEW Chartered Accountants. The Business Advice Service (BAS) is a national initiative which aims to help small companies and start-ups with business and…

News, 13 Oct 11 — Financing small businesses growth was the hot topic at a recent gathering of the region’s leading finance providers and business intermediaries. The Finance Yorkshire event, brought together a wide range of organisations tasked with providing…

News, 03 Oct 11 — A start-up pharmaceutical company has been given a helping hand to a healthy future after receiving Finance Yorkshire’s biggest investment to date. Finance Yorkshire celebrated its first year of investing in business by giving Wakefield-based…

News, 27 Sep 11 — Finance Yorkshire has made more than 100 investments with a total value of £10million in businesses across Yorkshire, the Humber and North and North East Lincolnshire. The landmark milestones comes just 12-months after the venture capital and loan…

News, 19 Sep 11 — A national food organisation has become the 100th company to receive a Finance Yorkshire investment since the Fund completed its first deal in August 2010. Exquisite Handmade Cakes Ltd, based at Cardigan Works in Leeds, has received a £50,000…

News, 25 Jul 11 — A tailored funding package from Finance Yorkshire has helped put the gloss on a West Yorkshire cosmetics company’s growth plans. The deal with Finance Yorkshire has seen Badgequo receiving an investment totalling £900,000 - made up of a £800,000…

News, 13 Apr 11 — Finance Yorkshire has invested more than £5 million over the last seven months. Alex McWhirter, chief executive of Finance Yorkshire, said: “The investment figures are encouraging and we are looking forward to providing more funding for businesses…