Success Stories

Learn how other UK businesses have used external finance to reach their ambition

Here’s just some of the tens of thousands of smaller businesses funded through our partners, with the support of British Business Bank’s programmes.

Growth Guarantee Scheme

Câr-y-Môr

Câr-y-Môr is the first community-owned regenerative ocean farm in Wales. With a diverse membership of over 300 individuals from various backgrounds, Câr-y-Môr has become a shining example of community-driven sustainability and innovation.

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Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund

EPIC Risk Management

Lancashire based EPIC Risk Management expanded its services in tackling one of society’s fastest growing problems using a £70,000 loan from NPIF – BFS & MSIF Microfinance – a product fund managed by GC Business Finance in partnership with MSIF and part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund (NPIF).

Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund

ebb3 Limited

Maven Capital Partners has led a £900,000 investment in supercomputing technology specialist, ebb3 Limited.

Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund

YProtech

Corporate finance house Acceleris Capital  completed a £400,000 round of fundraising for YProtech Ltd, consisting of £250,000 equity finance and further £150,000 of debt, provided by NPIF – FW Capital Debt Finance, a product fund managed by FW Capital and part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund.

Start Up Loans

Zeal Creative

Zeal Creative used funding from a British Business Bank programme. Read more about how the funding helped them.

Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund

Midwater Luggage

Rochdale manufacturer Midwater Luggage secured a £26,000 investment from NPIF – BFS & MSIF Microfinance, managed by GC Business Finance in partnership with MSIF and part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund, to increase production and support a sales drive across its portfolio.

Start Up Loans

Thornleys

Gail Brown started her natural food business, Thornleys, in May 2013 with the help of a Start Up Loan.

Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund

Microbiosensor – Video Case Study

Established in 2012, Microbiosensor is a University of Manchester spin-out company which develops disposable point-of-care medical devices for the early diagnosis of microbial infection.

Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund

Sales Bond

Birmingham-based Sales Bond has its eyes on expansion into Cheshire after achieving 300 per cent growth and securing £70,000 worth of investment from shareholders, including £30,000 from NPIF – BFS & MSIF Microfinance, a product managed by GC Business Finance and MSIF and part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund.

Start Up Loans

Jo Boulton Photography

Joanne Boulton worked for five years as a photographer for a training company, before deciding to go it alone and start her own photography business.

Start Up Loans

Meltdown Cheese Café

Entrepreneur, Laura Lautrete, is bringing a new culinary concept to Chester with the launch of her grilled cheese café, Meltdown, thanks to a Start Up Loan provided via Delivery Partner GC Business Finance (formerly Business Finance Solutions).

Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund

Get Work

Lancashire-based Get Work, a service that generates local leads for tradespeople, received a £100k loan from NPIF – BFS & MSIF Microfinance, a product managed by GC Business Finance & MSIF and part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund.

Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund

Duttons Builders Merchants

NPIF – FW Capital Debt Finance, managed by FW Capital, and part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund (NPIF) has backed Middlewich-based Duttons Builders Merchants with a £250,000 cash injection to support the company’s expansion with the creation of eight new jobs.

Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS)

Consensus Workspace

Specialist social impact lender, GC Business Finance, has provided one of the first Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund (NPIF) and Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS) loans in the North West to Consensus Workspace, with approval taking only 24 hours from full application.

Cumbria Crystal

From Cumbria to Casino Royale. How debt finance helped this manufacturer supply James Bond’s whisky glasses

ENABLE Funding

Cheshire Retail (NW) Ltd

Since opening its first shop in 2010, Cheshire Retail (NW) Ltd now serves customers across St Helens, Birkenhead, Runcorn and The Wirral through a 10-strong portfolio of discount retail premises.

Enterprise Finance Guarantee

Euro Recycling Brokers Ltd

Euro Recycling Brokers Ltd is a waste broker that provides sustainable waste management solutions to their clients, primarily arranging for the collection and disposal of various waste streams.

Start Up Loans

Zeal Creative

One of the region’s foremost marketing agencies, ZEAL Creative counts some of the world’s biggest brands as its clients. The agency, which was founded in March 2014, has produced inspirational content and campaigns for the likes of Castrol, Johnson & Johnson and Weetabix, and continues to win clients.