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It’s been four years since the British Business Bank launched the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund. The impact that NPIF has had on the northern business community in that time has been significant, testament to our partnership with LEPS, our Fund Managers and of course the innovation and resilience of our small businesses…

As it reaches the fourth anniversary of its launch, the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund  is celebrating having directly invested £237m across 1,068 deals. To date, these investments have attracted an additional £288m of investment from the private sector delivering over £500m of funding to Northern small businesses….

London Lash Pro is an online wholesaler of eyelashes and associated goods such as glues, cleansers and accessories, selling to eyelash technicians globally….

Tees Valley based clean tech company Nova Pangaea Technologies has experienced significant growth as a result of its two funding rounds with the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund, including a 45 per cent increase in staff numbers since January 2020….

As the UK and wider world looks to recover from the pandemic, ensuring businesses have the means to grow, innovate and adapt sustainably will prove decisive…

NPIF has seen another busy quarter for deals, with a variety of equity finance, debt finance and microfinance transactions completed across the regions.
Here are some of our recent investments…

How has the pandemic affected female business leaders over the last year – and how can we truly build back better?

We asked Simone Roche, CEO and Founder of Northern Power Women…