12th March 2024
The University of Nottingham and Nottingham Trent University have been awarded funding for a centre that will train chemists of the future to find new ways to decarbonise manufacturing sectors, and help the East Midlands achieve its net zero target.
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12th March 2024
Researchers at the University of Nottingham have received a share of one billion pounds for a project aiming to reduce CO2 emissions through the creation of an AI model that will improve the accuracy of short-range weather forecasting for photovoltaic (PV
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26th February 2024
A home staging firm, based in Melbourne, Derbyshire, has secured £250,000 backing from MEIF Maven Debt Finance, which is part of the Midlands Engine Investment Fund (MEIF), and backed by the British Business Bank (“BBB”) to accelerate the continued growth
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22nd February 2024
Investment in the latest technology and equipment will allow experts at the University of Nottingham to enhance support for East Midlands food and drink businesses.
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15th February 2024
The Lincolnshire Institute of Technology (LIoT) has secured a further £2.5m investment from the second phase of the HigherTechnical Education Skills Injection fund after securing an initial £500,000 in the first round.
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15th February 2024
Start Up Loans, part of the British Business Bank, today announces that it has provided more than £100m worth of funding to business owners aged between 18-24 years old, equating to more than 15,000 loans since the programme launched in 2012.
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13th February 2024
Technicoat, a Leicestershire-based paint spraying facility, has secured £7,000 funding from First Enterprise – Enterprise Loans under the British Business Bank’s Start Up Loans programme to kickstart the business.
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7th February 2024
University of Nottingham spin-out company Cerca Magnetics has been awarded £2m as part of £45 million government investment in the UK's quantum sector for wearable brain imaging research to help detect early signs of dementia.
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6th February 2024
Moko Physiotherapy, a Derbyshire based physiotherapy and sports massage clinic, has secured £30,000 funding from First Enterprise – Enterprise Loans, under the British Business Bank’s Start Up Loans programme, to refurbish its new premises.
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1st February 2024
East Midlands Chamber hopes interest rate cuts could be coming this spring or summer after the Bank of England decided to maintain UK rates at 5.25% as part of its ongoing commitment to curb inflation.
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24th January 2024
Around £1m-a-year in funding could be made available to local community projects as part of the proposed Great North Road (GNR) Solar Park.
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23rd January 2024
East Midlands removals and storage firm, Ballards, has invested in additional sustainable storage containers across its Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire sites.
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23rd January 2024
Pioneering Leicestershire firm Abacus Flooring Solutions has announced its imminent move to bigger premises following an incredible year of continued growth.
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18th January 2024
Small and medium-sized businesses in Leicestershire are being urged to take advantage of a government-funded scheme designed to boost leadership skills and business performance in 2024.
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19th December 2023
Lincolnshire County Council and the Greater Lincolnshire Local Enterprise Partnership are rolling out a new primary school careers programme funded by the Department for Education and the national Careers and Enterprise Company.
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19th December 2023
Construction of a significant new logistics facility in Nottingham has reached practical completion, delivering 362,289 sq ft of warehouse and distribution space.
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19th December 2023
Nottingham's largest domestic abuse organisation, Juno Women’s Aid, has received ‘life-changing’ funding of more than £3m to buy a string of safe properties for the survivors it helps.
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19th December 2023
A fast-growing Midlands-based business which specialises in subsidence monitoring has secured a seven-figure debt funding package from Frontier Development Capital (FDC) to support its acquisition plans.
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13th December 2023
Medilink Midlands and Health Innovation East Midlands (formerly East Midlands Academic Health Science Network - EMAHSN) have joined forces to launch a new programme designed to support and accelerate health innovations in the region.
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5th December 2023
A sports horse training and sales company, MJF Equestrian, has secured £25,000 funding from First Enterprise – Enterprise Loans, from the British Business Bank’s Start Up Loans programme, to purchase a horse to train, as well as to purchase specialised eq
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4th December 2023
The Midlands Engine Investment Fund (MEIF), delivered by the British Business Bank, has achieved a milestone of £250m in direct investment for Midlands businesses.
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30th November 2023
The University of Nottingham, in collaboration with Loughborough University, has been selected to receive a significant funding boost from East Midlands Freeport to accelerate the translation of zero carbon research into high-impact commercial and policy
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29th November 2023
Further education colleges across Leicester and Leicestershire have been successful in securing £3m in Government funding to enable them to a respond to an East Midlands Chamber-led skills initiative published last summer.
