British Business Bank, a Tech South West Funding & Finance partner, has released new research revealing significant gaps in AI adoption among small businesses.
60% of medium-sized enterprises use AI tools but this drops to 36% using the technology in micro businesses
Medium sized businesses more than twice as likely to be paying for access to AI tools, as only 23
A Bristol tech company has received a £250,000 loan boost from SWIG Finance in a bid to take its environmental mission global.
Map Impact Ltd develops Earth Observation products to meet the ever-increasing worldwide demand for statutory and regulatory environmental compliance reporting.
Their technology addresses a range of environmental assessment needs including...
Dorset-based sustainable plastics manufacturer, Circular11 , has received a £21k Start Up Loan boost via SWIG Finance.
Circular11 has developed innovative processes to recycle low-grade plastic waste and convert it into low-carbon building materials for outdoor infrastructure. In 2020, co-founders Ben Gibbons and Connor Winter, set out on a mission to transform the waste management...
Businesses in Devon and Somerset are set to receive improved access to funding opportunities, guidance, best practice and finance support thanks to a new project launched by the Heart of the South West LEP .
Access to Finance SW is a free community platform for growing businesses in the Heart of the South West region.
From regular business meetups to ‘ask the expert’...
The South West is lagging behind other regions when it comes to opportunities for growth finance, a new report has revealed.
The British Business Bank’s first annual Regions and Nations Tracker , published today, explores the geographic patterns seen in UK smaller business finance. It reveals that more than four in ten businesses in the UK were using external finance in 2021, but a...
Bristol-based startup business initiative, the PyTerra Xchange , is launching a platform designed to offer corporates a simple way to meet their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) commitments by providing much needed investment in local climate change projects.
The PyTerra Xchange is piloting a new investment vehicle called ‘sponsored finance’. It works by creating an investment...
