Finance and support for your business

Women-only enterprise support services for women who are thinking about starting a business and women led businesses who need support to be better prepared to build a successful business.

A programme to help businesses overcome the challenges of renting commercial property

Free support to help SMEs and community groups in the Dorset Council area reduce their carbon emissions, improve energy efficiency and install renewable energy measures

Low Carbon Kent is a network of businesses tackling and adapting to climate change. They aim to reduce costs by cutting emissions and promote the opportunities of the low carbon market and circular economy.

The Made Smarter adoption programme aims to empower and support London's manufacturing businesses. The programme has a particular focus on adopting digital technology.

Support and potential grants to help manufacturing SMEs adopt Industrial Digital Technologies (IDT) to enable their development and growth.

Based at Anglia Ruskin University, the Medical Technology Research Centre is an innovation, impact and collaboration hub in medical technologies, life sciences and clinical research.

An online service offering businesses the opportunity to get in touch with business mentors.

Finance for SMEs in the UK with no fixed payments, fixed terms or security required. The advance is repaid as a percentage of future card sales.

Part of the Midlands Engine Investment Fund II, flexible loans to SMEs looking to grow and help drive their expansion plans across the Midlands Engine area.

The Momentum Music Fund offers grants of £5k-£15k for artists/bands to break through to the next level of their careers.

My Community Portal is a portal for community rights information and grant programmes.

A police-led, not-for-profit organisation that helps businesses protect themselves from cybercrime through free and paid memberships, offering practical cyber security advice, tools, resources and resilience services.

A university-led resource hub for businesses interested in exploring projects focused net zero.

An angel investment group supporting businesses in North Devon and Torridge.

North East BIC is a not‑for‑profit business support organisation helping people to start, grow and innovate across North East England.

North East Property Fund can offer loans for small-scale, non-speculative residential and commercial developments in the north east.

Grant funding opportunity for businesses in who need external expertise to help them to grow.

Potential grant funding is available to community or voluntary groups in Northamptonshire.

A searchable database that can help you find publicly-funded sources of business assistance that you may be eligible to apply for.

Innovation grant scheme to support business growth, encourage inward investment, and drive productivity through innovation.

Peer Networks is a programme for businesses that want to grow and develop their organisation for future success.

Grants of up to £3,000 (50% of costs) for shop front improvements across Pendle Town Centres are available. Any businesses, new or existing within a Pendle Town Centre could be eligible for funding.

Mentoring, start-up business courses and support schemes for businesses based in the North East of England

Intellectual Property support and guidance for Portsmouth businesses.

Loans of between £50,000 and £400,000, for projects such as premises refurbishment, building works and equipment purchases that will lead to increased productivity, job creation and business growth.

Loans to finance growth for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) across the east of England.

Grants for the repair and conservation of historic buildings, monuments and landscapes.

Support and information for businesses relocating to Rochdale.

Loans, support and advice for Lancashire businesses.

A support programme for ambitious small businesses with potential for high growth in Norfolk and Suffolk

Business advice and subsidised training for businesses in Kensington and Chelsea.

Shaw Trust is a national charity that supports disabled and disadvantaged people to prepare for work, find jobs and live more independently.

Funding for charitable activity in Tyne and Wear, Northumberland, County Durham and Hartlepool.

Find training and employment schemes for your business.

Advice and support on funding for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Devon and Somerset.

Information, seminars and workshops to help start-up and growing businesses.

Somerset Business Agency (SBA) provide advice, workshops and support to micro-businesses and new start-ups, as well as businesses looking to grow.

The fund aims to drive sustainable economic growth by supporting innovation and creating local opportunity for new and growing businesses across the South West.

A unique programme for ambitious founders and growing businesses turning over £120,000 in Greater Manchester.

A free to access programme to help entrepreneurs in the West of England who are in the early stages of starting a tech-based or digital business.

Resident groups or community organisations can apply for grants of up to £1,000 to help fund local projects and events.

Grants are available to support projects costing between £3,000 and £6,000 (excluding VAT). The Business Support Fund can cover up to 40% of eligible business spend.

A range of support services to help businesses adopt digital technologies, develop products, and grow.

Free local information portal for businesses in Surrey.

Tailored support services, events and access to the resources of the University of Sussex to help with innovation projects.

The Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) aims to help farmers manage land in a way that improves food production and is more environmentally sustainable.

Loans for new and growing SMEs in the South West of England

Information and resources for businesses in London's tech sector.

Businesses based in Croydon can access a fully funded programme delivered by Up. The programme is designed to help Croydon based businesses overcome common growth challenges.