British Business Bank

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The British Business Bank (BBB) reported a £135 million post-tax loss in its latest financial year, predominantly due to a dip in tech company valuations. The bank experienced a £146m loss on its investment portfolio in the year to March, contrasted with a £619m gain in the precedi

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Delivering over 105,000 loans, the British Business Bank's Start Up Loans programme has passed a significant milestone having disbursed more than £1 billion in loans. Scotland has seen a substantial slice of this pie, with more than £62 million funded across almost 7,000 loans since 2012

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British Business Investments has committed £30m to the Panoramic SME III fund as part of a final close of £100m, allowing Glasgow-based Panoramic to fund growth opportunities and management transitions for smaller businesses across the UK. Panoramic is an established fund manager that in

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Glasgow-based integrated drug formulation and clinical trials specialist BDD has secured a fresh £2 million investment to fuel its expansion, responding to a surge in demand for its proprietary drug delivery technology and its niche clinical trial services. This funding initiative was led by p

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Aberdeen's local enterprises have benefitted from over £2 million in funding distributed via the British Business Bank’s Start Up Loans programme. Since the scheme's introduction in 2012, the Granite City has seen a total of 189 loans disbursed, with each business securing an average of

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Edinburgh-based life science firm Cytomos has successfully raised £4 million in a recent investment round for the development and market-testing of its Cytomos Dielectric Spectroscopy (CDS) technology. Archangels led this funding initiative with participation from notable investors such as Old

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International whisky enthusiasts will soon be able to have a taste of some of the world’s rarest and most sought-after spirits, after the entrepreneur behind Dramtubes – a Milngavie-based whisky tasting business – secured funding for growth. Dramtubes aims to make highly desirable

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Scottish business angel syndicate Archangels has secured a £12 million co-investment agreement with British Business Investments through its Regional Angels Programme. The deal is set to empower the Edinburgh-based syndicate, which specialises in early-stage Scottish life sciences and technolo

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Lockerbie-based entrepreneurs, Rebecca and Scott Masterton, are diversifying their floriculture business, The Pretty Wild Flower Co, into the tourism sector. The move follows their recent receipt of a £20,000 loan through the British Business Bank's Start Up Loans programme via Transmit Startu

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Meander Apparel – a sustainable outdoor clothing and lifestyle brand with its flagship stores in Stockbridge, Edinburgh and Seven Dials, London – has secured funding from the British Business Bank as it gears up for the launch of its crowdfunding campaign later this month. Co-founders Ji

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