First Enterprise launches £13m fund to tackle SME finance gap under the new Community ENABLE Funding programme

SMEs look to each other for funding

Small and mid-cap firms are facing greater obstacles in accessing funds through traditional channels, prompting them to forge strategic collaborations and pursue mergers and acquisitions (M&As) to survive the economic turbulence.

First Enterprise launches £13m fund to tackle SME finance gap under the new Community ENABLE Funding programme

First Enterprise has launched a new £13m lending initiative to support UK-based small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that are unable to access finance from traditional banks and high street lenders.

Worcestershire businesses urged to become more enterprising with support scheme

BUDDING entrepreneurs and growing businesses across Worcestershire are being given a major boost, thanks to a fully-funded package of expert support and grant funding. The Enterprising Worcestershire programme is backed by the county council and is designed to help start-ups get off the ground and support ambitious enterprises ready to scale. From practical workshops to one-to-one coaching, Enterprising Worcestershire offers a tailored approach …

£250 million of Access to Finance funding to support start-ups and SMEs in Northern Ireland | Manufacturing & Supply Chain

A new round of Access to Finance funding from Invest NI has been launched. The portfolio of three funds includes £100 million from Invest NI and is expected to attract over £150 million in private sector funding. As a result, a potential total investment of more than £250 million will be made over the next 10 years. Launching the new round of funding, Economy Minister Dr Caoimhe Archibald said: “In 2011, with many businesses struggling to access…