AD:VENTURE provides ambitious new businesses with a tailored programme of support to help them grow and achieve their full potential. This fully funded business support is available to new businesses in West Yorkshire who are under 3 years old.
Business owners joining AD:VENTURE will be assigned a dedicated business manager, have access to informative webinars, interactive workshops, and grant funding to help them succeed.
As a strategic AD:VENTURE partner, we champion new businesses across West Yorkshire. We do this by offering businesses tailored financial solutions that fit hand in hand with support from AD:VENTURE.
Starting a business is an exciting and challenging experience full of barriers. AD:VENTURE and Business Enterprise Fund (BEF) are here to help you leap over the barriers. Like many new businesses across the county, you may be challenged by strict borrowing requirements of traditional lenders, regional disparities, sector bias, and systemic inequalities. We are here to help you hurdle those financial barriers.
We provide three options for flexible finance that can support your current and future needs:
So, no matter your sector, the size of your business or how long you’ve been trading, we have a loan that can be tailored to fit your needs.
You can use our loans to support a wide range of business activities:
Amity Brew Co was established in April 2020 by Russ Clarke, Rich Degnan, Tom Matthews and Verity Clarke with help from BEF who provided £75,000 in Start Up Loans. The initial BEF investment enabled the business to open the 25,000 sq ft brewery and taproom at Sunny Bank Mills, Farsley in December 2020. In was followed by a further investment of £40,000 to purchase equipment and provide working capital. Amity Brew Co also received support from AD:VENTURE.
“Purchasing canning and labelling equipment will allow us to get fresh beer into the hands of our customers faster and more efficiently plus expand into trade. It will cut costs and environmental impact and will also allow us to create jobs within the brewery in order to take more on under our own roof.”
- Russ Clarke, owner, Amity Brew Co.”
We have built our loans to fit your business needs, and to tackle the unique problems you might face in the area. See how our different approach can your business take off:
To apply for a business loan, simply complete our online enquiry form. It takes a minute to complete.
After you've finished, a member of our investment team will get back to you within two working days. They'll guide you on what to do next, including how to fill out a full application.
Of course, you might have some questions. Here are some of the most common ones we get about our loans for Yorkshire. If you have more questions, feel free to get in touch with us.
To be eligible for a loan from us, you must:
We provide Start Up Loans for businesses located in West Yorkshire. These loans, supported by the government, offer the chance to borrow up to £25,000 at a reduced interest rate. Additionally, they include several other advantages designed specifically for your needs. Find out more >
Yes, we provide NPIF II Smaller Business Loans which offers £25,000 to £100,000 to new or growing businesses across Yorkshire and the Humber.
Usually, our team of Investment Managers will help you finish everything up within three weeks after you apply.
We use Open Banking to for BEF and NPIF loans. Open Banking supports our lending decision to lend. To fast track a decision, you must grant access to your financial data using our Open Banking portal: https://connect.consents.online/BEFcommercial.