17th November 2023
Startup Awards North East 2024
Early Stage Founders, set to benefit with BEF’s Headline Sponsorship for Startup Awards North East
Flexible finance and support for businesses
We are a not-for-profit Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) that champions small businesses (SMEs). We deliver flexible finance and support to help SME businesses begin, expand, and flourish. We are ready to help you and your business.
Launch or grow your business
Grow your business
Last year we invested £16m, added £64m to the economy, and supported 750 businesses across the UK.
Find Out MoreAs a CDFI, we use flexible finance to breakdown barriers to business finance and help businesses begin, expand and flourish.
Find Out MoreWe actively support new and existing businesses across the North especially those in underserved areas.
Find Out MoreWe are a not-for-profit social enterprise so we reinvest all profits to support growth in the economy and job creation.
Find Out MoreSee what we’re up to and read our client’s stories