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News, 21 Nov 14 — Finance Yorkshire came out on top at the prestigious 2014 Yorkshire Dealmakers Awards, taking the title of Alternative Finance Firm of the Year. The Dealmakers awards dinner – run by Yorkshire Business Insider – is the biggest event of its kind…

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…

News, 18 Nov 14 — Finance Yorkshire has surpassed the £85 million mark with a significant Equity Linked investment in a company that uses unique, innovative technology to design and supply lightweight steel buildings. The £450,000 investment in Bridgeton Steel…

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, 27 Oct 14 — A company specialising in software solutions for the mining industry is expanding and creating jobs following a significant investment by Finance Yorkshire. The founders of ProFound Mining, based in Hinderwell, North Yorkshire, have been…

News, 06 Oct 14 — An investment in a successful Humber firm has taken Finance Yorkshire to a new milestone of £80 million invested in businesses – and it is on track to fully invest its £90m fund. The regional funding body has now made 641 investments in…

News, 26 Aug 14 — The food and drink manufacturing industry in Yorkshire and the Humber is thriving with the help of major investment from Finance Yorkshire. More than £4m has been invested in food and drink businesses by the regional funding body – making the…

News, 31 Jul 14 — A major investment in a flourishing engineering business has seen Finance Yorkshire hit a new milestone. It has now invested £75 million in Yorkshire based SMEs such as Close Engineering, which has recently secured a £100,000 Business Loan from…

News, 26 Jun 14 — Finance Yorkshire has attracted the attention of one of New Zealand’s leading finance academics. Professor Stuart Locke has spent a month-long Fellowship at the University of York studying the regional funding body, and looking at ways in which its…

News, 14 Apr 14 — Finance Yorkshire’s annual roadshows proved a huge hit this year with record numbers of people attending to learn more about the success of its investments in the region’s SMEs. Click here to view the videos. More than 500 financial…

News, 14 Apr 14 — More than £68 million has been invested in SMEs by regional funding body Finance Yorkshire, new figures reveal. The amount invested to date equates to a total of 545 investments in small and medium-sized enterprises operating across…

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, 11 Mar 14 — A series of Roadshows are being staged across Yorkshire and the Humber to discuss how businesses can gain investments for growth. Events to be held in York, Leeds, Hull and Sheffield in April 2014. Click to book you place. Finance…

News, 17 Feb 14 — A visionary new one stop shop for business supplies has received a £300,000 funding boost from Finance Yorkshire. Frillo.co.uk, which was founded in Hull by experienced entrepreneur Gerard Toplass in 2013, will use the money to create a…

News, 05 Dec 13 — Many more companies across Yorkshire and the Humber should be considering gap funding to help grow their businesses, says the head of regional funding body Finance Yorkshire. New figures show that some 17 per cent of firms in the region are…

News, 12 Sep 13 — A North Yorkshire technology firm which develops in-home energy devices which help customers monitor and reduce their energy consumption has become the first business to benefit from a new type of investment from Finance Yorkshire. Chameleon…

News, 31 Jul 13 — The Chief Executive of Finance Yorkshire has said now is the right time for the region’s aspirational businesses to be putting growth plans in place. Finance Yorkshire has been investing in SMEs since August 2010. So far, it has invested more…

News, 24 Jul 13 — Finance Yorkshire has realised its investment in Rotherham-based S3 ID after Singapore listed CSE Global acquired 75% of the business, valuing the company at £10million. The sale represents the first exit for Finance Yorkshire which has made an…

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 funding…

News, 24 Apr 13 — Funding is still available for growth – that was the key message to companies at a series of finance conferences across the region. More than 500 business leaders from Yorkshire and the Humber attended the Finance Yorkshire organised events in…