Support for small businesses – BT

BT offers support from cyber-security to tech support with an extensive range of help for small businesses.

Crawley Small Business Grant Scheme

Funding to support the creation of new businesses, grow existing businesses and create jobs in Crawley.

Supporting Small Businesses - Business in the Community

Are you looking for business support or advice?

ICAEW Small and Micro Business Community

A free membership community created by the ICAEW, supporting small and micro businesses with information and resources.

Argyll and Bute Small Business Development Grant

Grants to support a range of business development including improvements in productivity, competitiveness, skills, growth, sustainability, resilience, profitability, innovation or net zero transition.

Amazon Small Business Accelerator

The upgraded Accelerator is now available on Amazon and offers a suite of free-to-use resources for all startups, entrepreneurs and small or medium-sized businesses.

Small Grant Scheme

Grants of up to £500 for community groups in North West Leicestershire

The LEP Small Grant Scheme

Are you a business in Norwich City, King’s Lynn & West Norfolk and North Norfolk District Council. looking for funding for a growth project?

FSB - Federation of Small Businesses

The Federation of Small Businesses is a a not-for-profit organisation which exists to serve the UK small community.

Small Business Guide

Useful resources for small businesses from Companies House

Small Business Adaptation Grant

Offers grants of up to 80% to micro and small businesses for adaptation projects costing between £2,500 and £10,000.

Sport England - Small Grants

Grants for non-profit organisations with projects aiming to help people take up sports.

Shropshire Small Capital Grant

Grant funding for businesses to purchase capital items.

Small Business Research Initiative (SBRI)

Support for businesses to provide innovative technology solutions.

Small Business Research + Enterprise Centre

Specialist information, resources and workshops to help businesses across London.

Small Business Grant - North Yorkshire

Funding that aims to increase business growth, productivity, investment and sustainability in North Yorkshire

NI Small Business Loan Fund

NI Small Business Loan Fund provides loan funding to businesses based in Northern Ireland.

10,000 Small Businesses Programme - Goldman Sachs

Goldman Sachs Small Business Programme helps entrepreneurs create jobs and economic opportunities by providing access to education and business support.

Cyber Security Advice for Small and Medium Sized Organisations

Provides information on cyber security for your business, charity, club or school.

Energising Small Business grant scheme - Islington Council

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

LEAP Small Business Grants – Horsham District

Small grants for registered businesses in the Horsham District with under 20 employees.

Kent and Medway Business Fund & Small Business Boost

A loan scheme for businesses across Kent, looking to grow, innovate and safeguard jobs.

Small Business and Self-Employed Support Scheme- North Lanarkshire

The purpose of the Small Business and Self-Employed Support Scheme is to help micro and small businesses to grow by creating or safeguarding jobs and improving the viability of the business.

Shropshire Leadership Programme - Small Business Growth through Innovation

Intensive training for business owners in Shropshire

London Stock Exchange – AIM Programme

AIM helps founders and entrepreneurs fulfil their growth ambitions and potential.

SME Centre of Excellence

A range of advice and support for all stages of business based in the North East of England.

South Staffordshire Rural England Prosperity Fund

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

Cheshire East Rural Business Grants

The Rural Business Capital Grant Scheme is offering grants from £1,000 up to a maximum of £10,000 per eligible business for small scale investment in micro and small enterprises in rural areas.

Stroud District Council Rural England Prosperity Fund

Fund for capital projects in rural areas of Stroud.

High Peak Borough Council UKSPF Grants

Grant provided by High Peak Council to business in the area. These are funded by the Governments UK Shared Prosperity Fund,

North Lanarkshire Energy Audit Voucher

The Energy Audit Voucher (EAV) grant is for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in North Lanarkshire with fewer than 250 employees.

Grow Your Own Programme

The Grow Your Own programme is supporting pre-start and small food or hospitality businesses to help them grow and develop with fully funded tailored and bespoke support.

The Business Prosperity Grant - Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council

This funds capital projects for small businesses throughout the borough, including the urban areas of Hinckley and Burbage.

Ashfield Enterprise Development Grant

The Business Support Team are proud to support our local businesses through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund from UK Government.

Business Growth Grant – Derbyshire Dales

The Business Growth Grant is one of the business grants available under the Derbyshire Dales Rural Innovation Grant scheme.

Business Development Grant – Derbyshire Dales

Businesses may be eligible for up to 50% grant funding via our Business Development Grants scheme.

Ofgem advice for business

Information from Ofgem on what what your business can do if they are struggling to pay their bills or have a complaint about their energy supplier.

Enterprising Worcestershire Start-Up Grant

Funding from £1,000 to £5,000 for (SME) businesses based in Bromsgrove, Malvern, Redditch, Wychavon or the Wyre Forest District who have been trading for less then 3 years.

Elevate Worcestershire growth support

Support and funding to help established businesses scale and grow.

Net Zero Worcestershire grants

Grant funding to help Small to Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Worcestershire to implement energy saving initiatives.

