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Summaries of local and national support, funding, events and networking.

Funding Accelerator Support - Dorset

Businesses, that are looking to raise equity investment. The LEP is partnering with Dorset-based funding specialist

Wolfston Foundation - Funding for Places

Grant funding for registered charities and local authorities.

Alternative Business Funding

Alternative Business Funding's online platform can help wherever you are in your business journey.

Scottish Funding Portal

You can use the portal to find a range of different support and funding options available.

Wigan Council Community Funding

Funding available for eligible community and voluntary organisations in Wigan.

Green Funding Finder

A portal to search for funding to help UK businesses become greener

Sutton Local Funding

Grants for community projects and events in Sutton.

UKRI Funding Guide

Information and funding finder tools showing a range of funding options from research organisations.

National Funding Tools

Grants, Finance & Support Schemes - National Portals

Regional Selective Assistance funding

RSA is a discretionary grant aimed at encouraging capital investment and job creation in Assisted Areas of Scotland

Peer-to-peer funding

Peer-to-peer funding is mainly loan funding and is available for businesses that are already trading. Platforms are available to help with the search.

Enterprise M3 Funding Escalator

Enterprise M3 Funding Escalator is an expansion loan scheme, a short-term loan scheme, and an equity growth fund for businesses based in the Enterprise M3 LEP area.

Lancashire County Council and Funding Circle

Loan finance for businesses with an annual turnover above £100,000, looking to grow and create jobs in Lancashire.

Funding search tools/resources for community and voluntary support

Tools and resources to support access to finance.

Community Funding Advice and Opportunities - Herefordshire Council

For businesses that are not-for-profit organisations, Herefordshire Council offers support and a regularly updated list of funds to help organisations in their area.

Chorley Council Funding

If you are a new or existing business in the Chorley area, you may be eligible for potential funding.

Thames Valley Berkshire Funding Escalator

Loans and investment for high growth businesses in key sectors.

Finding a Health & Safety Consultant

Information, resources and tools to help you to manage Health and Safety for your business.

Key Fund - Conwy

National Lottery Community Funds

A range of funds for organisations providing services in their communities

Coventry Business Support Programme

A business support programme targeted at helping businesses with growth potential.

Grants Management Function - Find a grant

Find a Grant is a free, central place for businesses, individuals and organisations to find and apply for government grants

National Lottery Heritage Funds

Funding for heritage projects.

Heritage Enterprise Programme

The Heritage Enterprise programme is for community projects that are looking to grow by investing in neglected historic buildings and bringing them back into use.

Love Where You Live Grant

Grants for community-based projects in the Brent area.

Crowdfund Shropshire

Crowdfunding platfrom from Shropshire Council.

Braintree Young Entrepreneurs programme.

Braintree Young Entrepreneurs programme offers residents of the area that are aged 16 to 30 support and funding to kick start their new business idea. 

Net-Zero Solutions Fund

Net-Zero Solutions Fund aims to support enterprises and researchers to work together to tackle net-zero challenges and exploit net-zero opportunities.

Apprenticeship Wage Subsidy Scheme

A wage subsidy scheme is available to hire an apprentice in North Yorkshire

Unlocking Space for Business

Unlocking Space for Business is a new UK Space Agency programme supporting companies to deliver operational, customer and environmental benefits..

BD (Barking and Dagenham) Giving

BD Giving is a platform for anyone who has a stake in the borough to contribute their ideas, energy, and resources.

UK Shared Prosperity Fund - Brentwood

Brentwood has secured £1 million to make a positive impact in four key

PPL Momentum Music Fund

Offers grants for artists/bands to break through to the next level of their careers.

Flexible Finance Fund

4m of funding and support to 15-25 Black and Racially Minoritised charities and social enterprises in England with a material package of funding and support

Lincoln Be Smarter

Lincoln Be Smarter facilitates digitalisation for Lincoln-based SMEs as a way to help propel business growth and improve internal processes.

Queen Margaret University

Business support available from Queen Margaret University.

Creative Scotland

Creative Scotland is the public body that supports the arts, screen, and creative industries in Scotland.

Time Finance

Specialist funding provider for the UK business market.

Carmarthenshire County Council

A summary of what information, guidance and support is offered to businesses by the local council.

InvestSefton

InvestSefton supports businesses based in Sefton that are looking for support to start or grow their business.

Postcode Community Trust - Wales

The aim of People's Postcode Trust is to support smaller charities and good causes in Wales to make a difference to their community for the benefit of people and the planet.

