Senior Manager, UK Network Team @BritishBBank covering the East & South-East Midlands and supporting the Midlands Engine Investment Fund II. Views are my own.
Nottingham, England
Joined April 2013
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Proud to be part of the @BritishBBank over the last 10 years in the #EastMidlands #SouthEastMidlands
#PowerOf10
🎉 Celebrating a decade of impact!
💼 209,000 businesses supported
🚀 Over £32bn of private and public investment unlocked
🌍 250,000+ additional jobs created
To mark our 10th anniversary, we’ve published #ThePowerOf10 report. Read it here for more highlights 👇
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Two Leicestershire startups will pitch at the inaugural East Mids Tech Week.
Matt Taylor (evrtek) and Ryan white (Mimic Motion) will take part at the festival’s Most Valuable Pitch competition, along with seven other startups from across the region.
leicesterstartups.com/2026/0…
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🚨 Reminder!
Join us this Friday (5th June) for a session on Customer Discovery with Denis Oakley.
Customer Discovery is vital for startups because it eliminates the single biggest cause of startup failure: building something nobody actually wants.
👉 validatingassumptions.eventb…
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⚠️ 1 week to go ⚠️
Join us on Friday 5th June for a session on Customer Discovery with Denis Oakley
Customer Discovery is vital for startups because it eliminates the single biggest cause of startup failure: building something nobody actually wants.
ValidatingAssumptions.eventb…
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Ready to grow your business?
Our latest blog explains how the Business Growth Academy helps established businesses access fully funded, practical support to overcome barriers and plan for growth.
Read more on here ⬇️
businesslincolnshire.com/new…
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Back-to-back wins! 🙌
🤝 | @fever_uk
ALT Full-Time Bristol City 1-0 Sheffield United.
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📣 Just announced: British Growth Partnership Fund I has achieved a first close at £200m, with commitments from UK pension funds @AegonUK, @WeAreCushon and M&G.
The Fund will make its first investment of £8m into autonomous driving company @wayve_ai.
➡️ bit.ly/48j59vX
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We've just launched Venture Link, a new online portal giving pension funds transparent access to British Business Bank‑backed venture and growth capital funds that remain open for investment.
Find out more ➡️ bit.ly/3O7QP2C
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📣 Smaller business lending markets are showing signs of improvement.
Bank lending increased by 9% to £68bn in 2025, making it the second highest level in the last 13 years, after 2020’s Covid-19 peak.
Find out more in our #SBFM2026 report: bit.ly/3NCNUPf
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Full-time at the Riverside as Randell's 96th-minute equaliser earns us a point.
🤝 | @fever_uk
ALT Full-time: Middlesbrough 1-1 Bristol City.