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News, updates, opportunities and press coverage from around the South West. Read the latest news, events, opportunities and press coverage from SWIG Finance across the South West region. You can stay up to date with news from SWIG Finance each month via our monthly email news bulletin or through following us on LinkedIn.
April Bulletin – Find our about great businesses benefiting from loans and the latest from our world
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Business able to diversify into dog products because of loan
New legislation concerning plastics and increased market awareness of their environmental impact led Mark Goodwin, who already owned a packaging company, to create a new product called GOODCHAP’S, a new brand of fish-based dog treats with no additives which are...
SWIG Finance is looking to recruit two new business managers
BUSINESS MANAGER x 2 – CORNWALL SWIG Finance is the Southwest’s fastest growing Responsible Finance Provider. We are committed to access to finance for viable SMEs and start-ups throughout the region. We deliver and manage our own funds as well as those of third party...
SWIG Finance supported business Rocket Gardens named UK “most exceptional” business
Online and mail-order organic plant business Rocket Gardens was this week named the UK’s most exceptional business contributing to social and environmental impacts. The firm now sells more than 1 million organic plants per year and has created a plant growing and mail...
New deli and cafe business to open on The Isles of Scilly after securing Start-Up Loan
Abbigail Ellis who is from The Isles of Scilly had an ambition to run her own business in the community she grew up in. Utilising her skills and experience in catering she is now opening a Café and Deli on the main island of St Marys. To realise this dream additional...
The Pros and Cons of Online Business Borrowing
Did you know, that typically businesses: Leave only 7 days to access funds Spend less than 1-hour researching funding options Apply to only 1 lender Financial technology, often shortened...
Finance for Tourism Businesses
February and March and the run-up to Easter are key times tourism businesses to get up and running and ready for the main season across the Southwest. SWIG is especially keen to hear from businesses from this sector that may be looking to apply for funding to grow or...
Mappix receive prestigious award
A Cornish business has been recognised at a national level by the Start Up Loans Company with the prestigious Start Up Loans ‘Business of the Year’ award. Mappix, launched in 2015 by Charity Wilson from Penzance, was entered for the awards by SWIG Finance, the South...
Business Manager roles: Exeter and Bristol
JOB ADVERT BUSINESS MANAGERS – BRISTOL AND EXETER AREAS SWIG Finance is a Responsible Finance Provider. As a lender and manager of funds, we are committed to providing viable SMEs and start-ups with access to finance in the South West region. We are a Delivery Partner...
Rocket Gardens shortlisted for award
SWIG Finance client, Rocket Gardens has been shortlisted for two categories at the Citi Microentrepreneurship Awards. A transformative prize of £7,500 will be awarded to the winner in each category at an Awards Ceremony on 13 March 2019 in Liverpool. The Citi...