Finance and support for your business

• From: Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy

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• Apply for a Start Up Loan

• Access to finance advice - North West England

  Access to finance NW is a scheme for businesses in north-west England who need help raising finance for growth

• AD:VENTURE - Leeds City Region

  Provides free business development support and guidance.

• Advanced Manufacturing Supply Chain Initiative - West Midlands and Liverpool

  Loan and grant fund to support automotive and aerospace projects in the West Midlands and Liverpool

• Advice and training for co-operatives - Wales

  Training and advice to encourage the establishment of co-operatives

• Advice for new and existing businesses - Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire

  Advice and support for businesses in southern England

• Advice for start-ups - Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire

  Business advice and support for individuals starting a business.

• Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (Acas) - UK

  Advice on good practice in employment and employment relations

• Agri-food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) - Northern Ireland

  Specialist advice and training for problem solving and service provision in agriculture, animal health, food, environment and biosciences in Northern Ireland

• Agri-tech Cornwall - Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly

  Grants and support to increase research, development and innovation in agri-tech.

• ApprenticeshipsNI - Northern Ireland

  Helps businesses employ apprentices by providing them with training opportunities.

• Ards Business Centre - Northern Ireland

  Business support, training and advisory services for the Ards Borough Area

• Armagh Business Centre - Armagh city and district council

  Armagh Business Centre offers tailored support for businesses in Nothern Ireland

• ART Business Loans - West Midlands

  Loans for new and existing small businesses to create and safeguard jobs in the West Midlands

• Arts council funding programmes - Northern Ireland

  Grants for programming costs, organising and running arts programmes in Nothern Ireland

• Arts Council funding programmes - Wales

  Funding for creative organisations and projects in Wales

• Arts University Bournemouth Innovation Vouchers

  Vouchers to access external expertise, facilities and equipment to help your business innovate and grow.

• Asbestos Advisory Service - Northern Ireland

  Information and guidance on working in environment with asbestos

• Ask advice programme - Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Councils

  Specialist advice for small businesses based in Northern Ireland

• Automotive diagnostic testing training - Wales

  Training of motor mechanics in electronic diagnosis of faults

• Barking Enterprise Centre - London

  Free support, help with finance and low-cost flexible workspace for new and existing small or medium businesses in Barking and Dagenham

• BCRS Business Loans - West Midlands

  Loans to help small and medium-sized businesses develop and grow

• Be inspired at Staffordshire University

  Offers free support and guidance for graduates of any university in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland to start a business.

• Beef and Sheep Development Programme - Wales

  Support for beef and sheep farmers in Wales

• Better Broadband Subsidy Scheme - UK

  Subsidised broadband installation for businesses that cannot access an affordable broadband service with a speed of at least 2MB per second.

• Better Business Finance

  Provides UK businesses with free, quick and easy access to a directory of approved finance suppliers

• Big Issue Invest - UK

  Big Issue Invest helps social enterprises and charities by providing loans and investments.

• Biorenewables Development Centre (BDC) – Yorkshire

  Support for scientists and business specialists to solve a process, material, or product development challenge.

• Boost Business - Lancashire

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

• Broadband Connection Voucher Scheme - Cardiff and Swansea

  Business grants to install high speed broadband connections directly to a premises in Cardiff and Swansea

• Broadband Support Scheme - Wales

  Funding for the installation of broadband to areas in Wales where existing providers don't provide a service

• Buckinghamshire Business Growth Grants

  Grant funding to the value of £1,000 available to invest in projects that will help grow your business.

• Buckinghamshire Business Growth Programme

  Free business support and advice tailored to your business needs.

• Building Enhancement Programme - Swansea

  Grants to help Swansea City centre businesses improve their shopfronts or building facades

• Built Environment Climate Change Innovations - West Midlands

  Free support for small and medium-sized businesses in the development of products and services that reduce carbon usage.

• Business advice - Oxfordshire

  Free one to one advice for pre-start and new businesses based in the South East of England

• Business advice and masterclasses - East of England

  Advice, workshops, loans and innovation grant services for start-up and trading businesses in Cambridgeshire, Essex, Norfolk and Suffolk

• Business advice and support - South East England

  Free advice, planning and on-going support for business start-ups in south-east England

• Business advice service - Newport

  Advice on topics like licensing, finances, recruitment and development for new and established businesses based in Wales

• Business advice, training and support services - North Somerset

  Information, advice, training and support for businesses based in North Somerset

• Business advisers and start-up services - Colchester

  Start-up advice and support for businesses in Colchester

• Business and Intellectual Property Centre - British Library London

  Advice, databases, publications and workshops for business owners, innovators and entrepreneurs who want to grow.

• Business and social enterprise support - Northern Ireland

  Larne Enterprise Development Company provides several programmes for business support and social enterprise support in Nothern Ireland

• Business Assist - Midlands

  One-to-one advisory sessions and specialised workshops available for businesses in Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and Greater Lincolnshire

• Business Cash Advance - UK

  Alternative financing for UK small business owners

• Business centres - East Riding of Yorkshire

  One-to-one and online business advice from 6 business centres on starting, growing or relocating your business in East Riding.

• Business Compass Start Up programme - Tees Valley

  Business planning, sales, marketing and social media workshops and advice for people in Tees Valley thinking of starting a business

• Business Continuity Forum - Manchester

  Increases awareness of business continuity management in Manchester's business and voluntary sector

• Business Development Grant - Caerphilly

  Start-up and development grants for businesses in Wales

• Business Development Grant Scheme – Scarborough Borough

  Grants to help start-up and established small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) in North Yorkshire to grow.

• Business Energy Efficiency Programme - West Midlands

  Offers energy reviews and grants to local businesses to help them manage and reduce energy costs