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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…

News, 16 Mar 11 — The man heading up the £90m Finance Yorkshire fund will be the main guest at the Yorkshire Fastest 50 Awards in Leeds next week. Alex McWhirter, chief executive of Finance Yorkshire, will deliver the keynote speech at the event at Leeds City Museum…

News, 16 Mar 11 — Businesses across South Yorkshire are already taking advantage of money available through Finance Yorkshire. The Fund can offer seedcorn, loan and equity linked investments, ranging from £15,000 to £2million to help small and medium businesses meet…

News, 24 Jan 11 — S3 ID, the UK’s market-leading provider of innovative location awareness solutions, has become the first company to receive an equity investment from Finance Yorkshire. Based in Rotherham, S3 ID offers a range of unique and patented solutions which…

News, 29 Nov 10 — Finance Yorkshire aims to play a “pivotal role” in the Local Enterprise Partnerships, according to their new acting chief executive. Alex McWhirter has stepped-up to the top position from the Finance Yorkshire board, having helped to launch the…

News, 28 Oct 10 — The Board of Finance Yorkshire is pleased to announce the appointment of Alex McWhirter as Acting Chief Executive of Finance Yorkshire with effect from 1 November 2010. Alex is currently Assistant Director of Business at Yorkshire Forward and is…

News, 25 Feb 10 — Yorkshire fund appoints key leaders for business growth Soon to be launched Finance Yorkshire has appointed its board of directors, with James Newman named as the company’s chairman. Mr Newman, originally from South Yorkshire, now living in York,…

News, 23 Dec 21 — Finance Yorkshire has appointed The FSE Group to manage two business loan investment streams. The appointment follows Finance Yorkshire’s announcement of a new fund to support business growth across the region. Investments are available to…