A café has opened for business in Leyland with help from Lancashire County Council's Rosebud Finance.
Lancashire Fayre, based at Centurion House on the Leyland Business Park, Centurion Way, Leyland, offers an extensive mouth-watering range of hot and cold homemade food from soup to a dish of the day to tempt the taste buds.
The business also offers an outside catering facility for corporate lunches or that special personal event.
Business proprietor, Gillian Ferguson, has used her knowledge of the food industry to cook – up this winning recipe.
Gillian said: "I have run a catering business in Chorley for many years now. The opportunity came to open up a café on the business park to cater largely for the needs of the local workforce.
"After thoroughly researching this I decided it was a business prospect that I simply could not turn down."
County Councillor Alan Whittaker, Chairman of Lancashire County Council, whose economic development department, Lancashire County Developments Limited (LCDL), run Rosebud Finance, recently visited the business.
Alan said: "The quality of Gillian's food is high and she sources local ingredients and suppliers to the mix whenever possible allowing neighbouring producers to benefit as a side order to this business.
"Add to the recipe that two jobs have already been created and Gillian's business certainly seems to be an excellent mealtime choice!"
The award winning Rosebud Finance is currently supporting over 120 businesses and over the last four years has enabled over £20 million to be invested in Lancashire firms. Rosebud is owned by the people of Lancashire, and any p rofits and income made is re-invested providing further investment opportunities for new clients.
Rosebud is versatile, with loans and equity funding available from under £5,000 to over £500,000– no business is too large or too small to qualify. Proposals are considered on their individual merits and all types of business investment are eligible for consideration. Rosebud Finance is only available to businesses either already based in Lancashire or those relocating to the county. Rosebud has been enhanced by adding three new streams for growing business sectors – Green, Tourism and Digital Rosebud. Companies applying for these loans and matching certain criteria could be given additional benefits worth up to £1,000.
Loan rates are competitive, and the arrangement fee is set at 2.5% of the total investment. A Rosebud loan is usually over a term of two to five years and in certain circumstances capital repayment holidays can be arra nged.
Rosebud offers more than just finance, clients benefit from professional advice and help through LCDL’s team of Mentors, Non-Executive Directors and other professionals including business support agencies. Linking this to LCDL’s expertise in the commercial property market and business incubation capacity could make talking to us worthwhile.
Lancashire County Council recently launched a new micro-finance product called KickStart to help entrepreneurs achieve their aims by enabling their ideas to grow. In addition to finance this project offers support and encouragement to ensure that every client has the best opportunity possible to achieve their business potential. This micro finance helps new entrepreneurs who only need less than £5,000 to start or grow.
Recognising that many businesses are operating in difficult economic circumstances, Lancashire County Council is also working with partners such as the Chambers of Commerce and Business Link to support business and offer help and advice for surviving the credit crunch. Various County Council departments and both district and regional partners are working closely to develop a joint response to the economic downturn.
The County Council aims to communicate confidence in the Lancashire economy and to underpin this with a range of practical support measures to help business. Early examples of this activity include free Chamber of Commerce membership for our Rosebud Finance and Micro – Finance investees along with expansion in our loan capacity and also grant / loan packages for rural businesses and renewable energy technologies.
To find out more about Rosebud Finance call (01772) 536652 or visit LCDL’s website at www.lcdl.co.uk.
To find out how we may be able to help your business call LCDL on (01772) 536600 or visit the website at www.lcdl.co.uk.
For the latest information on business support and adv ice for surviving the credit crunch call Lancashire County Council's helpline on 0845 053 0000.
To contact Lancashire Fayre call 01772 426373 or call in at Centurion House, Leyland Business Park, Centurion Way, Farington PR25 3GR.
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