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.

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Enterprise Capital Funds

NQ64

NQ64 are a chain of unique bars across the country offering a range of specialist beers and cocktails which can be enjoyed by customers while playing a range of retro arcade games and consoles.

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Midlands Engine Investment Fund

Sleaford Building Services

The leading Mechanical and Electrical contracting business will use the MEIF funding to support its growth plans and create 15 new jobs.

Midlands Engine Investment Fund

Olberon Medical

CRUCIAL medical supplies will soon be launched to the healthcare market after a Nottinghamshire doctor spotted a gap in the market for specialist devices and secured funding from Enterprise Loans East Midlands and the Midlands Engine Investment Fund (MEIF), supported by the European Regional Development Fund.

Midlands Engine Investment Fund

Tended

A POTENTIALLY life-saving wearable device will soon be launched into the market by a Lincolnshire-based company, following investment from Enterprise Loans East Midlands (ELEM) and Midlands Engine Investment Fund (MEIF), supported by the European Regional Development Fund.

Midlands Engine Investment Fund

Swoopos

MILTON KEYNES/NOTTINGHAM, 08 October 2018: Foresight Group LLP (“Foresight”) announces a £500,000 equity investment into Mobile Pay Systems, trading as Swoopos (“Swoopos” or the “Company”) through the Midlands Engine Investment Fund (“MEIF”).

Start Up Loans

EMA Training Ltd

Learn how EMA Training Ltd used funding from a British Business Bank programme. Read more about how the funding helped them.

Start Up Loans

Elphius Flux

Elphius Flux is an upcycling business, specialising in industrial and modern furniture. Based in Chesterfield, Jason and Gwen Hopkinson create bespoke, custom-made furniture from salvaged and reclaimed materials.

Midlands Engine Investment Fund

Streamline Press

MEIF Maven East & South East Midlands Debt Finance provides Streamline Press with £250,000 funding package

Midlands Engine Investment Fund

Furnley House

Funding will be used to accelerate growth plans by expanding the company’s product and service portfolio and creating 12 new jobs in the region

Midlands Engine Investment Fund

Tribal Skincare

Learn how Tribal Skincare used funding from a British Business Bank programme. Read more about how the funding helped them.

Start Up Loans

Mommamakes

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

Start Up Loans

Cherry Tree Nursery

Roger and Angela Jennett have fulfilled their ambition of opening a friendly family-run day nursery in the heart of Lincoln.

Midlands Engine Investment Fund

Locate Therapeutics

Locate Therapeutics to lead regenerative medicine revolution following first equity investment by the Midlands Engine Investment Fund

Midlands Engine Investment Fund

LJ General Builders

The general building and construction company will use the funding to accelerate their growth plans following a new contract with Nottingham Community Housing Association.

Midlands Engine Investment Fund

Advance Tapes

Specialist manufacturer of adhesive tapes secures business loan to support ambitious growth plans

Midlands Engine Investment Fund

Selazar

Nottingham 29 January 2020: Foresight Group LLP (“Foresight”), a leading independent private equity and infrastructure investment manager, is pleased to announce a £500,000 growth capital investment into Selazar Limited (“Selazar” or “the Company”), a logistics management software business, set to open a new base in Leicestershire.

Midlands Engine Investment Fund

HALO X-ray technologies

HALO X-ray Technologies (HALO), a company which owns patented next generation X-ray technology, has secured investment from venture capital firm Midven and the Midlands Engine Investment Fund (MEIF).

Start Up Loans

Cocoa Amore

Learn how Cocoa Amore used funding from a British Business Bank programme. Read more about how the funding helped them.

Midlands Engine Investment Fund

EarthSense

Leading air quality specialist secures business loan to invest in product development and create new jobs