New Business Start Up Grant - Orkney Islands Council

The aim of the Business Start up Grant is to increase the survival rates of new businesses.

Swansea Council Business Growth Grant

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

Argyll and Bute Business Start-up Grant

Grants of up to £1000 to help new businesses establish and grow.

Swansea Council Carbon Reduction Grant

Grant funding to support businesses in Swansea to work towards net zero.

South Lanarkshire Business Growth Grant

The South Lanarkshire Business Growth Grant (SLBGG) is a discretionary grant fund targeted at assisting the growth of new and existing businesses based in South Lanarkshire. 

SME Development Grant - Fife Council

Fife Council’s SME Development Grant provides financial support to help Fife-based small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to develop and grow.

Cardiff Growth Fund

The (Shared Prosperity Fund) SPF Cardiff Growth Fund will support businesses to relaunch, develop and grow.

BridgeAI - Innovate UK

Empowering UK organisations to harness the power of AI through support and funding, bridging the AI divide for a more productive UK.

West Midlands SME Grant Programme – Cannock Chase

The West Midlands SME Grant Programme is funded by the UK Shared Prosperity Fund and offers grant support of between £2,500 - £7,500 for start-ups, and £5,000 - £100,000 for existing SMEs.

Unmissable North Kesteven

A tourism programme is being delivered to support businesses across North Kesteven to develop new bookable visitor experiences for domestic and international markets.

The North Norfolk Rural Business and Communities Grant

Funding opportunities for rural businesses and community groups in North Norfolk.

West Midlands SME Grant Programme - Shropshire

The WMGP is a support package designed to help small to medium-sized enterprises across all sectors.

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.

Crawley Greentech Business Growth Fund

Business based in Crawley that operate in the green-tech or low-carbon sectors are able to apply for grants of between £10,000 and £175,000 .

Tower Hamlets Energy Reduction Programme

Energy Reduction Programme for small businesses in Tower Hamlets.

Simply Business

Specialist small business insurance tailored to your needs.

Tender for Growth - Belfast City

Tender for growth provides owner-managers of Belfast SMEs and micro enterprises with free one to one expert mentoring support, group-based mentoring and meet the buyer events.

West Midlands SME Grant Programme - Birmingham and Solihull

The WMGP is a support package designed to help small to medium-sized enterprises across all sectors based in the Birmingham and Solihull Council local authority area.

Southwark Climate Collective

Free expert support to help you decarbonise your business.

The Business Productivity Service - West Yorkshire

Provides a route to fully understanding productivity improvements in your business through access to fully funded consultancy support.

NEPO Supplier Partnership Programme

Programme focussed on helping North East and Tees Valley based businesses find and win more opportunities to supply the public sector with goods and services.

Basildon Business Support

Business support and potential grants for businesses in Basildon.

Cheshire East Sustainable & Inclusive Growth Programme Grant

A scheme offering grants from £1,000 up to a maximum of £10,000 to support businesses to invest in new equipment, technology, and business practices to decarbonise their operations.

Test Valley Rural England Prosperity Fund

Grants for capital projects for rural businesses in Test Valley.

East Renfrewshire Council New Start Business Grant

East Renfrewshire Council's New Start Grant provides up to £500 in funding to help small to medium-sized businesses (SMEs) in East Renfrewshire with start-up costs.

Events and networking groups in Adur

Organisations that help businesses to find events and networking groups.

Build a business in GM Libraries

Build A Business is aimed at small businesses, entrepreneurs and anyone thinking of starting their own business.

Business Productivity & Digitisation Grant – Business Doncaster

Grants will be offered to help fund solutions for SMEs that will provide significant business benefit and growth.

Accelerator East Midlands

The Accelerator project provides support to businesses across the East Midlands to help them start, sustain, grow and innovate.

Staffordshire Moorlands SME Innovation grant

Funding for businesses looking to innovate.

Business Ready - Warwickshire High Growth and Innovation Programme

Business Ready is an innovative business readiness support package primarily for tech-based SMEs with the characteristics and ambition for growth.

Warwickshire Business Advice Energy Service

The Warwickshire Business Energy Advice Service helps Warwickshire businesses to reduce their energy consumption and to access funding to support this activity.

Global London Programme

This programme is designed to support London's small businesses in reaching new markets and breaking into the international arena.

The Apprenticeship Hub

Are you an SME looking for apprenticeship advice and support?

Erewash Manufacturing R&D Grant Scheme - Erewash Borough Council

Grants of between £5000 and £20,000 to research, develop and pilot new products, processes or services and are required to provide 33% of match funding for the projects.

Huntingdonshire Digital Manufacturing Growth Programme

Digital Adoption for Huntingdonshire Manufacturing SMEs.

The Business Growth Fund

Grants of between £20,000 and £300,000 to support capital expenditure projects.

What will the bank ask for when opening an account?

Requirements for opening a business bank account in the UK.

Omagh Enterprise

Omagh Enterprise Company’s aim is to promote enterprise and support start-up, growth and social economy businesses in the area.