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News, 06 Oct 15 — Leeds-based SNG Commercial has won a top accolade at The Grocer New Product Awards 2015. The wholesaler and distributor of laundry, cleaning and dishwashing products won the household products including laundry category with Senses Pure, a fabric…

News, 22 Sep 22 — A medical technology start-up that uses soothing music to help patients combat pain, anxiety and stress is to scale up following a £200,000 seedcorn investment from Finance Yorkshire. Hull-based MediMusic uses artificial intelligence to compile…

News, 21 Nov 12 — Finance Yorkshire has invested nearly £30m in more than 200 small and medium sized enterprises since August 2010. The venture capital and loan fund has completed a total of 280 investments, ranging from £15,000 to more than £1.2m, in…

News, 17 Nov 14 — Finance Yorkshire is toasting the success of investee company Turbine Efficiency that has triumphed at three prestigious business awards events in Yorkshire and Lincolnshire. The company – in which Finance Yorkshire has invested almost £1.8…

News, 24 Aug 22 — Yorkshire based Loop Cashmere is set for growth after securing a £250,000 investment from Finance Yorkshire. The company specialises in luxury cashmere garments, sourcing its sustainable yarn and products from Inner Mongolia. Founders Claire…

News, 29 Jun 17 — A garage design and equipment supplier run by entrepreneurial brothers is targeting £15m turnover this year. Hull-based JD Garage Equipment designs garage layouts and installs equipment for some of the UK’s largest car dealerships. The company is…

News, 25 Apr 23 — Shipley-based Yorkshire Sole is expanding into new premises with investment from Finance Yorkshire. The business specialises in the repair and restoration of footwear. Owner Dean Westmoreland – who appears on the BBC’s The Repair Shop – is opening a…

News, 20 Feb 24 — Investment from Finance Yorkshire is supporting a company specialising in data protection to grow its portfolio of clients. ProvePrivacy, based in Bradford, is a secure, digital platform designed for data protection and information governance…

News, 04 Mar 15 — Finance Yorkshire investment is supporting businesses across Yorkshire and the Humber in the drive to harness the benefits of apprenticeships. Several of the regional funding body’s investee companies have taken on apprentices to plug skills gaps…

News, 03 Apr 25 — A company specialising in Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions is expanding with investment from Finance Yorkshire. Entrepreneur Lucy Blackley launched Bombiix in Hull almost 10 years ago after a career in product development and the fashion…

News, 15 Mar 12 — More than 600 business leaders from across Yorkshire and the Humber attended a number of roadshows on the issue of finance for business. Finance Yorkshire staged the conference events in Sheffield, York, Hull and Leeds throughout March to highlight…

News, 28 Nov 17 — York-based OptiBiotix Health plc has won a major industry award for its weight loss additive SlimBiome. The life sciences company triumphed in the ‘Best Functional Ingredient for Health and Wellbeing’ category at the Food Matters Live awards held…

News, 26 Jul 23 — An international music company renowned for its Jive Bunny brand is set for growth following a £1 million investment from Finance Yorkshire. Music Factory Entertainment Group was founded more than 30 years ago in Rotherham by John Pickles. The Music…

News, 11 Dec 24 — Award-winning Yorkshire based Mini First Aid is expanding with investment from Finance Yorkshire. The company was founded nine years ago by Kate Ball who has successfully grown the business which now operates more than 70 franchises covering most of…

News, 01 Dec 11 — Small businesses across the Sheffield City Region are being offered free expert advice from ICAEW Chartered Accountants. The Business Advice Service (BAS) is a national initiative which aims to help small companies and start-ups with business and…

News, 22 Nov 23 — A leading asset disposal company which specialises in helping businesses to buy and sell commercial assets is expanding with investment from Finance Yorkshire. The £1.25 million investment is supporting BPI – based in Normanton – in its ambitions to…

News, 03 Jul 13 — Finance Yorkshire’s Business Loans have provided a significant amount of investment and to reflect demand the fund is now providing loans up to £250,000. The larger loans are being made available specifically to accommodate requests for…

News, 03 Jun 19 — A Sheffield-based digital agency has grown its workforce and moved to new offices in the city following investment from Finance Yorkshire. Hydra Creative specialises in website design, video, SEO and CRM services to help companies reach and…

News, 25 Mar 14 — The flotation of cleaning technology company Xeros was today (25 March) welcomed by Finance Yorkshire, one of the key investors in the Rotherham-based business. Xeros, which makes environmentally friendly washing machines, had a market value of…

News, 19 Nov 14 — Finance Yorkshire’s successful track record for investing in early stage businesses continues with the AIM listing of another of its investee companies. Based in York, OptiBiotix Health is developing products to tackle obesity, high cholesterol…