Lancashire entrepreneur Joanne Schembri has launched her alpaca walking and therapy business Calderbrook Alpacas using an £8,000 Start Up Loan from our member GC Business Finance. Joanne, a civil servant, has developed her business in Littleborough… Continue reading
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NPIF North West Microfinance fund hits £3million investment milestone after awarding a loan of £80,000 to MyEBook
Two years after launching NPIF – BFS & MSIF Microfinance in 2017, our member GC Business Finance has reached a landmark £3million lending milestone, supporting over 50 businesses across the North West. The product fund managed… Continue reading
EPIC Risk Management receives a £70,000 loan from the NPIF – BFS & MSIF Microfinance fund
Lancashire based EPIC Risk Management is expanding 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 our member… Continue reading
BCRS Business Loans Records Best-Ever Year
Our member BCRS Business Loans is celebrating a “phenomenal” year as its support for small businesses in the West Midlands surged with a thirty-eight per cent growth in lending. BCRS Business Loans lent a massive £7.2… Continue reading
‘Corking’ construction business has grand designs to improve sustainability
Jonathan Ward — Founding partner and Managing Director of Corksol UK Ltd — is a small business owner based in Brighouse, West Yorkshire with a passion for eco-friendly and sustainable products. “We need to challenge the… Continue reading
Blog: Turning Social Enterprises into engines of economic growth and social development
Last month, the Cabinet Office Parliamentary Secretary Oliver Dowden announced the government’s plans to create more social value from £49bn worth of public sector contracting in line with the Social Value Act and with the Civil… Continue reading
Podcast: Fintech, innovation and responsible finance – Danyal Sattar, Big Issue Invest
The Magic Roundabout, banknotes you had to write your name on, micro-lending in 1542 and slurping up energy to create cryptocurrency. There’s plenty to think about in this new episode of our popular podcast series. Continue reading
BEF named as a top social enterprise within the UK
Our member Business Enterprise Fund is one of the top 100 social enterprises in the UK, according to this year’s NatWest SE100 Index. The index celebrates the growth, impact, leadership and resilience of social ventures in… Continue reading
Films showcase the 12 inspirational finalists in the Citi Microentrepreneurship Awards
Be inspired by these films showcasing the fantastic finalists in the Citi Microentrepreneurship Awards 2019 – a diverse mixture of businesses and social enterprises creating jobs and making impacts in the UK. Continue reading
Simon Jackson joins Responsible Finance Board
Responsible Finance is pleased to welcome Simon Jackson, Head of Investment at BEF (Business Enterprise Fund) to the Board of Directors. Continue reading