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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.
Double win for Cornwall at national awards
CORNISH companies have topped the awards list at this year’s Microentrepreneurship awards in Cardiff with both Clayworks of St Keverne and ISO Spaces of Truro winning awards. Nominated by Responsible Finance provider, SWIG Finance Adam Weisman of natural plaster...
AGAME Sports go for growth
AGAME Sports in Redruth is going from strength to strength following a business growth loan from Responsible Finance Provider, SWIG Finance. Now in its fourth year, AGAME Sports was launched by keen cricketer, Adrian Noott with the goal of supplying high quality...
Business Cornwall LIVE!
SWIG Finance will be taking place in the Business Cornwall LIVE! event taking place on March 30 at Pool Innovation Centre, specialising in business funding. There will be three speakers in total from Folk 2 Folk, BIG2 and SWIG Finance, covering forms of funding that...
Milestone for Regional Growth Fund
The responsible finance industry is playing a vital role in supporting thousands of small businesses and lower-income consumers who feel left behind, according to new research published today by trade body Responsible Finance. By extending access to fair and...
Non Executive Director Role
Non-Executive Director, SWIG Finance SWIG is a not for profit organisation which provides loan finance to small and medium sized businesses who cannot access sufficient funding from...
Access to Finance: how Responsible Finance Providers are making a difference
Although the mainstream lending market has undoubtedly improved for small and medium- sized enterprises (SMEs) since the financial crisis and subsequent recession, many SMEs applying for finance are still being rejected. The British Business Bank reported last year...
Finance in the South West Events
SWIG Finance will be joining other finance providers and advisors at the 5th annual PKF Francis Clark Finance in the South West event and the inaugural Finance in Dorset event. The events take the format of short, sharp presentations from sources of grant, debt and...
Get your business investment ready
In the December issue of Business Cornwall magazine, SWIG Finance offers some advice on getting your business ready for investment. Whether just starting up or looking to grow, most businesses will at some point need to raise external funding to get themselves to the...
Start Up Loan ‘invaluable’ for Plymouth business
It’s been four years since the launch of the government-backed Start Up Loans Scheme in 2012. As the South West’s contracted Delivery Partner since the beginning, SWIG Finance reached a major milestone this autumn investing over £6.75m into more than 1,000 start-ups...
Start Up Loan 'invaluable' for Plymouth business
It’s been four years since the launch of the government-backed Start Up Loans Scheme in 2012. As the South West’s contracted Delivery Partner since the beginning, SWIG Finance reached a major milestone this autumn investing over £6.75m into more than 1,000 start-ups...