Dedicated investment team support
All our clients are assigned to a member of our Investment Team who will assist and support them throughout the term of the loan.
Comprehensive application support & resources
Find resources to help you through the application process. We assist all clients throughout the application process and offer complimentary business mentoring for our Start Up Loans clients.
Use this Microsoft Excel template to help you create your business plan.
Elevate your business with strategic marketing
Clockwork Eye are a video marketing company. They offer a range of video marketing solutions suited to all business and can also assist in getting your content seen. They firmly believe that it’s not just about having a video for your business; It’s about having a video that works for your business.
Good PR is vital to any business. JournoLink offers a digital distribution service for your press releases to an audience of journalists across the media. Content can be targeted to specific regions, sectors and subjects to reach the right people. Journolink also features an events calendar and offers written copy at an extra cost.
Neash Photo Video are experts in supporting businesses with high quality photography and video work. They are personally recommended by BEF.
Welford Media an established digital agency leader. Their service include eCommerceHQ and the product OpenBay Pro, a rising eCommerce hosting provider which manages online shop fronts. Welford Media offer web design and marketing services and through BEF offer a range of packages to suit your business.
Your local Chamber of Commerce exists to support and grow businesses through partnerships, networking and business intelligence. It stands to represent the voice of local business to the Government to promote growth and success.
They provide 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.
Business Durham focusses on the economic development for County Durham, delivering services to promote business and economic growth. Business Durham can assist with starting a business, finding a property, innovation and more.
Explaw is an HR, employment law and health & safety consultancy designed to meet the ongoing needs of all organisational types from start-ups, SME businesses to larger companies. Their aim is to minimise risks in these areas and reduce the costs of protecting a business. BEF clients get a free 1 hour HR audit.
HMRC offer a wide range of business support services, from online courses in starting a business, webinars, tax calculators. You can also sign up to email alerts to keep up to date on the latest news, services and changes to policies.
Make it York serve the York area and are specialists in the unique business and economic landscape. Connecting businesses to each other and offering support are their priorities to help one of the country’s fasted growing cities reach it’s potential.
Your frequently asked questions
We understand that navigating financial support can be complex. Here are answers to some of the most frequently asked questions.