Case studies

Atlantic Healthcare secure £125,000 loan
02 June 2011
Atlantic Healthcare Limited (AHL), based near Cambridge, UK, and established in 2006, is an international specialist-led healthcare company, targeting the hospital sector in North America and Europe and medical conditions that are often too specialist for, or outside the focus, of large global pharmaceutical and healthcare groups.
read more

CREATIVE AGENCY SECURES LOAN FOR GROWTH
14 November 2011
London and Suffolk based creative agency Jacob Bailey Ltd, which incorporates sister company White Space Design, has been successful in gaining a £100,000 loan
read more

Funding Enterprising Women: Visual Information Ltd
The business and finance world can be a difficult place for women trying to start or grow their own business. Lynette Morrison wanted to develop her business, Visual Information Ltd, and asked Finance South East's women's enterprise team for help and advice to raise £800,000.
read more

Interchange Solutions Ltd
Interchange Solutions have benefitted from a number of Finance South East's services at various stages of business development.
read more

Intergence Systems Limited
27 October 2011
Cambridge based Intergence Systems Limited, a leading IT optimisation business, have been successful in gaining a £200,000 loan.
read more

Merlin Mentoring Programme: Case Study 1 - Accelerating the growth of early stage companies in South East England
Too good to be true? 70 high calibre individuals mentoring over 250 people who are trying to get their own high growth businesses off the ground?
read more

Merlin Mentoring Programme: Case Study 3 - The Positive Health Alliance
When James Plunket and Jon Hunt got talking at the school gate of an Oxfordshire primary school one afternoon back in 2004, little did they know how significant their chance encounter would turn out to be. Two years on, they are running PHA – a business they co-founded together – and are on the verge of rolling out their first major product. Although both men had considerable business experience to draw on when they set up PHA, they are quick to acknowledge the role that their Merlin Mentor has played in their progress.
read more

Merlin Mentoring Programme: Case Study 4 - Boueti and Mediablend
The founders of Hastings IT companies Boueti and Mediablend had never met until a Merlin Mentor introduced them to each other early in 2006. At that point, both companies were facing some tough challenges. Today they are forging ahead together under the Boueti brand, and things have never looked better.
read more

Merlin Mentoring Programme: Case Study 5 - Kodime
Nico Köpke was not short of digital business experience when he founded mobile solutions company, Kodime, back in 2002. A former Senior Vice President of Sony Music International, he pioneered and managed the development of Sony’s online network, community marketing, mobile marketing, digital music distribution and new content services. Yet Nico believes that the support he’s had from Merlin Mentor, Mike Kiernan, has been essential to the progress of his new venture.
read more

Merlin Mentoring Programme: Case Study 6 - Connection Point Technology
Getting good customer service from a large organisation can sometimes be just one big headache. We’ve all been there. You’re passed from pillar to post and no-one seems to be able to solve your problem. More often than not, it’s not the fault of the customer service people – indeed they’re as frustrated as you are. The issue lies with computer systems that don’t talk to each other. That’s where Connection Point Technology comes in.
read more

Merlin Mentoring Programme: Case Study 7 - Magic Taxi
It's such a simple idea. Imagine a search engine powered by the biggest names on the internet. Easy-to-use, fast and effective, delivering results without fuss. MagicTaxi does all of that. And at the same time generates thousands of pounds of revenue for deserving causes – without costing the user a penny.
read more

Omnisense Limited on track with £100,000 loan
24 June 2011
Cambridge based Omnisense Limited have been successful in gaining a £100,000 loan from the Regional Growth Loan Scheme (RGLS), managed by Finance East and financed by the East of England Development Agency (EEDA).
read more

PoCKeT Fund: Case Study 1 - Path Intelligence Ltd
Path Intelligence used a PoCKeT award to benefit from extensive research and utilise the expertise of academic experts.
read more

PoCKeT Fund: Case Study 2 - UltraSoC Technologies Ltd
Spin-out company, UltraSoC Technologies (UST) Ltd, received PoCKeT funding to help develop its novel technology.
read more

Redd & Whyte
20 December 2011
Bury St Edmunds based Redd & Whyte Limited have successfully secured a loan of £125,000 from the Regional Growth Loan Scheme (RGLS), managed by The FSE Group
read more

Resisting the Credit Crunch
Surrey Company Reaps the Rewards of ‘Recovery & Growth’ Support
read more

Screens at Work secure £200,000 funding
20 October 2011
Screens at Work Limited have been successful in gaining a £200,000 loan from the Regional Growth Loan Scheme (RGLS), managed by Finance East and financed by the East of England Development Agency (EEDA).
read more

Transition Fund: Telefonix
Surrey based converged data and voice specialist benefits from FSE’s Transition Funding during credit crunch.
read more


Guiding you on the road to growth

  Ready for equity logo small

NEWS

24 January 2012
Are you an early stage SME entrepreneur? Looking for funding or seeking strategies for growth?
Specially tailored with the entrepreneurial market in mind and based on the curriculum of the award winning† Ready for Equity ! Academy, these seminars are aimed at addressing these major issues.

NEWS

20 January 2012
The Suffolk Investor Club celebrates its first year
The Suffolk Investor Club celebrates its first year in operation with its fifth investment which is in Adiposet Ltd, a company spun out from University College Suffolk that looks set to revolutionise reconstructive surgery.

NEWS

19 January 2012
Need expert help but unable to find it? Worried about whether consultants will deliver the promised added value?
The FSE group can help with its innovative new Knowledge Exchange, a matching service that brings together small businesses looking for expert help and advice with experienced business professionals

NEWS

18 January 2012
The FSE Group provides stimulation to local growth ambitions
The FSE Group is delighted to announce that the South East Seed Fund and Incito Ventures, both managed by The FSE Group, have provided cornerstone funding for BlueBella Limited.

NEWS

18 January 2012
Need help to find the right funding package? The FSE Group can help.
The FSE Group is pleased to announce its new Fund Finder service.

NEWS

16 January 2012
The FSE Group is delighted to announce innovative new service to assist SMEs to access bank lending
FSE group is delighted to announce its new service, Financial Mediation, a service to help businesses who have recently been refused or are struggling to raise bank funding.

Home | Contact us | Find us | FAQs | News | Case studies | Links | About us | Funding Support | Our funds | Business Angels | Search | Terms and conditions | Privacy | UK Stewardship Code Policy