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Regional Debt Fund - West Midlands

Loans and equity investment available to eligible businesses.

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Barclays Green Loans

Debt finance from Barclays for sustainable purposes.

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DSL Business Finance LTD

Business loans for new and growing businesses in Scotland.

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Iwoca

Iwoca offers business loans to all stages of business including those not yet trading.

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Advanced Learner Loan (19 years +)

An Advanced Learner Loan can help with the costs of a college or training course.

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Funding Scotland

Find funding for your charity, community group or social enterprise using this free online search engine.

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Town Centre Loan Fund - Swansea

Interest-free loans available to eligible businesses to fund the acquisition and redevelopment of premises.

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Development Bank of Wales (Banc)

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

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Rural England Prosperity Fund - Dover

Fund is being used to introduce a new grant scheme for rural businesses and communities

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SWIG Finance

A range of loans for businesses based in the south west of England.

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NI Small Business Loan Fund

NI Small Business Loan Fund provides loan funding to businesses based in Northern Ireland.

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Accredo Secured Finance

Accredo provides secured finance products through a UK-wide network of finance professionals and brokers.

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Arkle Finance

Specialists in flexible asset finance.

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Building Resilience

An in-depth article from The British Business Bank on building resilience.

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Atempo Growth

Atempo Growth backs European tech companies by providing growth lending solutions to support them at every stage of their growth.

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Green Business Loan Scheme - Wales

The Green Business Loan Scheme is delivered in partnership with the Development Bank of Wales to help Welsh business go green. 

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GM 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.

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Creative UK - Creative Growth Support

Offer support to creative companies that are looking to grow.

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Investment Fund for Wales (IFW)

The Investment Fund for Wales will deliver a £130 million commitment of new funding to the country.

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Assetz Capital

SME property finance lenders.

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Atom Bank

Provide business loans through the Growth Guarantee Scheme and commercial mortgages for pre start and existing businesses.

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Renfrewshire Business Restart Loan

The Business Restart Loan offers interest free loans between £1,000 to £5,000.

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Finance Durham Fund

Flexible funding and finance opportunities for businesses in Durham.

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Marine Society

Marine Society aims to be the first in learning and professional development for seafarers, helping them to learn new skills, gain accredited qualifications and realise their full potential.

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NatWest Rapid Cash

Rapid Cash works by unlocking the capital in your unpaid invoices.

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Co-operative & Community Finance

Loans for co-operatives and social enterprises

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CDFI - Community Development Finance Institutions

CDFIs are a type of social enterprise that provides support and lends money to businesses and people who struggle to get finance from high street banks.

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Flexible 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

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Scottish EDGE

A competition for early-stage, innovative and high-growth businesses to obtain funding.

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Peer-to-peer funding

Peer-to-peer funding is mainly loan funding and is available for businesses that are already trading. Platforms are available to help with the search.

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Closing a Limited Company with an outstanding Bounce Back Loan (BBL)

Information on closing a limited company with an outstanding Bounce Back Loan

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Alternative Business Funding

Alternative Business Funding's online platform can help wherever you are in your business journey.

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Time Finance

Specialist funding provider for the UK business market.

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MEIF - Midlands Engine Investment Fund II

The Midlands Engine Investment Fund offers commercially focussed finance through different funding streams.

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Resonance Social Impact Investment Funds

Investment opportunities for the community/voluntary sector.

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Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council

A summary of what information, guidance and support is offered to businesses by the local council.

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UMi 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.

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Investment Fund for Scotland

The Investment Fund for Scotland will deliver a £150 million commitment of new funding to the country.

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Investment Fund for Northern Ireland

The Investment Fund for Northern Ireland will deliver a £70 million commitment of new funding to the country.

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Sirius Business Advice Centre Loans

A range of loans available to any stage of business.

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Home Building Fund and Infrastructure Loans

The Home Building Fund and Infrastructure Loans are flexible sources of funding for housing projects administered by Homes England.

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Century Business Finance

Century Business Finance specialise in providing business finance with speedy decision making and no hidden fees.

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Property reuse and conversion interest free loan

An interest free property reuse and improvement loan to encourage purchase or improvements to retail premises across County Durham.

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Wolverhampton Independent Retail Loan Fund

If you have been unable to access finance via the bank, loans are available to retail businesses in Wolverhampton.

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Isle of Wight Chamber of Commerce

Isle of Wight Chamber of Commerce is a membership-based service that offers businesses various forms of support in the area.

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Maven Capital Partners

Are you looking for capital investment funding solutions to help your business to grow?

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BCRS Business Loans

Black Country Reinvestment Society (BCRS) offers access to finance for businesses that have been unable to access mainstream finance sources.

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Innovate UK

Innovate UK is the UK’s innovation agency and works with companies and partner organisations to find and drive the science and technology innovations that will grow the UK economy.

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The Oldham Enterprise Programme

The Oldham Enterprise Programme offers free business support and connection with sources of business funding.

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Growth Finance Fund

Commercial loans of between £500k and £2m to fund growth for businesses based in Northern Ireland

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Community 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.

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Allia Grants and Small Loans

Grants and social loans for charities and social enterprises based in the East of England

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Dungannon Enterprise Centre

Located in South Tyrone in the heart of Northern Ireland, Dungannon Enterprise Centre’s primary aim is to simply help new businesses start up and to encourage existing businesses to expand.

