A picturesque Herefordshire wedding and events business is expecting to bounce back once government restrictions on large gatherings are lifted, after support from The Agricultural Mortgage Corporation (AMC). Crumplebury, a purpose-built, state-of-the-art events venue and hotel, has seen its entire spring / summer wedding schedule disrupted due to Covid-19. The £3m development backed by AMC […]
Agriculture is a great industry to get into if you are wondering what to do with your business acumen. For one thing, you are always going to be able to get the kind of custom you need, as people always need food and the other goods you will probably produce as a farm. It is […]
Ravensworth Nurseries in Richmond, North Yorkshire is investing £1.1m in developing an upmarket retail garden centre to enhance its already successful plant nursery with funding from Reward Finance Group. Having been established for more than 50 years, the family-run business, which is the largest grower of Poinsettias in the North of England, has developed an […]
A Bideford-based dairy business has achieved exponential growth in its first year of trading after securing significant contracts in both the UK and overseas, and launching new product ranges, with the support of a £1.6m funding package from Lloyds Bank. Millbrook Dairy Company, which was founded in 2019 by respected dairy industry experts, David Evans […]
Rural businesses aren’t just farms. Rural areas are full of innovative small businesses doing everything from accountants in sheds at the bottom of gardens, to artists making jewellery and pottery, and IT consultants and freelancers working in many different sectors. They’re creating jobs and helping power the UK economy. But they’re struggling. Isolation is part […]
The New Forest and Hampshire’s flagship county show has refunded all of its suppliers and customers after it was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic, with the support of a Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS) loan from Lloyds Bank. The event had been due to take place on the last weekend of July. The […]
Family-run business, Bodle Bros Ltd, which has been supplying animal feed to local farms in the Mid Sussex area and grain merchanting for nearly 200 years, have secured their future for generations to come with the purchase of their premises with the support of commercial finance specialists, BIZL. The supplier of animal, pet and equestrian […]
Cotswolds-based garden products retailer Wildlife World has seen a 400% increase in online sales compared to this time last year, after securing a six-figure loan from Lloyds Bank. The Tetbury business initially experienced a sudden downturn in orders when garden centres were forced to close their doors in March and had to furlough almost half […]
Bardsley England, a 128-year-old fruit farming business, is preparing for the next chapter in its long and successful history following the exciting acquisition of a local competitor. Kent-based Bardsley England – which has been growing fruit since 1892 – acquired the assets of nearby competitor, Newmafruit, following the news its owner is exiting the industry […]
The operator of a group of residential and holiday caravan parks is looking forward to the future after receiving support through the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS) from Lloyds Bank. North Yorkshire-based, York House Leisure, has four parks across the region with more than 500 caravan plots used by both residents and holidaymakers. The […]
September 29, 2020
Edition 287 – August/September 2020
Leadership By Business Money group editor Robert Lefroy UK CEOs leading the w...
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