 INVESTING IN SMALL AND MEDIUM SIZED ENTERPRISES IN CORNWALL/ISLES OF SCILLY |
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Finance Cornwall is a £20m venture investment fund targeting small and medium sized enterprises in this region with a range of equity, mezzanine and debt capital. Finance Cornwall can lend or invest from £20,000 to £1 million per business and, to date, has invested £13.7 million in 123 businesses; levering £37 million into the Cornish economy, creating over 300 jobs and safeguarding 1,225. It is part funded by the EU through the Objective One Programme for Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.
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| 29th May 2008 |
| FINANCE CORNWALL BACKS WASTE DISPOSAL EXPERTS |
Penryn-based AP Waste Handling has secured exclusive UK and Ireland distribution rights for an innovative product which cheaply converts food waste into a nutrient-rich, reusable product.....more >> |
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Natural Fibre Company
Left to right: Robert Seymour, Finance Cornwall, with Douglas Bence and Sue Blacker, Natural Fibre Company, and Bruce Colley, South West Angel Investor Network
An investment package from Finance Cornwall allowed the Natural Fibre Company, based in Launceston, to install a specialist dyeing plant, upgrade some of its machinery and become a net buyer of wool. Since it started trading in Cornwall two years ago, the company has largely been involved with commission spinning - that is taking fleece from farmers, sheep breeders and the owners of small, specialist flocks and adding value to it by turning it into high quality wool.