Backing British Businesses – CamperVanTastic

By jesse_orange

Based in London, CamperVanTastic provides luxury campervans and motorhomes to hire for adventures in the UK and Europe. It also has an online store which offers specialist campervan equipment and accessories. Being experienced and seasoned campervaners the team ensure every campervan comes fully equipped with all the camping accessories needed for the perfect campervan holiday. … Continued

Backing British Businesses – Astrid & Miyu

By jesse_orange

Astrid & Miyu started in the apartment of its founder and CEO, Connie Nam, in 2012. A contemporary London-based jewellery brand that revolutionised the way you shop and wear jewellery. With unique but wearable, fashion-forward yet understated design it has quickly built a cult status among fashion editors, celebrities and influencers. The speed at which … Continued

Backing British Businesses – Pathfinder

By jesse_orange

Specialising in delivering a cost effective cloud integrated Enterprise platform and web/mobile applications. Pathfinder was looking for partners abroad and in the UK with an aim to connect with stakeholders in the UK/Innovate UK ecosystem. Although they had successful projects in North America as a subcontractor, the team wanted to grow independently in UK and … Continued

Synergy set to accelerate growth following investment by Newable

By jesse_orange

Synergy is an FCA authorised vehicle finance and credit broker based in Harrogate, North Yorkshire. The business has grown organically and profitably since its foundation in 2006. Founded and run by entrepreneur Paul Parkinson, Synergy is now one of the UK’s largest vehicle leasing companies and employs a growing team of nearly 50 people. The … Continued

Interview with Serendipity founder

By jesse_orange

British writer Horace Walpole coined the word ‘serendipity’ in the 18th century after reading a fairytale about three princes who were “always making discoveries, by accident and sagacity, of things they were not in quest of”. John Arenas The origin story of the partnership forged last month between UK firm Newable and US flexible workspace … Continued

Raising equity investment – is it always the right way forward?

By jesse_orange

Company founders can devote large amounts of time on raising equity investment. Yet sometimes they could be focusing on their business instead. I’m constantly speaking with companies who say they urgently want to do one thing – raise equity investment. It’s understandable. After all, who doesn’t want more money for their innovative business? It even … Continued

Newable: Making an Impact

By jesse_orange

However, our measure of success is not simply financial, but the number of companies working at the heart of the economy we support and the quality and impact of the support we provide. In this way we do our bit to support inclusive economic growth. This “balanced scorecard” approach has been part of Newable’s DNA … Continued