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 …
Rosebud funding opens door to growth for digital agency
An award-winning digital marketing agency is creating three new jobs after receiving a significant investment from Lancashire’s Rosebud Finance. Door4, which is based in East Lancashire, designs and builds websites …
January blues to blame for rise in insolvencies
Seasonal difficulties at the start of the year are to blame for a slight rise in the number of company liquidations revealed in today’s official insolvency figures, according to the …
Rising cost of living forces rise in personal insolvencies
The rising cost of living and post-Christmas debt problems are to blame for a rise in personal insolvencies in the first quarter of 2014, according to the insolvency trade body …
Rosebud helping to create jobs in high-growth sectors
Rosebud Finance, which provides finance to support growing businesses in Lancashire, invested £1.6m and helped to create more than 50 jobs in the year to the end of March 2014. …