Start Up Loans Company hits £40m loan milestone in Yorkshire
The Start Up Loans Company has hit a new eight-figure milestone in its support for entrepreneurs across Yorkshire and the Humber region. The Government-backed scheme has lent £40m to business owners in...
View ArticleFestive focus: Bdaily catches up with Sheffield Sustainable Kitchens MD Rob Cole
Today we have Rob Cole, managing director at Sheffield Sustainable Kitchens. Can you introduce yourself and your business to our readers? “Rob Cole, MD of Sheffield Sustainable Kitchens, an ethical...
View ArticleThis week's North East appointments
Nickie Lindsay and Polly Dodsworth, Howarth Litchfield Architectural practice Howarth Litchfield (HL) has appointed two new interior designers. Senior interior designer Nickie Lindsay previously...
View ArticleThis week’s London appointments
Lina Margolin, Gett Ride-hailing company Gett has appointed Lina Margolin as VP of business solutions UK. Lina Margolin joined the firm at its UK headquarters, where she will focus on building new...
View ArticleInnovation hub and KPMG team up to bring expertise to businesses
A new innovation hub has teamed up with a top professional services firm to bring business expertise to Yorkshire. Nexus, the University of Leeds’ new innovation hub which opens early next year, and...
View ArticleYoung entrepreneurial duo turn eBay listings into £1m packaging business
The two young entrepreneurs behind a North East packaging startup have achieved a seven-figure turnover for the first time. Schott Packaging, which started out as a few eBay listings, is now a £1m-plus...
View ArticleFestive Focus: Our conversation with Mahmoud Elsaid of LamasaTech
Can you introduce yourself and your business to our readers? “I’m the founder and director of LamasaTech, a leading digital technology agency. The company was founded in 2009 while I was a student at...
View ArticleLife sciences company announces move to London’s White City
A firm developing improved immunotherapies for a range of malignant diseases has moved into London’s White City life sciences cluster. GammaDelta Therapeutics will become the latest life sciences...
View ArticleFestive Focus: Bdaily meets the creative director of Saunders & Pughe
Can you introduce yourself and your business to our readers? “Marianne Saunders, creative director of Saunders and Pughe Goldsmiths, with over 20 years’ experience of designing and making fabulous...
View Article£7m in funding for three Yorkshire culture and tourism projects
Three culture and tourism projects in Yorkshire are set to benefit from almost £7m in funding. Sheffield City Region has confirmed £6.9m will go to the Yorkshire Wildlife Park, Gullivers World and...
View ArticleTopping out ceremony for new £19m student accommodation
A new £19m student accommodation scheme in Sheffield has celebrated nearing completition with a topping out ceremony. The ceremony was held to mark the build reaching its highest point and was attended...
View ArticleNorth East energy data firm continues expansion internationally
A North East data monitoring firm is expanding into Europe with a new office in the Netherlands. Stockton-on-Tees based EnAppSys has opened a base in Terneuzen in preparation for a European product...
View ArticleHull firm lands contract to surpass £20m of offshore wind orders
A Yorkshire-based firm has landed a contract to surpass £20m of projects in the offshore wind energy sector. Hobson & Porter has been awarded the multi-million pound contract to construct the Aura...
View ArticleFestive Focus: Our conversation with Lisa Walker of White Apple Thinking
Can you introduce yourself to our readers? “My business, White Apple Thinking, works mainly with business women but also with men. I help them to gain more clarity in their personal and business lives...
View ArticleFestive Focus: Meet NBT Group chief exec Toby Bridges
Can you introduce yourself and your business to our readers? “I’m Toby Bridges, CEO of The NBT Group. The NBT Group is a group of collaborative businesses providing B2B services with a core focus on...
View ArticleFestive Focus: Bdaily chats with Mummyjobs.co.uk founder Cheney Hamilton
Can you introduce yourself and your business to our readers? “I started my career at The Northern Echo, spending 16 years in advertising for the local, regional and national press before starting a...
View ArticleDepartment for International Trade to now offer business grants worth £2,500
Opening today (December 21), the Department for International Trade’s (DIT) Tradeshow Access Programme (TAP) is enabling businesses to apply for grants of up to £2,500. TAP is said to provide financial...
View ArticleStartup space in Harrogate targets expansion with five-figure investment
Harrogate co-working space Indieworx Collective has announced a five-figure crowdfunding drive to support its expansion. The social enterprise is targeting £10k in a campaign on Crowdfunder to extend...
View ArticleOpera house database acquired in six-figure deal with Truelinked
Operabase, an online database of opera performers, houses and companies, has recently been taken over by Truelinked. Founded in 1996 as a means of collating and sharing information on opera...
View ArticleThis week’s London appointments
Jodi Yang, Balderton Capital Early-stage venture capital investor Balderton Capital has appointed Jodi Yang as head of investor relations. Jodi is a former partner at California-based B Capital Group,...
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