Businessman Launches Eco-Friendly Compost Start Up

Businessman Launches Eco-Friendly Compost Start Up

A Wiltshire businessman’s company selling eco-friendly compost is blossoming thanks to the help of a £25,000 Start Up Loan delivered on behalf of the British Business Bank by SWIG Finance. The BioCharged Compost Co, run by Eddie Bailey and Clive Neame, manufactures...
Shipping Container Café Sets Sights on Growth

Shipping Container Café Sets Sights on Growth

A Falmouth café owner is hoping to expand her business one industrial estate at a time with the help of £25,000 from the British Business Bank’s Start Up Loans programme. Amelia Smith has already established the successful Old Foundry Coffee takeaway outlet from a...
Twist Board Game Café & Bar Scales Up

Twist Board Game Café & Bar Scales Up

A Plymouth board game café has been able to expand its capacity and develop its food menu with the help of a South West Investment Fund loan through SWIG Finance.   At Twist Board Game Café & Bar in Mayflower Street, founder Hayley Summers designed her own “dream...
Gloucestershire Bed Manufacturer Expands

Gloucestershire Bed Manufacturer Expands

The Cotswold Bed Company in Cheltenham has been able to expand and invest thanks to a £184,000 finance boost via the South West Investment Fund and the Community Investment Enterprise Fund. Husband-and-wife co-owners Paul and Alejandra Whitelocks have used the money...
Repair Wizard Magics up Growth thanks to Funding

Repair Wizard Magics up Growth thanks to Funding

Exeter home surface repair company, Repair Wizard, has diversified into water leak investigation with the help of £158,000 in loans delivered by SWIG Finance.   Fixing chipped baths, burned worktops, and damaged floors was all in a day’s work for Repair Wizard, which...
Funding Gets Social Housing Specialist Set for Growth

Funding Gets Social Housing Specialist Set for Growth

A Somerset company that specialises in maintaining social housing has been able to shave £14,000 a month of its outgoings to be reinvested into business growth, thanks to help from a £250,000 loan from the Community Investment Enterprise Fund (CIEF). Baillie Reynolds...