First Enterprise - Enterprise Loans

Government-funded loans for start-ups and businesses looking to grow across the East and South East Midlands.

• From: Department for Business and Trade
• Published: 20 March 2017
• Last updated: 8 February 2021 — See all updates

• Type of support: Finance and Loan
• Business stage: Not yet trading, Start-ups (1-2 years trading) and Established
• Industry: Agriculture and food, Business and finance, Construction, Education and Health
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  Hospitality and catering, IT, digital and creative, Manufacturing, Science and technology, Service industries, Transport and distribution, Travel and leisure, Utilities providers, and Wholesale and retail
• Number of employees: 0 to 9 employees, 10 to 249 employees, 250 to 500 employees and More than 500 employees
• Region: East Midlands

How much you can get

£500 to £250,000

Who it’s for

New and existing businesses across the East and South East Midlands, including disadvantaged groups such as:

• unemployed people
• people with low-incomes
• people from ethnic minorities

What you can get

You can get loans to help with:

• developing new markets
• moving your product or service to market
• financial planning and advice
• technical support for business related issues
• new or improved ICT for business use to encourage e-commerce
• the purchase of essential small capital items or secure services needed for the business to survive
• improvements to premises to comply with health and safety and equality issues
• competitiveness

Organiser

First Enterprise - Enterprise Loans

on the First Enterprise - Enterprise Loans website

Published 20 March 2017

Last updated 8 February 2021 + show all updates

1. 8 February 2021

   Amended loan amounts, area and organiser details.

2. 20 March 2017

   First published.