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British Venture Capital Association
The British Venture Capital Association represents virtually every major source of venture capital and private equity in the UK.
YABA(Yorkshire Association of Business Angels)
A regional forum which brings together the finance and expertise of business angels with entrepreneurs and new business ideas.
Finance Yorkshire
Finance Yorkshire offers seedcorn finance, business loans and equity-linked finance from £15,000 to £2 million for businesses in or relocating to the Yorkshire and the Humber region.
Partnership Investment Finance (PIF)
Partnership Investment Finance ('PIF') is a £37 million fund for Yorkshire, The Humber, and North Lincolnshire, which has been established to enable small and medium sized businesses (SMEs) and social enterprises access to gap funding by way of equity or loan finance.
South Yorkshire Investment Fund (SYIF)
South Yorkshire Investment Fund offers finance packages tailored to business's individual needs. We also offer access to business mentors and a network of private investors.
Viking Fund
The £5m Viking Fund is a Yorkshire-wide, co-investment venture capital fund. It has been set up with UK government capital, under the DTI/Small Business Service's Early Growth Fund. It provides early-stage risk capital to match - on the same terms - that invested by business angels or other private sector investors.
White Rose Technology Seedcorn Fund
The White Rose Technology Seedcorn Fund is an early stage seedcorn fund, which invests in exciting new technology emerging from the Universities of York, Leeds and Sheffield.
Small Firms Loan Guarantee
The Small Firms Loan Guarantee (SFLG) is a joint venture between the Small Business Service (SBS) of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and a number of participating lenders.
The Entrepreneurs Club
The Entrepreneurs Club provides hard-to-find sources of equity finance for a broad range of companies by matching their needs to the financial resources of private equity investors, for the benefit of both.
Yorkshire Fund Managers
YFM Group provides investment capital and business development services to small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) throughout the UK.
Beer and Partners
Beer and Partners is the leading source of venture capital and business angel investment for growing SME businesses in the UK. Our contacts with Business Angels, High Net Worth private investors and secured lenders are second to none.
Library House
Library House helps professionals discover, compare, and monitor private high-growth companies as they progress through their lifecycle from initial investment to, partnering, trade sale or public offering.
The Princes Trust
The princes Trust Business Programme helps 18-30 year olds start their own businesses by offering low interest loans and grants to those who have no other means of raising the capital. The trust also provides continued support including assigning a volunteer Business Mentor who provides regular advice.
BFunded
Funding in the Bradford district.
Yorkshire Concept
The Yorkshire Concept Fund was set up as a £600,000 pilot by the Universities of Bradford, Hull and Sheffield Hallam in 2004/5 funded through the Higher Education Innovation Fund. The aim of the Fund being to drive up the number of quality commercialisation proposals from the universities, and by doing so help improve the on going cultural change within higher education to increase awareness of, and the opportunities available to work with businesses in creating new wealth and productivity in the region.
Grants
Arts Council
Funding for arts activities and organisations.
