Business Secretary Vince Cable today launched a £60 million pot of Regional Growth Fund investment and bank finance at the Community Development Finance Association’s (CDFA) annual conference.... Read full article
A £1m business loan fund to boost the economy and create jobs has been launched by Dudley Council. Local authority bosses have put pen to paper to launch the Dudley Business Loan Fund over the next two years. The council has created the initiative...... Read full article
Martyn Jupp, Director of Staffordshire based company Electrotest Services Limited is ‘over the moon’ after securing a six figure sum enabling the company to invest in new software development. Martyn Jupp, Director of Staffordshire based company ....... Read full article
Leonard Curtis Business Solutions Group are delighted to announce the appointment of Conrad Beighton as a Director in their Birmingham Office. Conrad, a member of the Insolvency Practitioners Association and Fellow of the Association of Business ....... Read full article
Bristol-based investment group, Sanlam UK, has acquired financial planning business English Mutual. The acquisition is part of Sanlam UK’s aim to bring leading UK financial brands under one name. English Mutual, with headquarters in Worcester.......... Read full article
BCRS Small Business Loans has welcomed four new members to its Board, who share the same strong belief in supporting business and enterprise within the region. BCRS Small Business Loans has welcomed four new members to its Board........ Read full article
Hobzy has secured £100,000 from private investors and Birmingham City Council, delivered via its Finance Birmingham subsidiary. The Oxygen Accelerator 2011 start-up, based at Birmingham Science Park, will dedicate the cash to help generate 300,000...... Read full article
Halesowen based Glassworks Hounsell has reclaimed £29,400 from HMRC under the research and development (R and D) corporation tax reclaim scheme. The company was founded in 1877 by a John Hounsell.... Read full article
The Supporting Employment and Enterprise Development project (SEED) is supported by £249,500 from the European Regional Development Fund, which is managed by the Department for Communities and Local Government ....... Read full article
A Midlands-based alternative funding consultancy firm has received an enormous accolade for helping businesses in the region raise over 30 million in finance.... Read full article