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27th November 2023
Grey Wolf Scaffolding, a scaffolding service company based in Lincolnshire, has secured over £14,000 funding from First Enterprise – Enterprise Loans, under the British Business Bank’s Start Up Loans programme, to increase its stocks and further grow the
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21st November 2023
Workplace consultants and commercial office fit-out specialists Blueprint Interiors has completed another six figure refurbishment of its showroom in Ashby de la Zouch.
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21st November 2023
Leicester-based metalwork firm, ADS Laser Cutting, has expressed optimism for the year ahead following a period of strong sustained growth and unprecedented investment in its team and equipment. The business has a vision to reach a turnover of £20m withi
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14th November 2023
Market Harborough Building Society (MHBS) has announced plans to move to a new head office as part of its ambitious growth plans, and in a show of its ongoing commitment to its community is pledging to offer meeting and event space to local groups and cha
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14th November 2023
Assetz Capital are pleased to announce a further Loan completion in support of its longest borrower, Taj Ubhi and the 9 Property Group Limited (“the borrower”).
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13th November 2023
Nottingham and Derby based first aid training provider, Mini First Aid Nottingham and Derby has landed £5,000 in funding from First Enterprise – Enterprise Loans under the British Business Bank’s Start Up Loans programme to invest in their premises.
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10th November 2023
Commenting on the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showing there was zero growth in UK GDP in Q3 (July to September) 2023, East Midlands Chamber chief executive Scott Knowles said:
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9th November 2023
A collaborative innovation project involving the University of Nottingham, which aims to create a portable facility that can convert waste into chemicals to be used to build medical devices, has been awarded €1.5 million as part of an international compet
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9th November 2023
Autumn Statement forecast from leading East Midlands business adviser
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6th November 2023
The University of Nottingham has secured £1.1 million in funding from the Medical Research Council to undertake human trials for the world’s first optical fibre sensor-equipped endotracheal tube (iTraXS).
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2nd November 2023
Commenting on the Bank of England’s decision today (2 November) to leave the base rate unchanged at 5.25%, East Midlands Chamber chief executive Scott Knowles said: “Given high interest rates have been one of the biggest concerns for East Midlands busines
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2nd November 2023
Reward Finance Group, which provides SMEs with tailored business finance loans and asset-based solutions of up to £5m, has secured an additional £50m to its credit line from the alternative investment manager, Foresight Group.
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1st November 2023
A family-owned Nottingham care home operator is set to expand across the UK with the support of a £10.65m funding package from HSBC UK.
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31st October 2023
Businesses in the region are to receive a significant boost to their operations with a helping hand from East Midlands Chamber’s new generation of business support.
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19th October 2023
More than 200 jobs will be created through a £4.6m investment in revamping laboratory space at Charnwood Campus.
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13th October 2023
DEA Aviation Limited (DEA) has secured new, multimillion-pound growth funding from Santander UK with the support of UK Export Finance (UKEF), the UK’s export credit agency.
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13th October 2023
QEP-UK, the home of leading tiling, flooring and hardware home improvement brands such as QEP®, Roberts®, Vitrex®, Tile Rite®, Plasplugs®, Homelux®, XPS Foam™ and Kraus®, has been acquired in a management buyout with specialist support from PKF Smith Coop
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11th October 2023
LWA is delighted to announce receipt of nearly £50k from the Jobs 22 Community Investment Fund. Jobs 22, primary provider of employment services to those in East Central England via the Restart Scheme, made its first three awards to local organisations,
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10th October 2023
Alternative protein research exploring using peas to make sustainable plant-based cheese has received funding from Innovate UK to develop commercial processes for new products.
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10th October 2023
The impact of high inflation and rising interest rates is now being felt in the economy as demand slows for East Midlands businesses, new data shows.
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3rd October 2023
More than 1,000 ambitious businesses across Derbyshire, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire have received valuable support to embrace new technologies courtesy of an East Midlands Chamber-led programme
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2nd October 2023
Bell Tent Village, a Nottingham-based supplier of glamping equipment, has secured over £90k of funding with support from First Enterprise – Enterprise Loans to invest in facilities for its new glamping site. The funding was obtained through the Midlands E
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25th September 2023
A family-run photography business has opened a new studio in West Bridgford, Nottingham, with backing from HSBC UK.
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13th September 2023
Start Up Loans, part of the British Business Bank, has delivered more than £1bn of loans across the UK since its inception in 2012. The loans have been issued to 105,109 businesses, at an average of £9,547 per business.
