British Business Bank

Scotland’s higher education institutions have a richly deserved reputation as being global leaders in research, writes Susan Nightingale. In fact, St Andrews is the English-speaking world’s third oldest university and regularly features among the UK’s top-performing academic establ

Entrepreneurship in Scotland is gaining traction among both young and older generations, writes Susan Nightingale, highlighting the support available and the diverse success stories within the start-up ecosystem. The Scottish school curriculum currently sees children as young as five years old takin

Highland Hilly Huts, a small hospitality operator based in Drumnadrochit near Loch Ness, has received funding through the British Business Bank’s Investment Fund for Scotland to expand its offering.

A Glasgow-based beauty treatments clinic, The Aesthetics Club, has secured a £250,000 loan from the Investment Fund for Scotland (IFS), via appointed fund manager The FSE Group. The loan will enable the opening of two new clinics located in Glasgow and Edinburgh, expanding services and creatin

Scotland accounted for almost one-fifth of all UK equity deals involving university spinouts in 2023, according to new figures from the British Business Bank. Published today, the Bank’s annual Small Business Equity Tracker also places two of Scotland’s universities among the UK’s

The British Business Bank has launched the growth guarantee scheme to help smaller businesses in Scotland access finance for investment and growth. The scheme, which replaces the recovery loan scheme, is expected to support around 11,000 businesses until March 2026. Further details have been publish

A husband-and-wife team from Aberdeen, Campbell and Luci Carey, have launched Inglaze, a business which helps owners of older homes and buildings keep out draughts and prevent heat loss from single-glazed windows. With support from the British Business Bank's Start Up Loans programme, they secu

A Coatbridge textile maker has turned a lockdown hobby he picked up from watching TikTok videos into a successful business and full-time career, as his custom tattoo-art rugs prove a big hit with customers in the United States.

The British Business Bank’s Investment Fund for Scotland has agreed £5 million of deals to support the growth of small businesses, just six months since the fund was launched to improve access to finance and provide a boost to the Scottish economy. The milestone comes as five new debt fu

Film and photography start-up OJE Studios is expanding its headcount and relocating operations to Edinburgh after a funding boost from the British Business Bank’s Start Up Loans scheme. Founded by 19-year-old Omar Etherington-Brown, the studio offers a range of services including film and musi

Mark Sterritt, director at the British Business Bank, discusses the organisation's £150 million Investment Fund for Scotland, and its aim to provide financing options for small businesses and entrepreneurs across Scotland in an effort to address regional imbalances in access to capital. A

The Wine Hall, a Perth-based e-commerce platform specialising in rare wines, has broadened its product range and begun targeting new markets following funding from the Start Up Loans programme. Founded in 2022 by 51-year-old Vanessa Tortella, a sommelier from Italy, The Wine Hall sells a range of ra

Equity investment in Scotland’s smaller businesses nearly halved last year but was still ahead of the UK average and on track to record the third highest annual figure in the last decade, according to new research from the British Business Bank. The Bank’s Small Business Finance Markets

Kedras Clinics, a neurotechnology-focused wellbeing therapy provider, has successfully secured a £50,000 loan from the British Business Bank's Investment Fund for Scotland, Smaller Loans fund. Delivered through DSL Business Finance, the loan has empowered Kedras Clinics to open a second locati

The British Business Bank has made its first major deal from the £150 million Investment Fund for Scotland, with a £750,000 equity investment, through appointed fund managers Maven Capital Partners into medical technology business Carcinotech. Edinburgh-based Carcinotech has raised &poun