West Berkshire Council

A summary of what information, guidance and support is offered to businesses by the local council.

The Robertson Trust

Match-funded grants for eligible charities in Scotland.

Horizon Europe

Horizon Europe is an international research and innovation programme for businesses.

Visit Scotland

Information and funding opportunities for businesses in the tourism sector in Scotland.

Green Suffolk

Information on funding opportunities to help cut energy use within businesses.

Gloucestershire Chamber of Commerce

Are you looking to access support to start or grow a business?

Business Start Up Fund – North Lanarkshire Council

The Business Start Up Fund (BSUF) offers funding for essential business purchases such as IT equipment, infrastructure, website design and stock costs.

Awards for All (Big Lottery)

National Lottery Awards for All offers grant funding for eligible community projects.

Stroud District Council Rural England Prosperity Fund

Fund for capital projects in rural areas of Stroud.

West Norfolk Training Grants

Training grants in West Norfolk for sole traders, micro, small and medium sized businesses.

Start-up Masterclass - Good2Great

A programme offering specialist business support for organisations in Shropshire

Business Innovation Support Scheme

The Business Innovation Support Scheme (BISS) is designed to support local businesses

Funded Training - Belfast Met

Training and funding support programmes through Belfast Met.

The Oldham Enterprise Programme

The Oldham Enterprise Programme offers free business support and connection with sources of business funding.

Mansfield District Council - Sources of Finance

Information and potential grant funding for businesses in the Mansfield area.

People's Postcode Trust - Scotland

The aim of People's Postcode Trust is to support smaller charities and good causes in Scotland to make a difference to their community for the benefit of people and the planet.

Community Resilience Grants – Derbyshire Dales

Funding for revenue and capital projects is available, with a maximum of £25,000 being available for capital projects.

Business start-up grant - Forest of Dean District Council

Funding to be used towards a variety of business start up activates including: research and development, installing clean technologies, premises, equipment and product/service launch.

Innovate UK Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA)

Then the Defence and Security Accelerator supports businesses that have an innovative idea that could benefit the defence and security of the UK.

Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTP)

Grant funding and support available to work in partnership with a research organisation and newly-qualified graduate.

Reward-based crowdfunding platforms

Reward-based crowdfunding is for individuals to donate to a project or business with the expectation of receiving a non-financial reward in return. Platforms are available to and raise funds.

South Staffordshire Rural England Prosperity Fund

Capital funding to help small business growth, community projects and farm diversification in South Staffordshire.

Swansea Council Business Growth Grant

Grant funding available to support business growth through the introduction of a new product or service.

Thrive Together Fund

The Thrive Together Fund (TTF) provides a funding package of loan (75%) and grant (25%) to eligible charities and social enterprises in England

Calderdale Council

A summary of what information, guidance and support is offered to businesses by the local council.

Scottish Development International - Invest and Trade Scotland

Are you looking for support to set up and grow your business in Scotland?

Wychavon Business Growth Grant

Grant funding available to help your business grow.

National Lottery Awards For All Scotland

Awards for All Scotland funds a wide range of community projects based in Scotland.

Merseyside Special Investment Fund (MSIF)

Provides loans and equity investment to businesses in the area looking to expand.

Invest to Grow

A mixture of loans and grants towards projects creating long-term jobs in your business.

Denbighshire County Council

A summary of what information, guidance and support is offered to businesses by the local council.

Growth Impact Fund

Social investment funding for organisations with growth, improved equality and diversity goals.

Trafford Shop Improvement Grant

The Trafford Town Centre Shop Improvement Grant Scheme is a £150,000 fund to support new and existing retail and hospitality business in Trafford’s town centres.

North Kesteven Rural England Prosperity Fund

Grant funding to support new and improved community infrastructure, providing essential community services and assets for local people to benefit the local economy.

Zero Carbon Grant North West Leicestershire

Zero Carbon Grants of £50 to £500 for environmentally-focused community projects.

Energising Small Business grant scheme - Islington Council

Grant funding to help local organisations improve their environmental performance and reduce their operating costs.

My Community Portal

My Community Portal is a portal for community rights information and grant programmes.

The Key Fund - grants and loans

The Key Fund offers a range of mixed grants and loan programmes to community and social enterprises across the North of England and the Midlands.

British Business Bank

The British Business Bank is a government-owned business development bank, dedicated to making finance markets work better for smaller businesses.
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