Two of the co-founders of BizBritain Finance, a national delivery partner of the Start Up Loans Company have launched The Hot500, an inclusive entrepreneur hub network designed to support young people from the Midlands who are interested in starting ... Read full article
Months of merger talks between specialist lenders Aston Reinvestment Trust and the Black Country Reinvestment Society have collapsed due to fears over future funding.... Read full article
Accountancy firms BDO and PKF have agreed to merge to create a practice with revenues of almost £400m. The deal was first revealed in August and the enlarged firm, which will operate under the BDO brand, will employ 3,500 members of staff in the UK.... Read full article
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