Finance For Enterprise

26/04/2023

What does it take to bring a new product to market? Sheffield-based Saphex, which specialises in manufacturing heat exchange units realised they could use their skills and expertise to help businesses make significant savings on their energy consumption, by re-purposing excess heat. The company has spent more than 15 years perfecting the technology, and the financial support we've provided will help Saphex bring the product market. Trials have proved to be encouraging, with one business saving over £280,000 during the past twelve months alone!

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A Sheffield based engineering company, which is helping businesses recoup thousands of pounds in energy costs, is turning up the heat on its future growth plans after calling on help from Finance For Enterprise and the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund. Headquartered at Sheffield’s Century Park ...

10/02/2023

You may have seen Sarah Cumberland and our Investment Manager Jane Cusse in the press this week! Sarah launched her business Avalon Mill Equestrian Centre after securing funds from Finance For Enterprise. Sarah has represented her country in both able-bodied and para equestrian events and she decided to name her new business in honour of the horse that led her to glory. Read the story here:

A Belton-based showjumper, who defied the odds to represent Great Britain in both Para and able-bodied equestrian events, is hoping to share her passion for horses with others after successfully transforming five acres of unused wasteland into her dream riding school. Sarah Cumberland launched the A...

04/01/2023

Is your business planning to grow and expand in 2023? We may be able to help your company access up to £250,000 in loan funding through the Recovery Loan Scheme. Find out more here:

Recovery Loan Scheme The new iteration of the Recovery Loan Scheme (RLS) launched in August 2022 and is designed to support access to finance for UK small businesses as they look to invest and grow. The Recovery Loan Scheme aims to improve the terms on offer to borrowers. If a lender can offer a com...

03/01/2023

Back in 2020 we helped the founders of the Steel Cauldron to bring their unique wizard-themed cafe to Sheffield. It's great to see that the business since that time has gone from strength to strength and is now planning to open a second venue in Sheffield!

The owners of a popular wizard-themed cafe are preparing to open a second venue in Sheffield city centre.

22/12/2022

We hope you all have a wonderful Christmas and a relaxing break. Our offices will close for the festive period from 11:00am on 23rd December and we'll be re-opening on 3rd January.

On behalf of us all at Finance For Enterprise, we wish you a very Merry Christmas and a very happy 2023

09/12/2022

"The funds we received from Finance For Enterprise will help us to safeguard manufacturing in the UK" - Dominic Barnes, MD, Biobax. Find out how we successfully teamed up with Hentons Corporate Finance to help Biobax successfully acquire one of its competitors; cementing their position as one of the UK's leading providers of microbiological cleaning solutions.

A Huddersfield-based manufacturing company is setting its sights on significant growth and expansion after calling on Finance For Enterprise to scale production of an innovative range of microbiological cleaning products, following the successful acquisition of one of its competitors. Biobax produce...

08/12/2022

We're delighted to announce that we've recently helped Biobax to secure the funds needed to acquire one of its competitors. Biobax specialises in producing a range of microbiological cleaning products which are all manufactured at it' Huddersfield-based headquarters. The deal was funded jointly by Finance For Enterprise and the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund and will help to create a number of new jobs in the business. Read more here:

A Huddersfield-based manufacturing company is setting its sights on significant growth and expansion after calling on Finance For Enterprise to scale production of an innovative range of microbiological cleaning products, following the successful acquisition of one of its competitors. Biobax produce...

29/11/2022

We recently helped Huddersfield-based Highfield Gears secure the funds they needed to invest in a vital piece of machinery to help the long-established business to explore new markets. Here's what Managing Director Jack Walker had to say about the experience:

"We knew funding would be critical to helping us unlock the growth potential within the business, so I decided to apply to Finance For Enterprise for help.

“Jeremy came out to see me; I explained my future plans and he was able help us access the finance we needed at a critical time for the company. It has given us the confidence to explore new opportunities; this is already reaping dividends, with a number of significant new contracts already secured.”

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A specialist industrial and commercial gearbox engineering company, which has been trading for nearly a century, is targeting a new phase of growth after securing £100,000 in loan funding from Finance For Enterprise and NPIF – BEF & FFE Microfinance, which is part of the Northern Powerhouse Inves...

21/11/2022

We recently helped based Highfield Gears & Machinery to secure £100,000 in loan funding, helping the business to purchase a CNC Horizontal Boring Machine, helping to create three new jobs in the business. Read the full story here:

A specialist industrial and commercial gearbox engineering company, which has been trading for nearly a century, is targeting a new phase of growth after securing £100,000 in loan funding from Finance For Enterprise and NPIF – BEF & FFE Microfinance, which is part of the Northern Powerhouse Inves...

14/11/2022

What does it take to launch a startup business? In this podcast our start up specialist Gillian Pickard caught up with Make Your Mark to share some great hints and tips when it comes to raising the finance needed to launch a new business. You can watch the full interview here:

In this episode, Mark Smith interviews Gillian Pickard, Investment Manager from Finance for Enterprise about business startups.Gillian reflects on what are t...

09/11/2022

Business Finance Week continues until Friday. Coming up over the next three days are special events looking at:
- Equity for growth (today)
- Managing debt (tomorrow)
- Sourcing green funding (Friday)

If you are based in Hull or East Yorkshire, there is a special event taking place tomorrow. The full list of events during the week can be found here:

Join us in Business Finance Week between 7 - 11 November 2022, for five days of events around the following key themes.

07/11/2022

Today marks the beginning of Business Finance Week and today is all about startups! As a delivery partner for the Start Up Loans scheme, we thought we'd share this useful link, which provides access to their Essential Guide to Starting a Business. If you are new or thinking about launching a the guide is well worth reading. Access it here:

Our free Essential Guide to Starting a Business provides advice on business planning, market research and more to help you get your start up going.