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Local and national support

Staffordshire Moorlands District Council - Start Up Programme Next Gen

Staffordshire County Council's fully-funded NextGen Start-Up Programme offers entrepreneurs business training, masterclasses, coaching, mentoring, networking, and digital marketing audits.

Michelin Development

Offers support to businesses unsecured loans and business support covering a range of topics.

Skills Development - Invest NI

The skills development program will help you improve your skills so your company grows. It offers financial support for training activities to Invest NI customers.

Skills Development Scotland (SDS)

Scotland’s national skills body supporting businesses with skills development.

Commercial Property Development Grant

Capital investment grants to regenerate commercial properties located in the priority town centres of Colwyn Bay, Abergele & Pensarn, and Llandudno.

Biorenewables Development Centre (BDC)

The BDC is an open-access R&D centre working to develop, scale-up and help commercialise bio-based products and processes.

Supplier Development Programme Scotland

Support for Scottish businesses wanting to tender for contracts.

Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office

Provides services to British businesses overseas through a global network of embassies.

Rochdale Development Agency

Support and information for businesses relocating to Rochdale.

Development Bank of Wales (Banc)

Banc assists businesses in Wales to access various types of finance to help them start and grow.

Digital Development Grant - Renfrewshire Council

The Digital Development Grant provides businesses located within Renfrewshire with financial support to assist them with the development and implementation of new digital systems

High Peak Business Development Grant

The objective of this grant is to support the development of Small and Medium sized Enterprises (SME) through investment in the adoption of new technologies and processes.

SME Development Grant - Fife Council

Fife Council’s SME Development Grant provides financial support to help Fife-based small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to develop and grow.

Transforming Towns Property Development Grant

Retrospective grants of up to £50,000 are available to help with external capital improvements to retail and commercial properties within Wrexham city centre.

Craigavon Industrial Development Organisation (CIDO)

CIDO is a local enterprise agency that provides start-up support, business mentoring, commercial premises, office space and conference facilities to local businesses and entrepreneurs.

RiDO (Rotherham Investment & Development Office)

A range of support and advice is available to businesses in Rotherham.

BCP Economic Development Supporting Businesses

Business diagnostic and potential grant funding for businesses in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Argyll and Bute Small Business Development Grant

Grants to support a range of business development including improvements in productivity, competitiveness, skills, growth, sustainability, resilience, profitability, innovation or net zero transition.

Scottish Development International - Invest and Trade Scotland

Are you looking for support to set up and grow your business in Scotland?

Coventry and Warwickshire Co-operative Development Agency (CWCDA)

Coventry and Warwickshire Co-operative Development Agency (CWCDA) provides free business support for local people to create and sustain all types of social enterprises.

Business Development Grant - Bridgend County Council

The Business Development Grant will support SME's in Bridgend County Borough to diversify, decarbonise and grow which will contribute to creating a vibrant and strong local economy.

Adopt Fund (Accelerating Development of Practices and Technologies Fund)

Accelerating Development of Practices and Technologies Fund provides collaborative farmer-led, innovation grants to farmers and farm businesses trialling new technology and practices on their farm.

Research and Development (R&D) Tax Relief for Corporation Tax

Information and guidance on claiming tax relief for research and development costs.

British International Investment - The UK's Development Finance Institution (DFI)

Information about British International Investment, which supports companies that help to develop and emerging countries grow.
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