305 live UK business funding opportunities

Oldham Council

Innovation grant scheme to support business growth, encourage inward investment, and drive productivity through innovation.

Orkney Islands Council

Delivered by Orkney Islands Council's Economic Development team, the Economic Development Grant Scheme provides a number of grants of up to £55,000 each, to cover up to 30% of eligible costs. These grants support capital expenditure linked to business expansion in export-related activities, tourism and new services for Orkney. The grants can be used for: projects that encourage economic diversification activities that raise the average wage rate efforts to overcome barriers to export outwith Ork

Orkney Islands Council

The New Business Start-Up Grant is a discretionary grant of between £500 and £1,500. It is available to new businesses based in Orkney that have been trading for less than 6 months. The grant has been designed as a sustainable business development support for start-up projects that will help grow the rural economy. Applicants must be able to demonstrate a need for funding and show there will be no negative effect on other Orkney businesses as a result of the funding. The grant can be used for: c

Orkney Islands Council

Delivered by Orkney Islands Council and administered by Business Gateway Orkney, the Small Business Training Grant helps small businesses in Orkney to develop their workforce's skills. It will cover up to 90% of your training costs, up to a maximum of £1,000 per business. The grant has been designed as a sustainable business development mechanism to encourage skills enhancement that will help grow Orkney’s economy. The grant can help with the cost of: external training fees (face-to-face or by d

Perth & Kinross Council

Perth and Kinross Council offers local businesses grants of up to £3,000 for specific projects that will enable them to establish new markets outside of Scotland, either internationally or across the wider UK. The grant must be used for new projects or activities. You cannot claim for costs incurred before you're awarded a grant. Grants will only be paid out after you complete the agreed project or activity. You'll need to submit your claim to have eligible costs reimbursed within 6 months of be

Perth & Kinross Council

The Green Capital Development Grant supports businesses that wish to invest in capital projects to implement new systems, ways of working, machinery, and green technology. This fund offers grants of up to £25,000 that can cover up to 50% of your eligible costs. Your project must have a minimum spend of £10,000, which means that you'll need to be able to match the funding with at least £5,000. Preference will be given to projects that involve green initiatives that will reduce your business's car

Portobello Business Centre

Business advice and subsidised training for businesses in Kensington and Chelsea.

Productive Valley Fund

Loans of between £50,000 and £400,000, for projects such as premises refurbishment, building works and equipment purchases that will lead to increased productivity, job creation and business growth.

Project North East (PNE) Enterprise

Mentoring, start-up business courses and support schemes for businesses based in the North East of England

Renfrewshire Council

The Business Development Grant can provide match funding to small and medium-sized businesses in Renfrewshire to cover up to 50% of their costs to develop and grow their business. Grants of £1,000 up to £10,000 are available. The competitive, discretionary grant can cover new equipment, digital systems, property improvements, exporting, costs to exhibit and developing new products or processes which help increase productivity, competitiveness, turnover, and employment. This grant is for new spen

Renfrewshire Council

The Business Restart Loan offers interest-free loans to help small and start-up businesses in Renfrewshire with their short-term cashflow. Loans of between £1,000 and £5,000 are available, with a repayment period of up to 3 years. The loans aim to encourage the creation and growth of small businesses based in Renfrewshire. Applicants must demonstrate that the loan is financially needed and will only be used to provide an economic benefit to the business. For example, the loan can be used for: st

Renfrewshire Council

The Net Zero Grant offers local businesses in Renfrewshire funding of up to £10,000 to cover up to 50% of eligible costs to allow them to make changes to their business premises and operations to reduce their carbon footprint. This might include: changing to a low carbon heating system installation of low and zero carbon generating technologies, such as solar PV, biomass or micro-wind building fabric upgrades such as insulation, energy efficient lighting and draught-proofing purchase of equipmen

Renfrewshire Council

This grant can provide up to 50% match funding, to a maximum of £25,000, to help small and medium-sized businesses move into empty, ground-floor commercial premises in Paisley, Johnstone, Renfrew, Linwood or Erskine town centres. The grant aims to bring new types of businesses and services into vacant ground-floor, town-centre commercial premises in Renfrewshire. These businesses will help attract customers, diversify the area, and create new jobs with contracted hours. The grant can be used to

