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
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
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
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
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
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
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/
.@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
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
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
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