Local and national support
ICAEW Small and Micro Business Community
A free membership community created by the ICAEW, supporting small and micro businesses with information and resources.
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South Midlands Micro Capital Grant
Supports sole traders, micro and early stage businesses in the South Midlands to drive growth and enhance innovation. Funding is available for Capital Projects ranging from £300 – £3,000.
Read MoreBusiness Start-Up Fund - Bridgend County Borough Council
This grant scheme is delivered through a partnership with UK Steel Enterprise and Bridgend County Borough Council, providing financial assistance to new or existing micro-businesses.
Read MoreGrowth Support - Belfast City
Free mentoring support, workshops and networking events for Belfast SMEs and micro enterprises.
Read MoreThe Property Advice Service
A programme of support for SME's looking for or occupying a lease in Greater London.
Read MoreSuffolk Economy Grant (SEG)
The Suffolk Economy Grant (SEG) aims to support micro, small, and medium-sized businesses with funding for digital transformation, innovation, and sustainability.
Read MoreCreative Arts Business Network
The Creative Arts Business Network aims to support the creative sector in the Scottish Borders, with a focus on assisting creative micro-businesses.
Read MoreFinancial Ombudsman Service
The Financial Ombudsman has official powers to sort out complaints between small and micro enterprises, charities and trusts, and financial businesses.
Read MoreNorth Devon Town Centre Enhancement Scheme
Independent town centre businesses in North Devon can apply for a small grant for improving shop fronts or other potential enhancement projects.
Read MoreThe Northumberland Small Business Service (NSBS)
(NSBS) is a fully-funded service that delivers a range of business support services to ambitious innovators, creative thinkers and small and micro businesses across Northumberland.
Read MoreLow emission zone support fund
Energy Saving Trust is offering micro businesses and sole traders, a grant towards the safe disposal of non-compliant vehicles. Low emission zones in Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen and Dundee.
Read MoreLow Carbon Bursary – Rushcliffe Borough Council
Any small/micro business or sole trader who attends a low carbon & green skills course hosted either by Rushcliffe Borough Council or East Midlands Chamber will be able to apply for the bursary.
Read MoreICO's privacy notice generator tool
Support for small businesses – BT
BT offers support from cyber-security to tech support with an extensive range of help for small businesses.
Read MoreOfgem advice for business
Information from Ofgem on what what your business can do if they are struggling to pay their bills or have a complaint about their energy supplier.
Read MoreBuild a business in GM Libraries
Build A Business is aimed at small businesses, entrepreneurs and anyone thinking of starting their own business.
Read MoreOadby and Wigston Growth and Innovation Programme
The Oadby and Wigston Growth and Innovation Programme offers a series of practical business masterclasses, delivered by the University of Leicester School of Business.
Read MoreShop front and high street improvement grant scheme
The Retail Improvement Grant Scheme can offer small grants of up to £5,000 aimed at supporting businesses in making key improvements to their premises and retail operations.
Read MoreSME Centre of Excellence
A range of advice and support for all stages of business based in the North East of England.
Read MoreArgyll 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.
Read MorePortobello Business Centre
Offering free and subsidised information, advice and workshops for new trading small or micro-businesses.
Read MoreSelf Assessment - More than one business
Key information on completing Self Assessment tax returns for more than one business.
Read MoreSME 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.
Read MoreBusiness Lincolnshire Export Peer Networks
Peer Networks enables you to make connections and overcome any international trade challenges and explore new opportunities.
Read MoreCrawley Greentech Business Growth Fund
Business based in Crawley that operate in the green-tech or low-carbon sectors are able to apply for grants of between £10,000 and £175,000 .
Read MoreFit For Growth
The Fit For Growth Programme, aimed at providing fully-funded expert guidance to SMEs in Wiltshire that have the ambition and drive to grow.
Read MoreNEPO Supplier Partnership Programme
Programme focussed on helping North East and Tees Valley based businesses find and win more opportunities to supply the public sector with goods and services.
Read MoreBridgeAI - Innovate UK
Empowering UK organisations to harness the power of AI through information and support bridging the AI divide for a more productive UK.
Read MoreGlobal London Programme
This programme is designed to support London's small businesses in reaching new markets and breaking into the international arena.
Read MoreCardiff Growth Fund
The (Shared Prosperity Fund) SPF Cardiff Growth Fund will support businesses to relaunch, develop and grow.
Read MoreLewisham Business Resilience & Growth Programme
A programme which offers eligible Lewisham businesses access to a range of business support activities designed to help businesses overcome its challenges, grow and prosper.
Read MoreBusiness Energy Services - Wiltshire
A programme to help businesses reduce their energy emissions.
Read MoreBusiness Lincolnshire Manufacturing Support Programme
The Manufacturing Support Programme is fully funded support designed for businesses that either manufacture, add value or service physical and digital products.
Read MoreNorth Warwickshire Shop Front Improvement Grant
Grant for North Warwickshire businesses to improve their shop fronts.
