Local and national support
Equity crowdfunding
If you have a business already trading then equity crowdfunding could be for you, there any many portals available to use.
Read MoreScottish Venture Fund - Scottish Enterprise
Equity funding for businesses in Scotland to develop products and/or move into new markets.
Read MoreYFM Equity Partners
Equity investment for early-stage small businesses with growth potential.
Read MoreWest Midlands Co-Investment Fund
Equity investment funding for businesses in the Birmingham, The Black Country, or Coventry areas of West Midlands
Read MoreGC Angels
Support for entrepreneurs based in the North West with raising equity between £25,000 - £2m to grow and scale their businesses.
Read MoreCambridge Angels
Cambridge Angels is a group of more than 60 high-net worth investors who have proven experience as successful entrepreneurs.
Read MoreAtempo Growth
Atempo Growth backs European tech companies by providing growth lending solutions to support them at every stage of their growth.
Read MoreDevelopment Bank of Wales (Banc)
Banc assists businesses in Wales to access various types of finance to help them start and grow.
Read MoreUK Innovation & Science Seed Fund
Equity investment available to eligible businesses to support the commercialisation of UK science and technology.
Read MoreHighland Venture Capital
Highland Venture Capital aims to source equity finance for new-start or growing businesses.
Read MoreLiverpool City Region Seed Fund
Backing innovative high-growth businesses with equity investment.
Read MoreRegional Debt Fund - West Midlands
Loans and equity investment available to eligible businesses.
Read MoreSEIS - Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme
Equity investment for eligible small and early-stage businesses.
Read MoreGM Advance
GM advance offers a range of subsidised financial products i.e. equity and short and long term debt/loans for Advanced manufacturing and materials companies in Greater Manchester.
Read MoreMouro Capital
Mouro Capital is a venture capital firm investing in the future of financial services.
Read MoreAlternative Business Funding
Alternative Business Funding's online platform can help wherever you are in your business journey.
Read MoreCommunity Shares Unit
Community Shares Unit provides resources and guidance via the website including a directory of businesses with Community Shares and listings for news and events.
Read MoreMaven Capital Partners
Are you looking for capital investment funding solutions to help your business to grow?
Read MoreCommunity Shares Unit - Community Shares Booster Programme
Match funding that's designed to help disadvantaged communities build successful businesses that will have high impact and engagement.
Read MoreAtlantic Bridge
Invest in entrepreneurs with the ambition to create world-class companies of scale.
Read MoreMEIF - Midlands Engine Investment Fund II
The Midlands Engine Investment Fund offers commercially focussed finance through different funding streams.
Read MoreUMi Get Funding
UMi Get Funding simplifies access to grants, finance, and investment with expert advice and tailored support, making business funding clearer, faster, and easier for UK SMEs.
Read MoreInvestment Fund for Scotland
The Investment Fund for Scotland will deliver a £150 million commitment of new funding to the country.
Read MoreInvestment Fund for Northern Ireland
The Investment Fund for Northern Ireland will deliver a £70 million commitment of new funding to the country.
Read MoreGreater Manchester Business Investment Fund
Greater Manchester Business Investment Fund provides loans and equity investments of between £200,000 and £5 million.
Read MoreSouth West Investment Fund (SWIF)
Loans and equity investment for businesses in the South West
Read MoreNPIF 2 - Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund 2
Offers loans to businesses that struggle to obtain finance in the primary finance markets.
Read MoreGrowth Impact Fund
Social investment funding for organisations with growth, improved equality and diversity goals.
Read MoreGC Business Finance
GC Business Finance offerers businesses loans across Greater Manchester and Cheshire that are unable to raise the finance they need.
Read MoreBusiness Angel Co Investment Fund
Business Angel Co Investment Fund was created with a grant from the Regional Growth Fund. It invests alongside business angel syndicates from across the UK.
Read MoreEarly Stage Angel Investment Fund (ESAIF)
Investment funding covering the D2N2 areas of Derby, Derbyshire, Nottingham and Nottinghamshire.
Read MoreBig Issue Invest
Big Issue Invest assists the growth of sustainable social enterprises by providing finance to organisations that create a positive social impact.
Read MoreUKSE
UKSE provides felxible finance options for startups, growth businesses and acquisitions.
Read MoreBVCA - British Private Equity & Venture Capital Association
An industry body for the private equity and venture capital industry in the UK.
Read MoreNESTA
NESTA is an innovation charity with a mission to help people and organisations bring great ideas to life.
Read MoreThames Valley Berkshire Funding Escalator
Loans and investment for high growth businesses in key sectors.
Read MoreFunding Accelerator Support - Dorset
Businesses, that are looking to raise equity investment. The LEP is partnering with Dorset-based funding specialist
Read MoreFly High Start-Up & Enterprise grant
Start-up grants to help new businesses located within Stoke-on-Trent to start up, flourish and grow.
Read MoreShott Scale Up Accelerator
This programme develops, nurtures and strengthens the leadership capabilities of senior decision-makers in high-growth engineering and tech SMEs to scale their business to the next level.
Read MoreBritish Patient Capital
British Patient Capital, the UK’s largest domestic venture investor, manages £3bn+ to support high-growth companies by addressing late-stage funding gaps and generating competitive returns.
Read MoreLondon Stock Exchange – AIM Programme
AIM helps founders and entrepreneurs fulfil their growth ambitions and potential.
Read MoreFredericks Foundation – Revenue Share
Specialist funding for charities and social enterprises.
Read MoreBritish Business Investments (BBI)
British Business Investments (BBI) is a government-owned firm supporting UK SMEs by providing financing options to businesses that struggle to access traditional loans or capital markets.
Read MoreFlexible Finance Fund
4m of funding and support to 15-25 Black and Racially Minoritised charities and social enterprises in England with a material package of funding and support
Read MoreCrowdfunding
Crowdfunding is a method of getting finance by sourcing small amounts from a large number of people, rather than getting large amounts from one or a few.
Read MoreProof of concept techstart Grant Fund NI
The Techstart Proof of Concept Grant Fund is a pre-commercial grant awarding fund.
Read MoreInvestment Fund for Wales (IFW)
The Investment Fund for Wales will deliver a £130 million commitment of new funding to the country.
Read MorePathways to Funding
Open to businesses and socially trading enterprises operating across Newcastle, Northumberland and North Tyneside, Pathways to Funding will improve how regional businesses can secure investment.
Read MoreECF - Enterprise Capital Funds
Enterprise Capital Funds (ECFs) bring together private and public money to make investments in high growth businesses.
Read MoreInvestment Readiness - Coventry
Guidance and mentoring to help Coventry SMEs looking to raise investment for their business.
Read MoreInvestment Readiness - West Midlands
Guidance and mentoring to help West Midlands SMEs looking to raise investment for their business.
Read MoreThird Sector Support - Community, Heritage, Social Enterprise and Charity Support
A useful collection of funding resources, search tools and consultants for people starting and running a non profit, community, heritage, social enterprise or charity.
Read MoreThird Sector Support for the North East - Community, Heritage, Social Enterprise and Charity Support
A useful collection of funding resources, search tools and consultants for people starting and running a non profit, community, heritage, social enterprise or charity in the North East.
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