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Clean Energy Fund - Commercial Loan Finance

The Clean Energy Fund provides repayable finance to businesses and organisations delivering clean energy projects in North Wales.

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Coventry and Warwickshire Reinvestment Trust (CWRT)

CWRT Offers a range of business support services and access to finance in Coventry and Warwickshire.

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GC Business Finance

GC Business Finance offerers businesses loans across Greater Manchester and Cheshire that are unable to raise the finance they need.

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Innovate UK Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA)

Then the Defence and Security Accelerator supports businesses that have an innovative idea that could benefit the defence and security of the UK.

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Start Up Loans

Government-backed loans and mentoring for people starting a new business or within their first three years of trading.

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Shetland Islands Council

A summary of what information, guidance and support is offered to businesses by the local council.

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Key Fund

Key Fund is a team of like-minded individuals dedicated to supporting new enterprises, creating new jobs, and reinvigorating communities offering social investment to Yorkshire & The Midlands.

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LLEP Business Gateway (Growth Hub) - How to access finance

Portal offering information on grants, loans and alternative finance in the LLEP Growth Hub area.

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General Export Facility

General Export Facility (GEF) provides partial guarantees to banks to help UK exporters to gain access to trade finance facilities.

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Allicia Bank – Asset Finance

Allica Bank Asset Finance can boost your business with up to £1,000,000 of straightforward and flexible finance.

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Kent and Medway Business Fund Standard Loans

The KMBF Standard Loan offers 0% interest loans between £100,000 and £600,000.

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North East Property Fund

North East Property Fund can offer loans for small-scale, non-speculative residential and commercial developments in the north east.

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The Sir Thomas White Loan Charity

Personal loans for new business ideas and established businesses needed investment.

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Eden Business Support Fund

Eden Business Support Fund provides loan finance from £10,000 to £150,000 to support growth and development plans.

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Scottish Loan Scheme - Scottish Enterprise

Provides businesses based in Scotland finance to help businesses grow.

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King's Trust Enterprise Programme

The King's Trust gives practical and financial support to young people who need help to develop skills, confidence and motivation.

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The Key Fund - grants and loans

The Key Fund offers a range of mixed grants and loan programmes to community and social enterprises across the North of England and the Midlands.

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Get Enterprising

If you have a business and are looking for early stage growth advice and support, Get Enterprising is a programme that can help.

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Growth Impact Fund

Social investment funding for organisations with growth, improved equality and diversity goals.

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Sirius Business Advice Centre

Free business advice, mentoring and finance for people starting or growing a business in East Riding.

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Productive Valley Fund

A loan scheme for businesses in or relocating to Enfield, Haringey and Waltham Forest.

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Northern Ireland Screen

Offers a range of business support, training, workshops and funding to businesses in the creative industry.

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Greater Manchester Business Investment Fund

Greater Manchester Business Investment Fund provides loans and equity investments of between £200,000 and £5 million.

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Michelin Development

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

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ART Business Loans

Aston Reinvestment Trust (ART) offers business loans to eligible businesses in the West Midlands.

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Aston Reinvestment Trust (ART)

ART is a Community Development Finance Institution (CDFI) that provides business loans of between £10,000 and £150,000 to start-ups, existing businesses and social enterprises in the West Midlands.

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National Tooling Loan Fund

The loan fund has been created to help toolmakers and component manufacturers develop and manufacture tooling or the expansion of tooling capacity.

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Finance Yorkshire Investment Fund – Small Business Loans

Business loans for eligible companies looking to grow and take on staff.

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Access Programme

A range of support for social enterprises who are helping people affected by the cost of living crisis.

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Advanced Manufacturing Supply Chain Initiative Recycled Fund (AMSCIRF)

Loans for suppliers and innovators from the advanced manufacturing supply chain who are looking for investment to grow.

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North East Fund

Various funding options available to SME businesses based in North East England.

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Enterprise Answers

Business support and potential loan funding for new and growing businesses.

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LCR Finance Hub

A single access help point for SMEs trying to access external funding.

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South West Investment Fund (SWIF)

Loans and equity investment for businesses in the South West

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NPIF 2 - Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund 2

Offers loans to businesses that struggle to obtain finance in the primary finance markets.

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UKSE

UKSE provides felxible finance options for startups, growth businesses and acquisitions.

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Big Issue Invest

Big Issue Invest assists the growth of sustainable social enterprises by providing finance to organisations that create a positive social impact.

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New Anglia Growth Hub

Information on the support provided by the Growth Hub covering areas within Norfolk and Suffolk.

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Business Enterprise Fund

A non-profit social enterprise that provides loans to businesses where other lenders may not have been able to assist.

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Lancashire County Council and Funding Circle

Loan finance for businesses with an annual turnover above £100,000, looking to grow and create jobs in Lancashire.

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West Midlands Business Loan Fund

Finance for businesses that are looking to grow or diversify.

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Lancashire County Council - Rosebud Business Finance

Rosebud Business Finance offers businesses in the area financial assistance.

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Kent and Medway Business Fund & Small Business Boost

A loan scheme for businesses across Kent, looking to grow, innovate and safeguard jobs.

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Finance for Enterprise

Finance for Enterprise provides loan funding across England.

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Coventry Business Support Programme

A business support programme targeted at helping businesses with growth potential.

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NESTA

NESTA is an innovation charity with a mission to help people and organisations bring great ideas to life.

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Innovate UK Business Growth

Are you an established business looking to grow through innovation? 

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