Helping SMEs access #finance to #startup #scaleup #grow. Ambassador of #Diversity #Inclusion #BAME #FemaleFounders #BAMEfounders #STEM #Tech #Unmute ๐๐๐ฟโโ๏ธ
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Melanie Ellyard retweeted
30 Nov 2021
๐ข Out today, the interim evaluation report of our Enterprise Capital Funds programme finds it had significant impact on business growth ๐
Find out more: bit.ly/3D2LApu #BBBECF
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Melanie Ellyard retweeted
The Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund completed one deal for every working day in 2021 ๐
With ยฃ295m invested over thousands of small businesses, since its inception in 2017, the Fund completed over 1,200 deals in 2021 ๐ฅ
๐ฒ npif.co.uk/northern-powerhouโฆ
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30 Dec 2021
๐ข๐ข๐ข #Unmute on #diversity and #entrepreneurship 2022!
๐ Share with your networks ๐๐ฟ๐๐พ๐๐พ
26 Dec 2021
๐ช A time for reflection ๐ช
โI was scared to come today, I didnโt know what to expect but itโs been a great Christmas, chilled, Iโve not had a Christmas like this before. Itโs been a family Christmasโ, one of the guests told #TCD team ๐๐๐ฝ๐#TheChristmasDinner #TCD #CareLeavers
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25 Dec 2021
๐๐ฒ #TheChristmasDinner, #Leeds ๐ฒ๐
Today I understood exactly why @lemnsissay created #TCD! Giving Christmases back!
The #volunteer team, and all supporters of TCD, did an amazing job - so proud ๐๐ฝ
#Christma #Charity #kindness #CareLeavers #Diversity #inclusive
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25 Dec 2021
๐๐๐It's beginning to look a lot like #Christmas๐ #Volunteers worked like Santa's elves:
๐ฅ Veg peeled
๐ Gifts wrapped
๐ 4 trees decorated
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Christmas spirit in full force
Well done @TCDLeeds
#TCD #TheChristmasDinner #Leeds #ChristmasEve #CareLeavers @lemnsissay #Diversity
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19 Dec 2021
๐Proud to be volunteering for @TCDLeeds over Christmas ๐
For the last 5 years, The Care Leavers Christmas Dinner ensured 50 young people have a day to remember - with food, gifts & friends. I will be supporting through 2022, so get in touch to help ๐ฎ๐ฉโ๏ธ๐ข
@lemnsissay
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Melanie Ellyard retweeted
13 Dec 2021
โป๏ธ Mercia-backed @NovaPangaea has been awarded funding to help develop fuel for a government-backed scheme to create a plane powered by liquid hydrogen.
The FlyZero project is in conjunction with @UKAeroInstitute and @alfanar_company.
Read more โฌ๏ธ
#FlyZero #Sustainability
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Melanie Ellyard retweeted
13 Dec 2021
Today our #12DealsofXmas begins!๐Over the next 12 days, we will highlight 12 NPIF deals from across our 10 LEP areas โ๏ธ
In March, Malton-based piemaker @Yorkspudpieco took home a ยฃ150,000 investment, helping to double its workforce๐ฅง
๐ฒ npif.co.uk/the-yorkshire-pudโฆ
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Melanie Ellyard retweeted
18 Nov 2021
Find out about the funding available @NPIFBBB for Tees Valley businesses at #GrowTeesValley today with @EdgeUKTeam @TeessideUni @TeesValley_Biz
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11 Nov 2021
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11 Nov 2021
๐ Final stop #Leeds | #North tour | @GS10KSmallBiz & @BritishBBank ๐
#10KSBUK #MoneyMatters: #SmallBiz event had a FULL house. Enjoyed discussing #AccessToFinance & meeting talented #GS10KSB alumni and speakers ๐๐ฝ
#Entrepreneur #bethebestyoucanbe #growth #finance #innovation
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11 Nov 2021
๐ฏGreat Northern Conference #Sheffield๐ฏ Great session on grow for companies across the North with @kcooper1001, @BritishBBank and info on @NPIFBBB NPIF2...the newly announced ยฃ660m fund for Northern #SMEs๐ช๐พ npif.co.uk
#business #economy #growth #smefinance #OneNorth
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11 Nov 2021
โป๏ธ๐ฃ Check out #BBB report highlighting the crucial role #SmallBiz can play in driving the changes required to transition to a #netzero economy by reducing their #carbonfootprint ๐ฃโป๏ธ
๐Report ๐ british-business-bank.co.uk/โฆ
#COP26 #TogetherForOurPlanet #SmallBizNetZero @BritishBBank
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Melanie Ellyard retweeted
๐คManchester-based @RwHealth has secured a ยฃ3.25m investment, in round of funding led by NPIF - Maven Equity Finance (@Maven_CP)
๐จโโ๏ธInvestment will allow the health company to set-up a new clinical research team, creating new jobs across the North โ
npif.co.uk/9988-2/
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Melanie Ellyard retweeted
29 Oct 2021
.@NovaPangaea has developed a new way to generate fuel and chemicals from waste biomass such as waste timber or straw โฝโป๏ธ
They secured a further ยฃ2.3m investment from @NPIFBBB via @Mercia_PLC to commercialise their technology.
Find out more here ๐ bit.ly/3pHiEA9
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Melanie Ellyard retweeted
29 Oct 2021
Yesterday, Ken Cooper took to the stage at The Great Northern Conference to discuss the 2nd round of funding for the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund ๐งญ #OneNorth #NPIFII
Ken reflected on the fund's transformational effect on Northern business communities & its future plans๐
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Melanie Ellyard retweeted
28 Oct 2021
๐ข As we look ahead to the future of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund, @rogermarshOBE highlights the powerful effect that a second round of funding for NPIF will have across the North ๐
Find out more here ๐
npif.co.uk/chancellor-pledgeโฆ
#AutumnBudget2021 #NPIF
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Melanie Ellyard retweeted
27 Oct 2021
Smaller businesses all across the UK need access to finance to grow and scale their businesses. Building on the success of our regional funds @NPIFBBB @MidsEngInv and @CIOSIFBBB2, we welcome the governmentโs commitment of ยฃ1.6bn to a next generation of funds ๐งตโคต๏ธ
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26 Oct 2021
๐๐ฝ Great Northern Conference | 28 Oct | Cutler's Hall | #Sheffield ๐๐ฝ
From #netzero to #transport, #infrastructure, the #economy, #health, post-covid recovery .
Great speakers including @kcooper1001, @NPIFBBB... see you there ๐๐พ๐๐พ
โฐeventbrite.co.uk/e/great-norโฆ โฐ
@BritishBBank
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