Search Results: investment

NESTA

Last Updated: 14-03-2012

NESTA is the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts - an independent body with a mission to make the UK more innovative. They invest in early stage innovative businesses as well as working in partnership with innovators, communities, educators, policymakers and investors to look at ways of stimulating and accelerating growth and innovation in the UK.  You will find useful links, resources and reports across a range of sectors in addition to information on the kind of businesses NESTA invest in.  Specific sectors include ICT software and hardware, healthcare and clean technology. … Visit site

Business Growth Fund

Last Updated: 14-03-2012

The BGF is a major new £2.5 billion equity investment fund backed by five of the largest banks in the UK. BGF invests in companies with serious potential and talented management teams. They are notjust about investment but also offer support and the opoprtunity to work collaboratively on growing your business. … Visit site

West Midlands Finance

Last Updated: 14-03-2012

This portal enables you to search for funding opportunities available both locally and nationally.  There are useful resources to help you test how ready you are to make an application for funding and steps you can take if you are looking for investment, have been refused credit, need to buy new machinery, expand your business or manage your cashflow.  There is also a handy jargon buster and a directory of links to a range of business resources. … Visit site

JLR invests £355m in new engine plant

19-09-2011

Jaguar Land Rover growth plans accelerate with investment in a new advanced engine facility in the UK £355 million investment in new, state-of-the-art advanced engine facility to be built in Staffordshire, near Wolverhampton, UK. New facility will manufacture a family of all-new advanced technology low emission 4-cylinder JLR petrol and diesel engines.… Read more

LEP Chairman Invests in Business Growth & Jobs

06-09-2011

A massive investment by a major South Warwickshire firm has provided a shot in the arm to the local manufacturing economy. DCS, the UK's largest privately-owned health and beauty company which employs 250 people, has invested half a million pounds in new facilities at their base in Stratford-on-Avon to create jobs and growth.… Read more