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12th September 2023
Derbyshire-based charity, Safe and Sound has become the first organisation to successfully win funding from British Safety Council to improve and support its staff’s wellbeing.
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5th September 2023
Research at the University of Nottingham into the development of new materials and technologies for next generation batteries is one of four projects to receive additional funding from the Faraday Institution.
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5th September 2023
An artisan chocolate shop, Hot Chocolaterie, has secured £10,000 funding from First Enterprise – Enterprise Loans under the British Business Bank’s Start Up Loans programme to kickstart the business.
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30th August 2023
Punch Coffee, a coffee shop based in Nottingham, has secured £14,500 funding from First Enterprise – Enterprise Loans under the British Business Bank’s Start Up Loans programme to invest in new equipment and growth.
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9th August 2023
Multi-disciplinary company Focus is celebrating after news that two of its projects have secured vital National Lottery Heritage Fund (NLHF) cash.
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3rd August 2023
£33 million of joint government and industry investment with leading global firm Kindeva Drug Delivery in UK medicines manufacturing will ensure a new generation of green, low-carbon, respiratory inhalers are made in the UK, supporting efforts to grow the
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27th July 2023
A Lincoln company whose events software platform was used to help plan the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games has raised £1.5m to enable it to bring its technology to a wider audience and create new jobs.
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18th July 2023
A leading specialist care provider for people with an Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) has opened its third residential home thanks to seven-figure funding from Unity Trust Bank.
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14th July 2023
Organisations came together to join Medilink Midlands in celebrating the success delivered under the three ERDF funded programmes, INSTILS, SoLSTICE and ACTIS and to find out what is next for the region.
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11th July 2023
A Nottingham-based bodywear brand, H.E.R Bodywear, has secured £14,500 in funding from First Enterprise – Enterprise Loans under the British Business Bank’s Start Up Loans programme to develop new products and invest in marketing.
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11th July 2023
The East Midlands’ unemployment rate has dropped for a second consecutive month to 3.3% for the period between March and May 2023, new figures by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show.
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10th July 2023
Leading logistics provider Ascott Transport Limited (ATL) is expanding its operations thanks to an eight-figure funding package from HSBC UK.
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5th July 2023
Nottinghamshire County Council could move its civic and democratic base to a new building near Hucknall to bring long-term savings for the taxpayer and environment.
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5th July 2023
After speaking to Leicester’s city centre businesses and hearing that many are feeling anxious about rising operating costs, BID Leicester decided to address the issue by partnering with Place Support Partnership (PSP), and has so far saved more than £150
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4th July 2023
A Northamptonshire-based neurological physiotherapy clinic, Neurobility, has secured £20,000 of funding from First Enterprise – Enterprise Loans under the British Business Bank’s Start Up Loans programme.
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29th June 2023
Nottingham researchers are part of a consortium awarded £31 million to create an international research and innovation ecosystem for responsible AI that will be responsive to the needs of society.
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28th June 2023
Derbyshire’s specialist child exploitation charity, Safe and Sound, has secured two major grants to enable it to support and protect more children, young people and families across the county.
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26th June 2023
Bedew Skin, a Northamptonshire-based skincare brand, has secured over £120k funding with support from First Enterprise – Enterprise Loans to renovate its new store, improve packaging and launch four new products.
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22nd June 2023
The first group of successful Create Growth grant applicants has been announced - with up to £400,000 of funding now heading to the East Midlands.
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20th June 2023
A £400m investment fund to support the growth of small and medium-sized businesses across the Midlands is on course to be launched early next year. The Midlands Engine Investment Fund II (MEIF II) is being delivered by the British Business Bank, bringing
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13th June 2023
Creating jobs and improving efficiency was always part of the plan for Micro Weighing Solutions (MWS). And the Leicester-based firm turned ideas into outcomes with help from the LLEP Business Gateway Growth Hub.
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13th June 2023
As the cost of doing business has increased for SMEs across the Midlands, Derby-based renewables company, Power & Control Electrical and Renewables, is helping businesses take advantage of schemes & grants offering support towards renewable technologies.
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6th June 2023
As we celebrate our 150th Midlands Engine Investment Fund (MEIF) loan, we can't help but feel a sense of pride and accomplishment. It has been a long journey, but one that has been worth it.
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2nd June 2023
One of the UK’s most successful industrial business support programmes comes to an end in June after helping East Midlands manufacturers create or safeguard 1255 jobs since 2016. The Manufacturing Growth Programme (MGP), which is designed and delivered b
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1st June 2023
A third (36%) of UK businesses plan to adapt their strategies to navigate financial challenges over the next six months, new research from HSBC UK reveals:
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31st May 2023
East Midlands accountancy, business adviser and wealth manager, Duncan & Toplis, is accelerating its growth plans through external investment from private equity firm Blixt Group.
