Businesses are being encouraged to complete a short survey for the ScaleUp Institute. The “ScaleUp Survey” is part of the ScaleUp Institute's ongoing work to focus attention on the UK’s high growth firms to ensure that the UK is the best place in the world for...
Redditch father and son duo complete 100-mile charity cycle
A father and son from Redditch have completed a gruelling 100-mile cycle race from London to Surrey raising £1,585 for a local charity. Dave Alekna and son Joe, who is co-founder of Redditch jobs firm Workforce Recruitment, completed the ‘Ride London to Surrey 100’...
FUND MANAGER ANNOUNCED FOR MIDLANDS ENGINE INVESTMENT FUND
Regional lender BCRS Business Loans has been announced as a fund manager for the Midlands Engine Investment Fund. Specifically, BCRS will manage the Small Business Loans fund in the West Midlands and will oversee the delivery of £17 million to small and medium sized...
The first tranche of the Midlands Engine Investment Fund is open for business as the British Business Bank launches £120million of debt finance
The first tranche of the Midlands Engine Investment Fund is open for business as the British Business Bank launches £120million of debt finance The British Business Bank has today announced the first wave of its £250million Midlands Engine Investment Fund (MEIF), with...
ENTERPRISE FINANCE GUARANTEE ALLOCATION DOUBLED FOR LOCAL LENDER
One of the West Midlands’ largest providers of alternative business finance has been accredited to lend up to £4 million under the latest Enterprise Finance Guarantee (EFG) programme. This is a two-fold increase on the amount the lender has been allocated in previous...
PUBLIC PROCUREMENT SPECIAL BREAKFAST EVENT WITH FINDITINWORCESTERSHIRE
The next free breakfast event for FinditinWorcestershire, a national procurement portal linking local SMEs with large companies and local authorities, is taking place on Tuesday 19th September. Taking place at Sixways Stadium, Worcester from 6.45am until 9.30am, the...
MIDLANDS ENGINE INVESTMENT FUND (MEIF)
The Chancellor announced the creation of a £250m Midlands Engine Investment Fund in his March 2016 Budget, aimed at boosting the region’s economy and supporting the growth ambitions of its 780,000 smaller businesses. The fund, a joint agreement between the British...
FOLK2FOLK Launches Three Counties Hub
FOLK2FOLK, the national, award winning, Peer-2-Peer lending platform for local and rural business today announces its expansion into the Three Counties (Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Gloucestershire) by repurposing its Tewkesbury office into a regional hub. As a...
Register for the upcoming European Funding ‘Pie and Pint’ workshop
Businesses are being invited to learn more about the European Funding currently available by registering their attendance at two new workshops. The ‘Pie and Pint’ workshops, which take place during October and November 2017, will help businesses in more rural...
Midlands Engine Cyber
The Midlands Engine initiative aims to boost economic growth across the Midlands region through enhanced trade and investment activity. Following the inaugural success of The Midlands Engine Cyber initiative over the past 12 months, we are pleased to announce our...
Get in touch
Call our team today on
01905 677 888