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Summaries of local and national support, funding, events and networking.

Swansea Council Pre-Start Grant

This grant is available to pre-start businesses only and can fund costs including but not limited to equipment, training, accreditation and marketing.

Talking Business – Business Start-Up Support Programme

Supporting pre-start, start ups and early stage micros to build a viable, sustainable business.

Caerphilly Business Start-up Grant

This is a flexible grant scheme designed to help residents of Caerphilly County Borough set up a full-time business for the first time.

Gedling Business Start-Up Grant

The Business Start-Up Grant (up to £2,500) is available to individuals looking to start a business in Gedling borough.

Start Up Programme - Staffordshire

This programme helps businesses start and grow, focusing on brand development, business model design and developing your business brand.

Fly High Start-Up & Enterprise grant

Start-up grants to help new businesses located within Stoke-on-Trent to start up, flourish and grow.

Boost Flying Start Programme

If you’re a Lancashire entrepreneur looking to startup or a new business or if you are at the early stages of growing a new business, Boost Flying Start may be able to help.

Business Start-Up Grant Scheme - Bolsover District Council

The Business Start-Up Grant Scheme offers grants up to £500.

Strive Live Start-Up Incubator 2024 - 2025

An incubator programme designed to support early stage businesses launch their business.

Exploring Enterprise

Are you based in Northern Ireland and looking to start a new business?

Richmond Zenith Enterprise Programme

The new Zenith Enterprise Programme will look to assist entrepreneurs, startups, and high-growth businesses to achieve their ambitions.

Hounslow Business First

Hounslow Business First is helping Hounslow pre-start, start-up and existing entrepreneurs across all industries to build viable, sustainable businesses and to help them thrive.

START

A programme for people starting tech or digital based businesses in the West of England

Innovate York

Innovate York offers a series of workshops and specialist events to businesses and entrepreneurs throughout the city.

Sustaining Shropshire Agri-tech programme

Providing free business support to businesses involved in agri-tech, food or related supply chain in Shropshire.

Fife Start-Up Grant

Fife Council’s Start-Up Grant can provide individuals who intend to start a business in Fife with up to £500 towards the costs involved in starting to trade.

Grow 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.

Wolverhampton Start-Up Business Support Programme

A programme of training advice and guidance for entrepreneurs in Wolverhampton

The Business Startup Accelerator Programme - Loughborough University

Loughborough University has partnered with Charnwood Borough Council to develop a new generation of businesses, rooted in Loughborough and more resilient to future challenges.

New business start-up grant - Inverclyde Council

This discretionary fund can provide a grant to businesses that are starting to trade in the area.

Business Start Up Fund – North Lanarkshire Council

The Business Start Up Fund (BSUF) offers funding for essential business purchases such as IT equipment, infrastructure, website design and stock costs.

Elmbridge Start Up Boost Fund

Could a grant for start-up costs help get your business started?

Start Up Essentials - Telford

Workshops covering key business areas for newly trading business owners.

St Albans Enterprise Agency (STANTA)

Free one-to-one advice, business training, workshops and workspace facilities.

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