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Posted by Cory List on 7th Aug 2014

Small Business Grants in UK 2014

The table below is a list of Small business grants in the UK available. The links and number in the right hand column are the place to go for more information on each one. If you find any information here out of date, please let us know via our Contact Us page.

Description

Amounts

Expiry Date

Childcare Business Grant

A grant for setting up a child minding business or nursery.You could get a Childcare Business Grant to help with the costs of setting up a child minding business or nursery in England.

£250 - £500

December 2014

Aylesbury Vale Business Grant

Aylesbury Vale established businesses (eg, those trading for more than a year) can apply for grants for projects that will contribute to improve business performance and growth.

 £5,000

e-Business Grant

An e-Business ICT grant is available to companies who utilise the e-Business Support Programme. It allows companies to progress to the second phase of consultancy by implementing the systems paid for through the grant.

£1 - £10,000

Town Centre Business Grant Programme – North Lanarkshire

Offers independent retailers financial grant assistance and support for business development opportunities and staff training within North Lanarkshire's town centres

£1 - £1,000

Small Business Grant - Sunderland

Grants for small new businesses which have been trading for less than three years. This grant is designed to help start-up businesses and those which have been trading for less than 3 years.

£1 - £10,000

SAB Sustainable Business Grant - Aberdeenshire

Grants to encourage environmentally friendly business practices

£1 - £5,000

OHSBAS Micro Business Grant

Financial assistance for new or growing micro businesses and social enterprises in the Outer Hebrides aimed at enhancing long term sustainability and opportunities for growth, leading to increased economic activity and employment.

£1 - £5,000

ERDF - Business Grant Funding Programme

Business advice, mentoring and training for people based in the East Midlands who are thinking of starting a business or for established businesses wishing to grow, including those seeking grant funding.

£500 - £5,000

Research and Development (R&D) Grants

Supporting business competition by improving products and services.

The R&D Grant supports businesses who are developing new products, processes and services to improve company competitiveness and to benefit the Scottish economy.

£1 - £40,000

Aberdeen City and Shire First Employee Grant Scheme

Advice and grant support for businesses taking on their first employee

This scheme provides advice and grant support for businesses taking on their first employee.

£1 - £1,000

Active Belfast Grants

Working through the Belfast Strategic Partnership, Active Belfast has launched a new grant scheme. In total there will be £50,000 of support available to each, with £25,000 towards a large scale citywide programme in each key area (priority 1) and £25,000 to support local community programmes in each of the key areas (priority 2).

£1,000 - £25,000

Small Business Bonus Scheme - Scotland

Rate relief for small businesses with premises in Scotland. The Small Business Bonus Scheme provides up to 100% relief discount on business rates for businesses with properties of which the combined rateable value is £25,000 or less. Since 1 April 2008, the scheme has progressively reduced the business rates burden for genuinely small businesses.

Up to £10,000

Employer Recruitment Incentive - Scotland

Cash for Scottish businesses to offset wages in the early stages of recruitment

£1,000 - £2,000

Accelerating Business Growth

Capital investment for projects that will stimulate company growth and create jobs in Lancashire, including machinery acquisition and property improvements.

£20,000 - £150,000

Apprenticeship grant to employers

Businesses employing up to 1,000 employees could be eligible to receive a £1,500 grant when recruiting a young apprentice aged 16 to 24.

£1,500 - £15,000

Aylesbury Vale Business start-up grant

Startup businesses in Aylesbury Vale (eg, those trading for at least three months and up to a year) can apply for grants for projects that will contribute to improve business performance and growth.

up to £3,000 for early stage businesses

up to £5,000 for established businesses

Backing business programme (Allerdale and Copeland)

Free programme of support to help businesses to identify opportunities for growth including a business review, specialist advice and grant funding.

£1 - £1,000

Boost Business Lancashire

Advice and support for businesses with high-growth potential across Lancashire: including coaching, mentoring, skills training, funding and start-up support

£160,000

Business Development Grant - Caerphilly

Start-up and development grants for businesses in Caerphilly. A fund to provide financial support to help eligible businesses located in Caerphilly County Borough to set up or expand.

£1 - £2,000

Business Development Grant Scheme – Expansion Grant

The Business Development Expansion Grant Scheme has been established to stimulate the growth of established SMEs in the Scarborough area and companies looking to relocate into the area.

£1 - £5,000

Business Development Grant Scheme – Start-up grant

The Business Development Start-up grant scheme has been established to encourage the formation of new businesses in Scarborough Borough.

£1 - £1,000

Business Expansion Support - Orkney

Advice and grants for Orkney businesses. The Council provides a grant for business expansions in Orkney. The grant may cover projects.

£1 - £55,000

Business Growth Grant

Business development and expansion grants. This scheme offers a discretionary grant for a range of interventions to assist business expansion plans.

£1 - £3,000

Business Growth Grant - Highlands

Grants to help with expansion plans for Highlands businesses employing fewer than 50 people. A grant designed to help small businesses achieve growth in sales, by increasing existing market penetration, accessing new markets, new product development, and improving processes.

£1,333 - £10,000

Business Innovation Centre (BIC) Specialist Advisor and consultancy fund

Grant for specialist consultancy advice to help businesses based in Staffordshire to grow through innovation. The grant will pay for specialist consultancy advice in areas such as IPR strategy, IT support, financial advice, marketing and strategy.

£1 - £2,500

Business Property Improvement Grant - West Dunbartonshire

Grants for expanding businesses to improve their premises. This grant assists existing businesses with the costs of property improvements necessary to expand their business and create additional employment.

£1 - £3,000

Business Training Grant - East Dunbartonshire

Training grants to improve business performance. This programme seeks to improve the competitiveness of East Dunbartonshire businesses by providing formal training of a high standard for all members of the workforce, thereby improving their productivity and employability.

£1 - £3,000

Business finance for you

Provides UK businesses with free, quick and easy access to a directory of approved finance suppliers. Business Finance for You brings into one place a wide range of finance providers across Britain - including business angels, regional funds, government schemes and banks - enabling businesses to more easily seek the finance they require.

£1 - £20,000,000

Business growth grants (Coast to Capital and Greater Brighton City Region)

Grants for SMEs based in the Coast to Capital area that is planning to grow and create new jobs. Coast to Capital Local Enterprise Partnership and Greater Brighton City Region provides grants to small and medium sized businesses that are looking to grow and create jobs. The grants provided up to 25% of funding for expansion projects.

£5,000 - £100,000

Business growth programme: Leeds City region

Capital and research and development grants of up to £1m to support expansion projects which create jobs in the Leeds City Region. The Leeds City Region (LCR) Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) has secured £20 million from the government’s Regional Growth Fund to help support the diversification, expansion and modernization of city region businesses through grants ranging between £10,000 to £1 million.

£10,000 - £1,000,000