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.

Barking Enterprise Centres

Support with advice and office space in the Barking and Dagenham area.

Business Banking Resolution Service (BBRS)

The Business Banking Resolution Service (BBRS) helps find solutions to unresolved complaints between UK SMEs and other organisations such as charities and trusts, and their banks.

International Banking – Making or Receiving Payments

Advice and guidance on sending or receiving money from overseas.

Premises in Barking & Dagenham

Organisations that provide support and guidance to businesses who are looking for premises.

London Borough of Barking & Dagenham Council

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

The Backing Essex Business programme

Support for growing businesses in Essex.

North East Fund (loans and investments)

Various funding options available to SME businesses based in North East England.

Procurement, tenders and winning contracts in London Borough of Barking & Dagenham

Organisations that provide support and guidance to help win contracts through procurement and tender opportunities.

E-Business Support Programme – Newham, Havering and Barking & Dagenham

Are you looking for support with the use of digital tools and technology for your business?

Banking complaints

How to make a complaint about your bank.

Resonance Social Impact Investment Funds

Investment opportunities for the community/voluntary sector.

Glossary of banking terms

A glossary of banking terms to support your business.

Events and networking groups in Barking and Dagenham

Organisations that help businesses to find Events and Networking groups.

Investment Zones

Plans for new zones to be created across the UK to form form knowledge-intensive growth clusters for business and research.

Merseyside Special Investment Fund (MSIF)

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

Investment Fund for Wales (IFW)

The Investment Fund for Wales will deliver a £130 million commitment of new funding to the country.

Greater Manchester Investment Fund (GMIF)

The Greater Manchester Investment Fund provides loans and equity investments of between £500,000 and £5 million.

South West Investment Fund (SWIF)

Loans and equity investment for businesses in the South West

Circular Economy Investment Fund

The Circular Economy Investment Fund is a funding opportunity for businesses, charities and social enterprises in Scotland working in all business and social economy sectors.

EIS - Enterprise Investment Scheme

The Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) is designed so that your company can raise money to help grow your business.

Farming Investment Fund (FIF)

Grant funding to help existing farms, horticultural and forestry businesses to improve productivity and bring environmental benefits.

Business Angel Co Investment Fund

Business Angel Co Investment Fund was created with a grant from the Regional Growth Fund. It invests alongside business angel syndicates from across the UK.

Investment Readiness - West Midlands

Guidance and mentoring to help West Midlands SMEs looking to raise investment for their business.

Ashford Rural Investment Grants

Grants for projects encouraging the visitor economy, tourism and hospitality.

Enterprise Investment Fund

Grant funding for premises improvement that helps fast-track your growth plans or improves your long-term profitability.

North East Social Investment Fund

Offers loans, quasi-equity, or social impact bonds available for social enterprise businesses.

RiDO (Rotherham Investment & Development Office)

A range of support and advice is available to businesses in Rotherham.

West Midlands Co-Investment Fund

Equity investment funding for businesses in the Birmingham, The Black Country, or Coventry areas of West Midlands

Money laundering/business investment scam

These scams start with an email/phone call from fraudsters overseas who claim they are interested in “investing” in new start-up companies within the UK.

SEIS - Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme

Equity investment for eligible small and early-stage businesses.

NPIF - Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund 2

Offers loans to businesses that struggle to obtain finance in the primary finance markets.

MEIF - Midlands Engine Investment Fund II

The Midlands Engine Investment Fund offers commercially focussed finance through different funding streams.

British International Investment - The UK's Development Finance Institution (DFI)

Information about British International Investment, which supports companies that help to develop and emerging countries grow.

Business Investment for Growth Grant - Chorley BIG

Funding for businesses looking to grow in Chorley.

Finance Yorkshire Investment Fund – Micro Loans and Business Loans

Micro and business loans for eligible companies looking to grow and take on staff.

Essex County Council

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

Barclays Business Insights

Barclays Business Insights is an online tool that offers business resources and tips.

Financial Ombudsman Service

The Financial Ombudsman has official powers to sort out complaints between small and micro enterprises, charities and trusts, and financial businesses.

