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 If you find any information here out of date, please let us know via our Contact Us page.
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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SAB Sustainable Business Grant - Aberdeenshire Grants to encourage environmentally friendly business practices |
£1 - £5,000 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Employer Recruitment Incentive - Scotland Cash for Scottish businesses to offset wages in the early stages of recruitment |
£1,000 - £2,000 |
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Capital investment for projects that will stimulate company growth and create jobs in Lancashire, including machinery acquisition and property improvements. |
£20,000 - £150,000 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Advice and support for businesses with high-growth potential across Lancashire: including coaching, mentoring, skills training, funding and start-up support |
£160,000 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Business development and expansion grants. This scheme offers a discretionary grant for a range of interventions to assist business expansion plans. |
£1 - £3,000 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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