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Inaugural Next Generation Business Awards success!
10 July 2019

Inaugural Next Generation Business Awards success!

Five worthy winners were crowned at the inaugural Next Generation Business Awards on Friday night (5 July). The glittering gala dinner, held at The Northampton […]

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Work has started to deliver innovative enterprise centre
4 July 2019

Work has started to deliver innovative enterprise centre

Start-up and growing businesses will soon have the opportunity to benefit from first-rate flexible workspace and business support when a new £8 million state-of-the-art facility […]

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7 tactics to business success
1 July 2019

7 tactics to business success

By James Elliott, SEMLEP’s Growth Hub Business Adviser As a Growth Hub we often sit down with clients and talk about their long-term plans. However, […]

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Countdown has begun to Next Generation Business Awards
21 June 2019

Countdown has begun to Next Generation Business Awards

Excitement is building for the inaugural Next Generation Business Awards which will celebrate the finest young professionals from Milton Keynes and Northamptonshire. The awards have […]

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British Business Bank Start Up Loans Programme Lends £500m to UK Small Businesses
20 June 2019

British Business Bank Start Up Loans Programme Lends £500m to UK Small Businesses

The Start Up Loans programme lends more than 60,000 loans to fund small businesses since 2012 Almost 40% of loan recipients are women 22% of […]

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Midlands Engine Investment Fund reaches £50million milestone
20 June 2019

Midlands Engine Investment Fund reaches £50million milestone

£250million Midlands Engine Investment Fund hits £50million milestone Government-backed initiative has made over 150 investments in the region’s businesses East Midlands firms benefit, with Leicester-based […]

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Investment fund deal gives oomf to porridge brand
12 June 2019

Investment fund deal gives oomf to porridge brand

Foresight Group has announced a £500,000 equity investment into porridge manufacturer Oomf through the Midlands Engine Investment Fund (MEIF). Originally based in Dorset, Oomf recently […]

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OBE awarded to SEMLEP Further Education Ambassador
12 June 2019

OBE awarded to SEMLEP Further Education Ambassador

SEMLEP Board Member, Dr Julie Mills, Chief Executive and Principal of MK College, has been awarded an OBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours, for helping […]

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