Science and Technology Facilities Council

Word limit: 550 In plain English, provide a summary we can use to identify the most suitable experts to assess your application. We usually make this summary publicly available on external-facing websites, therefore do not include any confidential or sensitive information. Make it suitable for a variety of readers, for example: opinion-formers policymakers the public the wider research community Guidance for writing a summary Clearly describe your proposed work in terms of: context the challenge

Science and Technology Facilities Council

Word limit: 550 In plain English, provide a summary we can use to identify the most suitable experts to assess your application. We usually make this summary publicly available on external-facing websites, therefore do not include any confidential or sensitive information. Make it suitable for a variety of readers, for example: opinion-formers policymakers the public the wider research community Guidance for writing a summary Clearly describe your proposed work in terms of: context the challenge

Scottish EDGE

Scotland's early-stage business competition: up to £100,000 (part grant, part loan) plus Young EDGE and Wild Card strands at up to £15,000 grant. Round 28 opens August 2026.

Scottish Enterprise

The Financial Regulation Innovation Lab (FRIL) Responsible AI Innovation Call supports businesses developing technology solutions that promote the safe, transparent and responsible use of artificial intelligence in financial services. Successful applicants will take part in an innovation challenge led by FinTech Scotland in partnership with the University of Strathclyde and funded by Scottish Enterprise. You will collaborate with major financial institutions and professional services organisatio

Scottish Enterprise

Grants to support research and development activities are available for Scottish businesses that currently work with the Scottish Enterprise account management or specialist support services. The funding can help your company try out new ideas, build test versions of products, or improve how you make or offer things. You can apply for grants of between £10,000 and £150,000 to support a single project. Note that these grants are for companies working on their own, not in partnership with others.

Scottish Enterprise

Large-project R&D grants covering 35–50% of eligible costs for SMEs (25–40% for large companies); minimum grant £250,000, projects typically £1m+ company spend.

Scottish Enterprise

Research and development (R&D) grants from Scottish Enterprise are designed to help innovative projects that will improve business competitiveness, encourage further R&D activity and benefit the Scottish economy. The grants are for companies that are looking to develop a new and innovative product, process or service – or significantly improve an existing one – in Scotland. Small or medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that are working independently on innovative projects may receive a grant to cover

Scottish Enterprise

The Scottish Co-Investment Fund (SCF) from Scottish Enterprise provides match-funding for Scottish start-up, early-stage or growing companies that are seeking investment alongside accredited co-investment partners. The fund is designed to address a finance gap and support your growth plans. Funding is available in amounts typically from £100,000 up to £2 million, as part of a total deal size that typically ranges from £200,000 up to £10 million. You’ll need to secure funding from one of Scottish

Scottish Enterprise

This grant aims to encourage businesses in Scotland to invest in capital assets such as buildings and machinery. For example, it can be used to cover the cost of: buying land, buildings or machinery preparing a site buying vehicles purchasing property leases (under specific circumstances) To receive this grant, your project must contribute to Scottish Enterprise's strategy for economic transformation. This strategy is made up of individual goals, or missions, which include: boosting productivity

Scottish Enterprise

The Scottish Government has made funding available to Scottish Enterprise to provide loans through the Scottish Loan Scheme (SLS). The Scottish Loan Scheme can provide funding of between £250,000 to £2 million (up to £5 million in exceptional circumstances) to growth focused Scottish companies that have a viable business plan and a clear ability to repay the debt. Loans can be used for a variety of purposes, including: Working capital Capital expenditure Growth funding International expansion Ma

Scottish Enterprise

The Scottish Venture Fund invests in early-stage businesses with high growth potential that are seeking funding to develop new products, services, business models or markets. You’ll need to get an offer of funding from a private sector investor before you can apply to this fund to fill the gap in your investment package. Once you have an investor, you can approach Scottish Enterprise with details of the deal. They'll work with both new private sector investors and ones they already know. You'll