Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund

If you are an entrepreneur, a start-up or SME* located in the North of England, the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund (NPIF) could provide the funding you need to help your business realise its potential.

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<p>www.npif.co.uk
@npifbbb
Equity Finance  
50k - 2m
Debt Finance
100k - 750k
Microfinance
25k - 100k
FUNDING TO START UP, 
SCALE UP OR STAY AHEAD
If you are an entrepreneur, a start-up or SME* located in the North of England,  
the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund (NPIF) could provide the funding  
you need to help your business realise its potential.
NPIF is a collaboration between the government-owned British 
Business Bank and ten Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) in 
the North West, Yorkshire, the Humber and Tees Valley.
We combine 400 million of UK Government, European Regional Development 
Fund and European Investment Bank funding to help businesses in the region 
to scale-up and become a successful part of the government's Northern 
Powerhouse vision.
We offer three different funding options designed to plug gaps in the provision 
of commercially available finance, ranging from 25,000 Loans to 2million 
Equity Investments.
Our investment packages are open to a wide range of sectors from early stage 
innovative businesses through to manufacturing and creative and digital 
industries. If you can demonstrate growth potential, your business may be 
eligible. **See below for exceptions
FUNDING OPTIONS
MICROFINANCE 
 Small business loans 
 25,000- 100,000
 For new or growing businesses to 
support working capital needs
DEBT FINANCE 
 Business loans 
 100,000 - 750,000
 For early stage or more established 
businesses that can demonstrate 
growth potential
EQUITY FINANCE
 Early stage and later stage  
equity funding 
 50,000 - 2million
 For established businesses with 
ambitious plans or large start-ups 
with high growth potential
* An SME is an independent business which is not more than 25% owned by another company/group and that has less than 250 
employees and an annual turnover not exceeding 50m Euro (40m) or a balance sheet total not exceeding 43m Euro (34.5).
** NPIF cannot help businesses in the following sectors; property development and agriculture. In addition we cannot re-finance 
existing commercial borrowing or help failing businesses.
British Business Bank plc (BBB) is a development  bank wholly owned by HM Government. British Business Financial Services Limited (BBFSL) is a wholly owned subsidiary of BBB. Neither 
BBB nor BBFSL is authorised or regulated by the PRA or FCA. BBB and its subsidiaries are not banking institutions and do not operate as such. A complete legal structure chart for the BBB 
group can be found at www.british-business-bank.co.uk.
WHO CAN APPLY
We invite applications from businesses  
that are based in or have significant 
activity in the North of England. 
Eligible businesses may include:
 New start-ups
 Early stage companies
 Fast-growing small businesses
 Established SMEs*
 Small businesses looking to 
relocate in the North of England
 Businesses unable to source 
funding from banks or investors
WHY APPLY
Our funding options can act as the 
boost your business needs, for 
example by:
 funding expansion projects
 leasing new commercial premises 
 making asset acquisitions
 hiring a new team
 purchasing new machinery  
or equipment
 exporting abroad 
 filling gaps in working capital
HOW TO APPLY
1  Find a fund manager at  
www.npif.co.uk 
2  Make an enquiry direct to the  
fund manager
3  The fund manager will contact you 
to see if your business qualifies
4  You make a formal application
5  Your Fund Manager evaluates 
your application and makes the 
investment decision
If you or your client is based in the 
North East outside of Tees Valley 
please contact North East Finance 
or The North East Local Enterprise 
Partnership for finance options.
www.npif.co.uk
@npifbbb
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