New £3m funding scheme launches to boost businesses

A new initiative to help small businesses, startups and charities access vital growth funding has launched in Blackpool.

- by Sean Gleaves

Business Funding Blackpool—Funding the Fylde Coast, based at The Robinson on Church Street, will provide access to £3 million in finance made available through its parent organisation, Business Finance North West.

The new service was encouraged to set up on the Fylde Coast by Business in the Community's Blackpool Pride of Place Partnership, with the support of one of its board members, Lloyds Banking Group.

The official launch took place at the Blackpool Tower Ballroom, bringing together business and charity leaders from across the region, including representatives from Pink Link, the Blackpool Business Leadership Group, the Federation of Small Businesses, Blackpool Council's Blackpool Unlimited, the Fylde Coast Responsible Business Network, and others who helped encourage Business Finance North West to expand its operations into the town.