305 live UK business funding opportunities

East Ayrshire Council

The East Ayrshire Business Start-Up Grant is designed for businesses in East Ayrshire that have been trading for 12 months or less. East Ayrshire Council can contribute up to 50% of your project costs. Grants range from £500 up to a maximum of £1,000. The grants can be used for: marketing costs, including business cards, flyers, feature articles and website costs, but not advertising costs signage costs, after planning has given consent for a sign to be put up at the premises training costs to e

East Ayrshire Council

The East Ayrshire Net Zero Grant provides up to 50% funding, up to £3,000, to support local businesses to transition towards net zero carbon emissions and also help offset the current rises in energy costs. The fund is intended to help small to medium-sized businesses (SMEs) to implement energy and resource efficiency improvements. It can be used for: the purchase of equipment that would contribute to energy saving green skills training renewable energy installations (for example, solar, ground

East Dunbartonshire Council

East Dunbartonshire Council’s Business Growth Grant is a discretionary grant for businesses based in the area to help them grow. The grant will help cover the costs incurred by a business to help it grow in line with a plan prepared with a Business Gateway business adviser. The maximum grant you can receive is £1,500. The grant can be used to cover most business expenses, except for ongoing costs such as salary, rent and utilities, and the purchase of motor vehicles. You'll need to apply through

East Dunbartonshire Council

East Dunbartonshire Council offers a start-up grant of £500 for businesses that are starting to trade in the area. The grant can be used to cover most expenses of a new business, except for ongoing costs such as salary, rent and utilities and the purchase of motor vehicles. Your application form will be issued following a meeting with a Business Gateway start-up business adviser, which must take place before you can apply.

East Renfrewshire Council

This fund offers grants for small and medium-sized businesses, social enterprises and self-employed people in East Renfrewshire to help them grow their business and increase turnover. The grants are available in amounts ranging from £1,000 up to £10,000. This is a match-funded grant, so you will need to match the amount of funding you receive from this grant through other sources. The grants could be used to help pay for: the purchase of new equipment property expansion or improvements the costs

East Renfrewshire Council

The SBA Get to Zero Grant provides funding for businesses in East Renfrewshire that wish to invest in sustainable measures that will help them reduce carbon emissions and energy loss by becoming more efficient. You can receive a grant of up to £5,000. The measures you invest in could include: low energy heating and lighting systems improved insulation for your roof and building solar, ground or air source heat or solar thermal technology waste management or recycling equipment that will save a s

East Renfrewshire Council

These grants from East Renfrewshire Council provides funding to help local businesses meet their business objectives and plans for growth. The grants could be used to help pay for: the purchase of new equipment property expansion or improvements the costs to exhibit or develop new products and processes This match-funded grant will cover up to 50% of the project value, to a maximum of £20,000. You must be able to match this funding from other sources. To qualify for support, your business must o

Eden District Council

Small grants to help fund projects that will generate tourism and similar economic benefits in Eden.

Elmbridge Borough Council

Grants for projects that help the Elmbridge economy.

HMRC

Reduces an eligible employer's Class 1 National Insurance bill by up to £10,500 per tax year, claimed through payroll.

Energy Saving Trust

Scottish micro businesses and sole traders can apply for a £2,000 grant when they dispose of a vehicle that is not compliant with the Low Emission Zone (LEZ) standards in Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen and Dundee. To be eligible, you must be operating a non-compliant vehicle within 20 kilometres of the LEZ and dispose of the vehicle through a SEPA-authorised treatment facility. After you dispose of the vehicle and claim your grant, you can apply for another £1,000 in funding to purchase a cargo or

Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council

Apply for funding to advance the theoretical capabilities required for the design and implementation of hybrid quantum algorithms, strengthening the UK capability to scale from the Noisy Intermediate Scale Quantum computing (NISQ) era towards achieving quantum advantage.You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) funding.The full economic cost (FEC) of your application can be up to £2,856,250. EPSRC will fund 80% of the

