How growth capital fuels ambitious businesses

Summary

Growth doesn't happen by accident. Behind every business that takes on a new site, lands a bigger contract, or brings in new ownership, there's usually a funding decision that made it possible. That's where debt funding or growth capital earns its keep.

At River Capital, I spend my time working with SMEs across the North West through the North West Business Growth Loan Fund, providing loans between £100,000 and £500,000, with the flexibility to go further where the opportunity justifies it.

What strikes me time and again is how differently growth capital gets used from one business to the next and how much it matters that the funding fits the plan, rather than the other way round.

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