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Welcome to South Yorkshire Investment Fund's business news and events page. Read about some of the businesses that have benefited from SYIF investments and find out about upcoming business events.
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Sheffield enterprise set to make IT green
Posted 1st July 2009
An innovative Sheffield company has been established to help reduce carbon emissions within the IT industry...
Xeros to clean up market after investment
Posted 29th June 2009
An innovative technology company is ready to move to South Yorkshire and clean up the market with a unique product...
Acquisition opens up new markets for Sheffield powder metals firm
Posted 17th June 2009
Acquisition of a tool reclamation company promises to open up new European markets for Sheffield-based Hallamshire Hardmetal Products...
Cash boost for successful IT company
Posted 3rd June 2009
A Sheffield IT company has secured a six-figure contract with a well-known national children’s hospital. ..
End of recession set in stone for Sheffield masons
Posted 3rd June 2009
A Sheffield stone masons affected by the recession believes there is light at the end of tunnel after enjoying an upturn in business. ..
Groundbreaking news service launched by Sheffield company
Posted 21st May 2009
A new Sheffield company has developed an intelligent productivity tool to scan, filter and collate news stories from across the web that relate specifically to the users’ interests...
Building for the future with SYIF
Posted 14th May 2009
A leading timber frame construction company is defying the credit-crunch by employing new staff and expanding the business into new areas...
SYIF goes green with £150,000 investment
Posted 30th April 2009
An eco-friendly company from Sheffield is revolutionising the way the global healthcare industry manages its waste, with a range of innovative products designed to reduce carbon emissions...
Building a solid future with SYIF
Posted 30th April 2009
A Sheffield-based construction company is expanding thanks to a £300,000 investment from the South Yorkshire Investment Fund (SYIF)...
BLP UK future secured after management buy-out
Posted 23rd April 2009
The future of UK’s largest manufacturer of furniture components for the kitchen, bedroom and bathroom markets has been secured following a management buyout (MBO)...
Sheffield woman to run half marathon in memory of her grandad
Posted 22nd April 2009
A Sheffield woman is set to tread the streets in the city’s biggest road race as a tribute to her late grandfather...
Specialist printing company receives £30k investment
Posted 22nd April 2009
A leading digital printing company has received a £30,000 investment from the South Yorkshire Investment Fund (SYIF)...
Sheffield company aids global medical research
Posted 9th April 2009
A new Sheffield company is aiding research into developing treatments for some of the world's major health problems, including cancer and Alzheimer's...
Assessment company gets top marks with SYIF
Posted 9th April 2009
A ground-breaking assessment company has received top marks from the South Yorkshire Investment Fund (SYIF)...
Sheffield company completes £1m deal thanks to SYIF loan
Posted 9th April 2009
A growing Sheffield company has been able to complete a £1million deal thanks to its long-standing relationship with South Yorkshire Investment Fund (SYIF)...
SYIF announce latest interest rate cut
Posted 7th April 2009
South Yorkshire Investment Fund has reduced its interest rates on small business loans for the second time in three months, following the latest reduction in the Bank of England base rate...
Non-Executive Directors – Finance Yorkshire
Posted 5th March 2009
c. £8k depending on role/responsibility Could you bring senior-level experience of a business services organisation to help run a new £120 million investment fund to finance our region’s best smaller companies? Do you have the passion and strategic vision to help ensure that access to finance is a powerful catalyst and not an obstacle to performance?..
Water treatment firm to save businesses thousands
Posted 17th February 2009
An innovative water treatment company is moving to South Yorkshire to expand and develop its unique product which could see businesses save hundreds of thousands of pounds...