Environment Agency

Local Water Environment Grant (LWEG) enables the Environment Agency to provide capital and revenue grants to local authorities and third sector organisations. It is not a funding programme in itself, but a payment mechanism for partnership projects within the Environment Agency.LWEG is funded through the Water Environment Improvement Fund (WEIF). The WEIF is an annually funded programme. The Environment Agency plan and secures longer term funding for WEIF through the Medium Term Plan (MTP). The

Environment Agency

The implementation grant scheme will fund projects to install infrastructure and water control measures to enable safe raising of water tables in lowland peat soils. Your project must install infrastructure or other measures that promote a change in water management which allows for more sustainable land management activities at higher water tables within lowland peat soils. Each project must include plans for the long-term maintenance of these outcomes. To apply for an implementation grant you

European Space Agency

Funding, technical and business expertise, networks and partnerships for businesses who are looking to develop a space-based service.

Falkirk Council

Support to recruit a young or inexperienced person may be available from the Falkirk Council Employment and Training Unit (ETU). Employer Recruitment Incentives (ERIs) can help businesses in the Falkirk Council area with wage costs for the first 12 months of employment. ERIs can help businesses expand their workforce and help local people progress into fair work. They positively contribute to a fairer, more inclusive economy and help address many of the deep-seated challenges of inequality and d

Finance For Enterprise

Finance for Enterprise provides loan funding across England. They offer an alternative source of finance ranging from £25,001 to £250,000 for businesses who are looking for additional capital or cashflow.

First Enterprise - Inclusive Lending

Government-funded loans for start-ups and businesses looking to grow across the East and South East Midlands.

Firstport

The Build It award offers up to £40,000 in grant funding for early-stage social enterprises in Scotland to help them create new jobs and cover the salary costs. This will help the enterprise increase its income so it can become financially sustainable and deliver social impact without relying on grant funding. Build It can offer: up to £27,000 for a single salary at the Real Living Wage up to £40,000 split between 2 or more salaries at the Real Living Wageopens in a new window To receive funding

Firstport

The Community Enterprise Fund offers up to £5,000 in grant funding for groups who want to begin trading or set up a social enterprise so you can generate income, become more financially resilient, reduce reliance on grant funding and be better equipped to support your community. The fund can be used for most start-up and development costs, including: legal fees for setting up a legal entity for the enterprise, and/or registration as a charity or community interest company rent for premises/offic

Firstport

A Start It award offers up to £5,000 in grant funding to individuals that want to start a social enterprise. It is designed to help new social entrepreneurs pay for start-up costs. These costs can vary, but typical examples include: legal fees for incorporation and registration as a charity or Community Interest Company rent (if premises have been chosen) website, branding, logo design and marketing materials insurance and accountancy services equipment

Firstport

Step Up can provide 0% interest loans of between £5,000 and £30,000 to social enterprises looking to grow. This includes concepts, products, or services enterprises have used or are currently using to expand your business. You can use the loan to build on activities that have already helped your organisation generate income, such as: increasing stock or equipment running marketing campaigns expanding successful products or services delivering additional events, workshops or courses purchasing ve

Firstport

The Catalyst Fund offers loans of £50,000 or more to social enterprises in Scotland. The fund is designed for organisations that need investment to grow but cannot access traditional social investment. Repayments are based on a percentage of your trading revenue, so payments vary depending on your income. There are four routes to Catalyst Fund support and investment: Access Catalyst – for entrepreneurs from ethnic minority communities Community Catalyst – for organisations tackling issues in the

Forestry Commission

The Spruce Site Asessment (SSA) grant is for landowners and land managers in England with spruce trees on land inside the Ips typographus proactive spruce removal area.The SSA grant offers a fixed payment of £2,000. This funding is for landowners (or their agents) to assess their woodland to understand the amount and condition of spruce present and plan for potential felling and restocking..