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News, 08 Mar 22 — A software provider that digitally transforms the workplace experience is set for growth following a £600,000 seedcorn investment from Finance Yorkshire. UMA, based in Halifax, provides software that manages meeting rooms, hot desking and climate…

News, 30 Jan 24 — A management buyout (MBO) has been completed at a leading industrial door company supported by an investment from Finance Yorkshire. Interdoor, based in Hull, supplies and maintains specialist industrial doors throughout the whole of the UK to a…

News, 29 Apr 15 — Goole-based Weedfree has secured two new long term contracts in Europe following a further funding round by Finance Yorkshire. The weed control specialist company has won the work to treat rail network in Denmark for five years. It has also…

News, 07 Aug 24 — SMEs across Yorkshire and Humber are growing and creating jobs with investment from Finance Yorkshire. The funding body’s loans fund is supporting businesses expand by investing in technology, marketing spend, new product development and the hiring…

News, 03 Apr 17 — A Yorkshire company which specialises in weed control on railway networks is planning a £2m investment to grow its operation in Europe, with support from Enterprise Ventures SME Loans and Finance Yorkshire. Weedfree On Track, which is based in…

News, 16 Mar 11 — Businesses across South Yorkshire are already taking advantage of money available through Finance Yorkshire. The Fund can offer seedcorn, loan and equity linked investments, ranging from £15,000 to £2million to help small and medium businesses meet…

News, 11 May 15 — A Hull-based company that supplies vehicle livery to the police and emergency services has received a Business Loan from Finance Yorkshire. Vehicle Livery Solutions, formed in 2009, manufactures and applies liveries for over a quarter of 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, 22 May 17 — An award-winning health supplements business is targeting sales of more than £5m this year as demand grows for its innovative products at home and abroad. BetterYou, based in Barnsley, supplies a range of supplements including oral vitamin sprays…

News, 14 Dec 15 — Hull-based KRL Group is targeting £5m turnover after establishing itself as a major supplier of print and copier machines across the North of England. Backed by Finance Yorkshire since 2010 when its turnover stood at £2.1m, KRL Group has grown…

News, 13 Apr 15 — Finance Yorkshire has announced today that its successful investment fund will reach even more growing businesses, thanks to further support from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and match funders. To date, Finance Yorkshire has made…

News, 24 Jul 24 — Digital health and AI business Medwise.ai has secured a £1m investment from Finance Yorkshire and other investors. Medwise.ai is a search platform for medical professionals and healthcare organisations which significantly reduces the time…

News, 22 Jun 15 — Funding from Finance Yorkshire will allow a renowned designer and manufacturer of lingerie to further expand overseas and invest in new product ranges. Panache Lingerie, which exports to more than 50 countries worldwide, has secured a £250,000…

News, 21 Nov 16 — Healthcare company Concepta – which is backed by Finance Yorkshire – is to open a new manufacturing base in Doncaster to support its ambitious growth plans. The AIM-listed business has signed a 10-year lease on the facility at Bullrush Grove…

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, 14 Dec 16 — Finance Yorkshire’s successful investment fund has been extended following an injection of fresh capital from two of the region’s Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs). Funding totalling £5m has been allocated to Finance Yorkshire by the Leeds…

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 Sep 16 — Home and gift company IC Innovations is targeting a £3.5m turnover this year after expanding its product ranges to include key seasonal events. The Sheffield-based business – backed by new investment from Finance Yorkshire – supplies garden,…

News, 07 Jul 16 — Finance Yorkshire’s successful track record for investing in early stage businesses has continued with the AIM listing of investee company Concepta Diagnostics. York-based Concepta specialises in the area of fertility and has developed…

News, 13 Apr 11 — Finance Yorkshire has invested more than £5 million over the last seven months. Alex McWhirter, chief executive of Finance Yorkshire, said: “The investment figures are encouraging and we are looking forward to providing more funding for businesses…