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Jimmy's Jobs of the Future

BGF: Growth Funding for Ambitious Businesses

Jimmy's Jobs of the Future

Boxlight Creative Studio

Careers, Business, Technology

5.01K Ratings

🗓️ 3 October 2023

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

In today's episode, Jimmy is joined by Andy Gregory the CEO of the BGF (Business Growth Fund). The BGF can provide the know-how, connections and capital you need to grow your business. Starting life in Scotland, Andy was first studying to be a musician before finding himself in finance. Follow Jimmy: Twitter Substack Instagram Youtube Jimmy's Jobs Website Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Mailchimp would like to talk to you about customers.

0:03.6

A customer is what happens when marketers fail to personalise their marketing,

0:07.7

grouping customers with very different behaviours into one tangled mess.

0:11.8

But with MailChimp, marketers can use real-time behaviour data to personalise every email for every customer.

0:18.2

So get MailChimp and turn your customers into customers.

0:22.4

Into it MailChimp, the number one email marketing and automation brand.

0:26.8

Based on customer numbers for verification email advertising at MailChimp.com.

0:31.6

Here's something that will blow you away.

0:34.2

Heat pumps, the low carbon future of home heating,

0:37.8

and now's the perfect time to upgrade with a 7,500 pound government grind.

0:43.6

And if you get yours from British guests, we guarantee you will heat your home to your perfect

0:47.7

temperature or your money back. And what's more, we won't be beating on price.

0:53.1

So that's British yet, heat pumps, exclusions and conditions afloat,

0:57.6

government grind, subject to eligibility.

1:01.1

In the wake of the financial crash of 2008, there was a massive problem.

1:06.3

Entrepreneurs and small businesses could not get the money they needed to grow and expand their businesses.

1:14.0

HSBC, NatWest, Barclays, Lloyd and Standard Chartered came together to fund a new venture.

1:23.4

In 2011, Business Growth Fund was launched to solve this.

1:28.0

Now going by the name of BGF, the model is simple. They invest 1 to 20 million for an equity share

1:35.6

between 10 and 40 percent. They're almost like turbocharged dragons.

1:41.2

They now have over 3.6 billion investors, almost making the dragons look like mice.

1:50.0

Their entire portfolio is now responsible for 60,000 jobs. They are now led by Andy Gregory,

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