Joel Silcox is a Bradford-based, freelance filmmaker who has created video content for some of the world’s leading brands including Coca Cola, Compassion international and World Vision. From feature films to music videos to documentaries, Joel… Continue reading
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GradTouch secures £150k funding from GC Angels
GC Angels, the angel investment arm of the Growth Company, has supported Manchester based GradTouch with a funding boost of £150k to expand their innovative graduate job matching business. This latest round of funding takes the total… Continue reading
Alice Ada Bridal receives £25,000 funding from GC Business Finance
Bury entrepreneur and mum of two Steph Davison is launching her new boutique bridal store in Bury using a £25,000 Start Up Loan from GC Business Finance. Alice Ada Bridal at The Rock Shopping Centre offers a… Continue reading
Team Futureworks complete their first renovation with help from Business Enterprise Fund
Social Enterprise Futureworks NY have completed works on their first community house project. Scarborough-based Futureworks NY was established six years ago with the vision of working within the community to offer free mentoring and support services… Continue reading
Demand for payday loans isn’t going away. We need to scale and market responsible finance.
This month, for the first time the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) released figures on the high-cost short-term credit market (HCSTC), and they paint a worrying picture. HCSTC (usually in the form of a payday loan) has… Continue reading
Start Up Loans ‘Business of the Year’ award for Mappix
A Cornish business has been recognised at a national level by the Start Up Loans Company with the prestigious Start Up Loans ‘Business of the Year’ award Mappix, launched in 2015 by Charity Wilson from Penzance,… Continue reading
Paul Kalinauckas appointed new Chair of Responsible Finance
Responsible Finance has appointed Paul Kalinauckas as its new Chair. Kalinauckas, 64, is Chief Executive of Wolverhampton-based BCRS Business Loans, a responsible finance provider which he co-founded in 2002 after a career leading and launching a… Continue reading
Fire Safety Managers secured £35,000 from NPIF – BFS & MSIF Microfinance
At the age of five, Paul Hughes survived a devastating fire that destroyed his family home. In 2015 Paul launched his own fire safety business Fire Safety Managers and is now delivering lifesaving solutions and training… Continue reading
Podcast: Democratizing Finance author Clifford N. Rosenthal
Jennifer Tankard interviews Cliff Rosenthal who has been an influential leader in the United States’ community finance movement for two decades. Continue reading
Case study of CITR saving accounts, with FSCS protection for individual investors.
About Charity Bank is an ethical bank and Responsible Finance provider with a mission to use money for good. The bank is owned by and dedicated to supporting charities and social enterprises. Since 2002, Charity Bank… Continue reading