Finance and support for your business

Invest in Dorset provides businesses advice and signposting support to those who are looking to locate, partner, invest or expand in the area.

Loans and grants to support private sector businesses across the East Midlands to innovate, grow and create jobs.

Finance to help small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the North West, Yorkshire, the Humber and Tees Valley

Advice, support and financial assistance for new businesses, existing businesses and inward investors in Sefton.

Funding for businesses towards making the most of their intellectual property.

Grants and loans for social enterprises in the North and the Midlands.

A free-to-access short online programme to help you start a business or become self-employed in England.

KQ CLICK is a purpose-built business support network, designed to help businesses connect, land, innovate, collaborate and knowledge share.

A programme of advice and events for people starting and growing a business.

Free business start-up support service in the Lewes District, funded by Lewes District Council.

Providing fee free, Interest subsidised loans up to £1m, this fund can provide up to 50% of eligible capital expenditure repayable over a maximum 5 year term.

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.

Made Smarter East Midlands provides advice and support to manufacturing businesses on how to switch to advanced and automated technologies

Made Smarter is a programme for manufacturing companies in the North West of England.

Made Smarter is a programme for manufacturing companies in the South East of England area.

Made Smarter is a programme for manufacturing companies in the Yorkshire and Humber area of England.

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.

Grant funding for businesses in Medway looking to grow.

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

Offering free and subsidised information, advice and workshops for new trading small or micro-businesses.

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.

Innovation and commercialisation support for trading businesses, providing expertise in product development, IP, market research, technology transfer, exporting, and business growth.

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.