MIDAS (Manchester Investment Development Agency)

An inward investment promotion agency for Manchester offering packages of business advice.

Barclays Green Trade Loans

Debt finance from Barclays for sustainable purposes.

Carbon Planner By NatWest

Natwest Carbon Planner is a free tool and could support your business to become more sustainable and reduce costs.

Cornwall Trade and Investment (Cornwall Trade and Development)

Support and guidance are available for businesses looking to set up or relocate to the area.

NatWest Accelerator

The Entrepreneur Accelerator programme offers a range of support for start-up businesses.

E-business Support Programme City of London & Tower Hamlets

A fully-funded package of support including: 121 expert advice, guidance, webinars and events, specifically aimed at helping small business owners in London make better use of digital technology.

Lloyds Bank Resource Centre

Practical guidance and resources for businesses through guides, case studies, articles and videos.

Business Lincolnshire - Starting in Business Programme

A two-day workshops led by an experienced business trainer who will guide you through the nuts and bolts of starting and running a successful business.

Nottingham City Starting in Business Programme

Workshops for individuals looking to start a business in Nottingham City.

Basildon Business Support

Business support and potential grants for businesses in Basildon.

Department for Business and Trade (previously DIT) - Report a Trade Barrier

A way to report and look for resolutions to new trade barriers or an issue with an existing trade barrier.

Premises in Telford & Wrekin

Organisations that provide support and guidance to businesses who are looking for premises.

BGF

BGF can provide the know-how, connections and capital you need to grow your business.

Scottish Venture Fund - Scottish Enterprise

Equity funding for businesses in Scotland to develop products and/or move into new markets.

Good Things Foundation

Good Things Foundation is a charity that helps to tackle digital and social exclusion by providing people with the skills and confidence they need to access digital technology.

Boost Business Lancashire Growth Hub

Information on the local Growth Hub service covering Lancashire.

NESTA

NESTA is an innovation charity with a mission to help people and organisations bring great ideas to life.

WRAP - Waste Resource Action Plan

Information, resources and practical solutions for businesses to improve resource efficiency.

North Kesteven Rural Business Grant

Funding support for new and existing rural businesses to develop new products and facilities that will be of wider benefit to the local economy in North Kesteven.

ECF - Enterprise Capital Funds

Enterprise Capital Funds (ECFs) bring together private and public money to make investments in high growth businesses.

Business Productivity & Digitisation Grant – Business Doncaster

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

Big Society Capital

Big Society Capital connects capital with social enterprises, charities and social purpose organisations.

GC Angels

Support for entrepreneurs based in the North West with raising equity between £25,000 - £2m to grow and scale their businesses.

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 .

UK Innovation & Science Seed Fund

Equity investment available to eligible businesses to support the commercialisation of UK science and technology.

Invest in Dorset

Invest in Dorset provides businesses advice and signposting support to those who are looking to locate, partner, invest or expand in the area.

Staffordshire Moorlands Innovation Micro Growth grants

Funding for businesses in Staffordshire Moorlands.

Test Valley Rural England Prosperity Fund

Grants for capital projects for rural businesses in Test Valley.

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.

Growth Impact Fund

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

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.

Repurposing our High Streets Grant scheme

The Repurposing our High Streets grant scheme is aimed at supporting businesses and organisations to take on empty premises in Crewe Town Centre.

Trade Associations - Finance (including Accountancy and Insurance)

Websites and contact details for trade associations for the finance, accountancy and insurance sector.

Small Business Research Initiative (SBRI)

Support for businesses to provide innovative technology solutions.

Premises in Trafford

Organisations that provide support and guidance to businesses who are looking for premises.

Flexible Workspace Grant Cheshire East

This scheme aims to incentivise and encourage investment in enterprise and employment site development projects in East Cheshire town centres.

Marketing Derby

Marketing Derby offers support to those businesses looking to relocate or start-up in the area.

South Derbyshire District Council

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

Finance Durham Fund

Flexible funding and finance opportunities for businesses in Durham.

Funding Accelerator Support - Dorset

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

Disabled Entrepreneurs

Disabled Entrepreneurs assists people with disabilities to move into self-employment.