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22nd May 2023
Work has started on the latest 8-figure investment for logistics company, Ascott Transport Limited (ATL) at its Midlands Hub in Foston, Derbyshire.
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21st May 2023
Local housing association customers can access help and support thanks to a new Community Hub launched at their scheme in Clarke Way, Skegness.
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16th May 2023
MediShout, the app for frontline hospital staff to resolve facilities and equipment issues, has secured £4.3 million in fundraising to support business growth, with the help of Nottingham law firm Shakespeare Martineau.
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5th May 2023
Investors are being invited to ‘join the inner ring’ as the UK’s fastest-growing doughnut brand Project D today launches its first crowdfunding campaign.
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4th May 2023
A significant investment in machinery and support from the Business Gateway Growth Hub is helping kitchen and bedroom manufacturer, Interiors by Design fight back in difficult trading conditions.
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3rd May 2023
Tympa Health Technologies, experts in hearing and ear health, has secured $23million in Series A Funding from Octopus Ventures, with the help of Nottingham-based law firm Shakespeare Martineau.
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27th April 2023
Multi-disciplinary built environment consultancy Ridge and Partners LLP – which has 12 offices across the country including Leicester – has secured more than £40 million from Horizon Capital LLP, a specialist private equity investor in technology and prof
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27th April 2023
Funds will support Derby-based wastewater and energy specialist’s investment drive to enhance its technology and systems
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26th April 2023
Vestatec UK, a leading specialist in metal forming and assembly, has announced a seven-figure investment to improve its manufacturing facility in Nottingham.
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24th April 2023
Leicestershire-based TEK Seating has invested £125,000 in new machinery to satisfy rising demand and take additional control of its production process. Increased competition for the vehicle seat manufacturer was also a driver to expanding its in-house cap
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13th April 2023
Charities in Leicestershire are being invited to bid for a helping hand as homebuilder, Miller Homes, pledges to donate £10,000 through its Community Fund to good causes across the region this year.
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12th April 2023
The LLEP Business Gateway Growth Hub has joined forces with Santander to offer an exclusive package of products to local export businesses.
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21st March 2023
People across Leicester will enjoy greener, smoother and more reliable journeys as an extra 18 UK-made electric buses are rolled out thanks to £2.9 million in Government investment.
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9th March 2023
Northamptonshire-based Medigold Health, a leading name in the UK occupational health sector, has today announced the successful acquisition of Health Management, in a move that will see the business become the country’s largest independent provider of wor
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7th March 2023
Leicester College has received a £6,000 donation from the Leicestershire Joint Consultative Committee (LJCC) for the Building Industry to help fund the purchase of a new mortar mill to support a variety of students on Construction courses.
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6th March 2023
Businesses and charities are being invited to apply for funds to help improve their premises as part of a new scheme which will support the wider regeneration of Staveley town centre.
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3rd March 2023
Simply Business, one of the UK’s biggest providers of small business insurance, has announced a year-long partnership with Baroness Karren Brady CBE, as the company’s first ever Small Business Ambassador.
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2nd March 2023
Leicestershire-based B-Sure Installations has invested over £70k to launch a new waste management company, B-Sure Recycling.
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2nd March 2023
Silver Jet Insight, a data-driven marketing agency based in Northamptonshire, is ready to take off with a £26k loan.
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16th February 2023
Edwin James Group has received a secondary investment from funds under management by private equity firm Aliter Capital LLP (Aliter). The significant deal will support the Group’s ambitious growth plans.
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15th February 2023
More than 150 businesses have now applied for Made Smarter East Midlands – with two-thirds already going forward to the next stage.
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14th February 2023
Leading experts in Leicestershire have secured a share of £6.5 million of funding from the UK Space Agency to drive forward the country’s space industry.
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14th February 2023
Fifty creative businesses have already applied for places on East Midlands Create Growth - just weeks after the £1.3 million programme went live.
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9th February 2023
Leading Midlands recruitment and retention agency, Macildowie is partnering with Tim Davis from the London Stock Exchange to host its ‘Funding for Growth’ event, sharing insights and expertise for businesses looking to expand.
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8th February 2023
A Northampton-based qualitative research agency, Gobby, has successfully raised nearly £34k funding to take the business to the next stage of growth.
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