2013 Investor AllStars
Date: September 25, 2013
Location: The Natural History Museum, London
Fairline Boats plots course for calmer seas as Better Capital support brings return to profit
New digs: Fairline has completed a one year manufacturing change programme
Despite being located in land-locked Northamptonshire, Fairline Boats is making steady progress and has used its turnaround investment from Better Capital to launch a new manufacturing facility. GrowthBusiness visits the yacht builder to find out more.
The Business Growth Fund: Two years of operation in numbers
With two years having passed since the Business Growth Fund was backed by four of the UK's biggest high street banks, GrowthBusiness looks at what the firm has achieved.
Trailblazing sustainability pioneer Ecology Building Society ready for retrofit push
In 1980, a Yorkshire solicitor spoke up at a Green Party conference regarding the difficulty in finding a mortgage for a property needing extensive renovation – the result was the Ecology Building Society.
Pension-led funding to fuel business growth
Despite numerous government initiatives to stimulate bank lending, it appears no easier to secure vital capital for growth. We meet three entrepreneurs who are using their pension pots to fund business development.
Discounted funding: options there for SMEs
Andy Cutbill, head of products and pricing at Lloyds TSB Commercial Banking, explains why with government schemes designed to make access to finance easier for SMEs, businesses can be confident that funding for growth is widely available – and at a discounted cost.
How to apply for Regional Growth Fund capital
To coincide with the fourth instalment of the Regional Growth Fund, GrowthBusiness meets HV Wooding to find out how the business secured capital from the fund’s last round.
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