Yorkshire Business Insider, published 29 April 2013
Online restaurant booking service Go Dine has received an investment boost from the co-founder of One Degree Capital following a presentation at Leeds-based The Entrepreneurs Club.
Read more at: http://www.insidermedia.com/insider/yorkshire/89228-#.UX4tnr0gqJA.email
Huddersfield Examiner Published 13 April 2013
The Leslie Sports Foundation and Shelley FC have received two grants from the Football Foundation and Football Stadia Improvement Fund, that will go towards improving and enhancing existing sports facilities at Storthes Hall Park.
Midlands Business News, published 18 April 2013
A Nottingham Trent University graduate who founded an online restaurant booking guide has received a significant financial investment from a leading entrepreneur.
Adam Roberts, who set up Go dine with support from The Hive, the university’s centre for entrepreneurship and enterprise, has received investment worth up to £320,000 from Yorkshire-based serial entrepreneur Graham Leslie.
Read more at: http://www.midlandsbusinessnews.co.uk/2013/04/graduate-secures-six-figure-investment-from-serial-entrepreneur/
Yorkshire Post Published 9 April 2013
NEWLY launched One Degree Capital has said it is to invest at least £25m in Yorkshire businesses over the next three years, with its latest investment backing online baby products retailer Direct2Mum.
Read more at: http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/business/business-news/launch-of-25m-fund-to-invest-in-yorkshire-firms-1-5564573
Huddersfield Examiner Published on 12 March 2013
BUSINESS growth was the topic for discussion at ‘An Evening at the 3M BIC’, when serial entrepreneur Graham Leslie spoke about his career and achievements. The event, entitled Accelerating Your Business Growth, also heard from Patrick Allen, managing director of 3M BIC and former executive director of marketing for the Co-operative Group, who spoke about the centre and what it has to offer small and medium-sized firms by providing help to access to finance, markets and technology.
Yorkshire Vision Published on March 2013
Shrinking world: Huddersfield’s 3M Buckley Innovation Centre can act as a gateway to the UK for businesses from overseas markets such as China, India and Europe, says its managing director. Yorkshire Vision’s Suzan Uzel paid a visit.
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Huddersfield Examiner Published on 5 March 2013
The Leslie Sports Foundation has signed a 99-year deal with the University of Huddersfield, which will give amateur football and sports clubs in Kirklees access to new facilities at Storthes Hall Park in Kirkburton.
The deal will not only enhance the University’s existing football and hockey amenities and its demand for further development on the site, but will open up opportunities for local children to play and practice on good quality pitches and help inspire future sporting professionals from the area.
Huddersfield Examiner Published on 19 December 2012
SANTA arrived early – in the form of Huddersfield entrepreneur Graham Leslie.
He and his firm Babyway International Ltd have donated a staggering £40,000 worth of baby and toddler products for Christmas.
And that means hundreds of young parents – many of them just teenagers – will get a great festive present.
Kirklees Business News Published on 27 November 2012
HUDDERSFIELD aims to be at the hub of efforts to boost UK businesses and the economy with the completion of a £12m innovation centre.
The 3M Buckley Innovation Centre is set to open its doors officially in the new year – but is already working with a range of companies in its stated aim to help them develop products, access finance and forge ahead in new markets.
Yorkshire Post Published on Tuesday 27 November 2012
The 3M Buckley Innovation Centre (3M BIC) opened its doors to showcase its high-tech facilities to the media. Key business journalists were invited to take a tour of the centre, including the state-of-the-art Innovation Avenue that houses the latest in technology for the manufacturing and engineering sectors. Prof Graham Leslie, Resident Professor of Enterprise and Entrepreneurship, 3M BIC’s MD Patrick Allen and chief executive of the centre, Prof Liz Towns-Andrews were on hand to talk about the unique business model on offer to help accelerate business growth.