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Lylalife set for significant scale up with North East Fund backing

Uploaded by in Recent Investments, Small Loan Fund on November 23, 2021

An ambitious North East continence product supplier will be taking to the national airwaves in the new year with the help of a six-figure investment from the North East Small Loan Fund Supported by The European Regional Development Fund. Lylalife supplies a range of high-quality urinary incontinence products which […]


Tea time in Consett as local couple bring Gatsby glamour to new vintage venue

Uploaded by in Recent Investments, Small Loan Fund on September 9, 2021

A touch of Great Gatsby glamour is set to descend on a County Durham town with the opening of a stylish new vintage tearoom. Sarah and Anthony Patterson are opening Patterson’s Vintage Tearooms on Middle Street in Consett this weekend after turning a personal passion for vintage china […]


Think Eleven turning up the volume on scale-up plans

Uploaded by in Recent Investments, Small Loan Fund on February 19, 2019

A County Durham consultancy and software-as-service business is scaling up and creating new jobs with the help of a five-figure investment from the North East Small Loan Fund Supported By The European Regional Development Fund. Think Eleven specialises in optimising organisational performance through their expertise in training, competence, compliance […]


OneGym Strengthens Teesside Presence With Latest Growth Fund Investment

Uploaded by in Recent Investments on February 27, 2017

A successful County Durham-headquartered fitness business is going from strength to strength after opening its latest gym on Teesside. OneGym has added a 12,000 sq ft fitness facility on the border on Ingleby Barwick and Thornaby to its existing successful branches in Bishop Auckland, Newton Aycliffe and Redcar. […]


Returns from Growth Fund Investments Pass £20M Landmark

Uploaded by in NEL News & Insights on February 6, 2017

The financial returns received so far on regional investments made by fund management firm NEL Fund Managers from the Finance for Business North East Growth Fund has surpassed the £20m mark well ahead of schedule. Since the Growth Fund launched in early 2010, NEL has made 146 investments […]


ATAG Ties Up Second Growth Fund Investment to Support New Service Development

Uploaded by in Recent Investments on January 26, 2016

A County Durham cable manufacturer is putting expansion plans into action with the help of a second investment from the Finance For Business North East Growth Fund after turning a threat to the company into an opportunity. ATAG Cable Solutions designs, manufactures, tests and supplies a wide range […]