News

14 July 2021

Neus Garriock appointed Private Sector Deputy Chair of SEMLEP Board

The South East Midlands Local Enterprise Partnership (SEMLEP) Board appoints a new Private Sector Deputy Chair to continue championing businesses voices and needs in key […]

13 July 2021

New homes, jobs and skilled students thanks to £265million funding

By the year 2030 more than 40,000 new homes will be built, 22,000 people in new jobs and at least 9,000 more learners qualified across […]

24 June 2021

Foresight invests £300k from the Midland Engine Investment Fund into ReadyGo Diagnostics Limited

Foresight Group (“Foresight”), a listed private equity and infrastructure investment manager, is pleased to announce a £300k growth capital investment from the Midlands Engine Investment […]

16 June 2021

UK equity investment increases, with the East Midlands securing £76m in 2020

The British Business Bank’s Small Business Equity Tracker 2021 published today (Wednesday 16 June) shows that equity investment in the UK’s smaller businesses increased by […]

15 June 2021

An Interview with Vicky Hlomuka, Growth Hub Manager

With lockdown restrictions in England continuing to ease and more businesses re-opening their doors every day, we caught up with Vicky Hlomuka, Growth Hub Manager […]

14 June 2021

British Business Bank appoints new Director for the Midlands

The British Business Bank has appointed a new director to its UK Network team in the Midlands, in a move that will strengthen the Bank’s […]

11 June 2021

£50,000 grants to help businesses recover from Covid

Business owners are invited to apply for grants of up to £50,000 to invest in new technologies, plant equipment or machinery, helping them to create […]