Funding & support resources

Cranfield University Green Seed Fund gives entrepreneurs and start-ups access to capital, alongside advice and education from the Bettany Centre for Entrepreneurship to help scale their businesses.

Eligible homes and businesses can apply for up to £4,500 to cover the costs of a gigabit-capable connection.

As part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund II NEL are offering Debt Finance from £100,000 to £2m

Creative Growth Finance provides scale-up loans of £100k to £1m to UK businesses in the Creative Industries.

Government support towards the up-front costs of the purchase and installation of electric vehicle chargepoints.

£50k sponsorship from NatWest to support ideas and early-stage businesses founded by women.

The CoSTAR National Lab is exploring emergent forms of advanced production that can deliver efficiencies or enhance production workflows in support of impactful audience facing experiences.

Flexible Social Finance has been designed with the social sector, for the social sector.

Working with UKSE gives you more than just finance. Benefit from the support and knowledge of people who have been there before.

The Flexible Finance Fund by the Social Investment Business, The Ubele Initiative, and Create Equity offers a blend of grants and loans to Black and Racially Minoritised-led charities and social enterprises in England.

Designed to support access to finance for UK smaller businesses as they look to invest and grow.

Grants plus business support are available to social entrepreneurs that are looking to start or grow an existing social venture.

The Life Sciences Innovative Manufacturing Fund supports businesses investing in life sciences manufacturing projects in the UK.

Franchise Angels is an investment initiative to assist the rapid growth of proven businesses via franchising.

A funding initiative aimed at supporting UK-based artists working with immersive technologies.

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