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Latest Business News

Screenprint displays the signs of success

Posted 4th January 2010

One of the UK’s leading point of sale producers is going from strength-to-strength thanks to investments totalling £150,000 from South Yorkshire Investment Fund...

Doncaster hospitality company looks to the future

Posted 4th January 2010

A leading hospitality supplier is looking forward to expanding its business in 2010, after surviving the recession with support from South Yorkshire Investment Fund (SYIF)...

Printing company gets it Wright with SYIF

Posted 17th December 2009

Rotherham-based Wright Printing Services Ltd has recently received the first tranche of a planned £500,000 investment from South Yorkshire Investment Fund (SYIF)...

Finance remains tight, but region optimistic over future

Posted 30th November 2009

Yorkshire and Humberside businesses continue to be affected by a finance gap, but are confident that conditions will improve over the coming year, according to an independent online survey...

Online marketing group earns further investment after expansion

Posted 19th November 2009

A national online marketing company has been rewarded for its growth by receiving a further significant investment. ..

Creative industries need financial support to improve region’s economy

Posted 16th November 2009

South Yorkshire’s growing expertise in the creative industries can play a pivotal role in steering the region’s economy out of a recession if it receives sufficient financial support, according to a latest survey...

Specialist software package gives Quba the edge

Posted 16th November 2009

A successful Yorkshire web agency is bringing a new product to market in super quick time thanks to funding from the South Yorkshire Investment Fund (SYIF)...

School uniform company achieving top marks

Posted 9th November 2009

A Bolsterstone company which produces school uniforms is gaining grade A results...

Global freight forwarding giant acquires Sheffield company

Posted 4th November 2009

A Sheffield-based freight forwarding company has been sold to Transglobal Freight Management (TGFM) in a trade acquisition that is set to enhance and improve the company’s existing services...

Aivaf goes global with SYIF

Posted 16th September 2009

An interactive manufacturing company from Sheffield is going global, thanks to a £25,000 loan from South Yorkshire Investment Fund (SYIF)...

University spin-out support technology revolution

Posted 14th September 2009

Sheffield based Tangentix has been established to pursue the commercialisation of new technology created by the University of Bradford...

Business investors meet to discuss access to finance

Posted 19th August 2009

Business investment during the recession was the hot topic at a gathering of the region’s leading finance providers in Sheffield...

£2million boost for South Yorkshire businesses

Posted 3rd August 2009

South Yorkshire Investment Fund (SYIF) has invested almost £2million in the region’s businesses during the first six months of 2009...

ZOO Digital takes the silver screen by storm

Posted 30th July 2009

A creative media production company from Sheffield has taken the silver screen by storm, thanks to more than £900,000 of funding from South Yorkshire Investment Fund (SYIF)...

Funding boost gives adventurous business a new direction

Posted 30th July 2009

An innovative Barnsley company that sells specialist kids outdoor gear has successfully expanded its business enterprise thanks to funding from South Yorkshire Investment Fund (SYIF)...

Biotechnology company has global vision

Posted 22nd July 2009

A South Yorkshire medical company has been chosen as the key distributor for Europe and the Far East by the largest independent human tissue processing company in the United States...

SYIF recruits new investment manager

Posted 22nd July 2009

South Yorkshire Investment Fund (SYIF) has appointed a new investment manager...

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