Seizing the Opportunities of Brexit – Part 2
In this series of blogs, we will address some of the issues faced by growing owner managed businesses in the brave new world of the UK leaving the EU. What the future holds remains uncertain, however there’s steps you can take to ensure your business is ready to adapt where and when it needs to. […]
Seizing the Opportunities of Brexit – Part 1
In this series of blogs, we will address some of the issues faced by growing owner managed businesses in the brave new world of the UK leaving the EU. What the future holds remains uncertain, however there’s steps you can take to ensure your business is ready to adapt where and when it needs to. […]
Impact of Investment Capital Praised as Callstream Group Acquired by US Technology Giant J2 Global
The potential for growth capital investments to help North East companies achieve global success has been highlighted by the acquisition by a US technology giant of a successful communications firm with regional roots. Callstream Group Limited, a leading national provider of cloud-based call management technology, has been acquired by NASDAQ-listed, California-based J2 Global. Callstream Group […]
Raising Finance Needs Maths and Gut Feel
When raising finance for your business, it probably goes without saying that there’s a certain amount of maths involved. Any professional provider of finance is going to ask you how you arrived at the amount of finance you’ve requested. The number is usually derived from a cash flow forecast that shows the gap between what […]
New Growth Fund Investment Helping Royston Power On
North East engineering expertise is set to drive growth at a successful regional power generation business as it looks to expand the range of consultancy work it undertakes in global markets. Royston Power Generation sells, installs, maintains, services and repairs diesel engines for a wide range of domestic and overseas blue chip clients in the […]
NEL Fund Managers Helping Property Repair Firm Build for the Future
A North East firm which manages home emergency property insurance claims is aiming to win more, bigger and better contracts after putting expansion plans into action with the help of new outside investment. Preferred Management Solutions Ltd (PMS) is a full-service reactive maintenance and building services company, and works with property management businesses, insurance firms, […]
Apprenticeships Make Perfect Business Sense
We’ve all heard plenty on the governments push for SMEs to take on apprentices. It makes sense of course – allowing smaller businesses to increase their workforce at minimal cost, whilst in turn reducing the overall unemployment rate of young people. Yet, from our conversations with some of the North Easts most ambitious SMEs, we […]
Celebrating International Women’s Day
“Deeds not words” shouted the suffragettes in 1903. Over a century later International Women’s Day is calling for gender parity. New words; same problem. But how does it link to successfully growing strong North East businesses? Research has proven that profitability, return on investment and innovation all increase when women hold senior leadership roles. Every […]
ID Partnership Exits Growth Fund Investment with Plans to Build for the Future
A long-standing North East architecture practice has praised the impact of outside capital on the speed and breadth of its development after completing the investment period. In 2012, The ID Partnership-northern worked with regional fund management firm NEL Fund Managers to bring in a £150,000 investment from the Finance For Business North East Growth Fund, […]
Lonely at the Top?
It is often said in business that it’s lonely at the top. At NEL, we often talk to businesses that have one or two directors who founded a company and have grown it by trying to do as much as possible themselves. As the business grows they find themselves stretched thinner and thinner until a […]