Read MoreThe Business Growth Fund
Grants of between £20,000 and £300,000 to support capital expenditure projects.
Read MoreBristol Vacant Commercial Property Grant
Grants of £2,500 to £10,000 to help you open new premises in Bristol.
Read MoreAccelerator East Midlands
The Accelerator project provides support to businesses across the East Midlands to help them start, sustain, grow and innovate.
Read MoreLCEI Grant Scheme
LCEI offers grant funding via the UK Shared Prosperity Fund, to support LCR businesses to adopt and implement new low carbon technologies to decarbonise and reduce their carbon footprint.
Read MoreLuton Elevate: Business Growth Launchpad
Helping Luton Businesses to Thrive and Grow Sustainably.
Read MoreBusiness Ready - Warwickshire High Growth and Innovation Programme
Business Ready is an innovative business readiness support package primarily for tech-based SMEs with the characteristics and ambition for growth.
Read MoreThe Young Business Capital Grant fund
The Young Business Capital Grant fund from Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) provides grants to young businesses and social enterprises that have been trading for less than 5 years.
Read MoreSkills Funding - Folkestone & Hythe
Funding towards training and qualifications for businesses in Folkestone & Hythe.
Read MoreLow Carbon Lincolnshire
Low Carbon Lincolnshire aims to support to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Lincolnshire with Net Zero, Decarbonisation, Energy management and Supply chains.
Read MoreGrow Your Own Programme
The Grow Your Own programme is supporting pre-start and small food or hospitality businesses to help them grow and develop with fully funded tailored and bespoke support.
Read MoreThe Business Productivity Service - West Yorkshire
Provides a route to fully understanding productivity improvements in your business through access to fully funded consultancy support.
Read MoreWest Essex Business Support Programme
West Essex Business Support is a fully-funded business support programme for SMEs in Harlow, Uttlesford and Epping Forest.
Read MoreTrade Export Pathway - InterTradeIreland
If you are at the early stage of developing a cross-border business plan, this programme could help you prepare to export for the first time.
Read MoreBusiness Productivity & Digitisation Grant – Business Doncaster
Grants will be offered to help fund solutions for SMEs that will provide significant business benefit and growth.
Read MoreMade Smarter - East Midlands
Made Smarter East Midlands provides advice and support to manufacturing businesses on how to switch to advanced and automated technologies
Read MoreLocal Enterprise Office
The Local Enterprise Offices are your local first-stop shop for seeking information and support on starting or growing a business in Ireland.
Read MoreAngus Business Connections
Angus Business Connections provides free support to businesses in rural Angus.
Read MoreEnterprise North West
Enterprise North West specialises in business development & early stage growth, entrepreneurship, digital marketing, social enterprise and social innovation projects.
Read MoreSomerset Business Agency (SBA)
Advice, workshops and skills development for people starting or growing a business in Somerset
Read MoreBREEZ - Business Renewables Energy Efficiency Sunderland
Sunderland City Council offers eligible SMEs a flexible approach to cutting their energy bills and their carbon emissions.
Read MoreStrive Live Start-Up Incubator
An incubator programme designed to support early stage businesses launch their business.
Read MoreTalent and Innovation Programme
The University of Nottingham and Nottingham Trent University are collaborating to deliver a programme of grants and support to Nottingham businesses to improve innovation, productivity and skills.
Read MorePremises in South Derbyshire
Organisations that provide support and guidance to businesses who are looking for premises.
Read MorePremises in North East Derbyshire
Organisations that provide support and guidance to businesses who are looking for premises.
Read MoreThe West of England Food and Drink Support Initiative
The West of England Food and Drink Support Initiative (WoEFDSI) is open to food producers, manufacturers, hospitality venues, and food service businesses based in the area.
Read MorePremises in Derbyshire Dales
Organisations that provide support and guidance to businesses who are looking for premises.
Read MorePremises in Derby
Organisations that provide support and guidance to businesses who are looking for premises.
Read MorePremises in Amber Valley
Organisations that provide support and guidance to businesses who are looking for premises.
Read MoreData Analytics Innovation Voucher
Funded data analytics research, training, workshops, networking events and webinars.
Read MorePremises in Erewash
Organisations that provide support and guidance to businesses who are looking for premises.
Read MoreSME Climate Hub
The SME Climate Hub is a global initiative that empowers small to medium sized companies to take climate action and build resilient businesses for the future.
Read MorePremises in Bolsover
Organisations that provide support and guidance to businesses who are looking for premises.
Read MorePremises in Chesterfield
Organisations that provide support and guidance to businesses who are looking for premises.
Read MorePremises in High Peak
Organisations that provide support and guidance to businesses who are looking for premises.
Read MorePremises in Bristol
Organisations that provide support and guidance to businesses who are looking for premises.
Read MoreNorth East Business Resilience Centre
Are you looking for support with keeping your business cyber secure?
Read MoreSimpler Recycling Regulations
Workplace recycling regulations due to come into force from 31st March 2025.
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