Record first half as Enterprise Ventures invests £14.6m
Enterprise Ventures, which provides equity and debt finance for SMEs, invested £14.6m in the six months to the end of June 2014 – up from £11.4m in the same period …
Interest rate rise would hit 1 in 3 businesses in North
Nearly one in three businesses (29%) in the North would be in financial difficulty if interest rates rise by 1% or more in the next 18 months, according to a …
R3 welcomes government report on pre-packs
A government review of pre-packaged administrations has been welcomed by the insolvency trade body R3. The review, led by accountant Teresa Graham, confirms that pre-packs do save jobs and reduce …
Enterprise Ventures re-appointed to Rosebud Finance
Enterprise Ventures has been re-appointed to manage Lancashire’s Rosebud Finance for a further five years. Enterprise Ventures has managed Rosebud for 29 years since it was set up in 1985 …
Farming is now North West’s most stable sector
Agriculture is now the one of the most stable sectors in the North West, highlighting the turnaround in fortunes of the farming industry in recent years, according to figures produced …
Enterprise Ventures is North West’s most active investor
Enterprise Ventures, which specialises in providing finance for small business, is the most active private equity investor in the North West, according to new figures from Experian Corpfin. The figures, …
£300k investment for fuel from waste plant
A business which creates fuel from waste is set to create a further 10 new jobs after securing a £300,000 investment from Lancashire’s Rosebud Finance. The Lancashire Waste Recycling plant …
Winning Pitch receives £2.5m for further growth
Winning Pitch, the rapidly growing national coaching and business support specialist, headquartered in the North West, has secured a £2.5m investment from two funds managed by Enterprise Ventures The deal …
Law firms braced for a new round of failures
With almost one in three legal businesses in the North West already at risk, the sector is now facing a new round of failures as law firms start to feel …