Finance and support for your business

Access to finance is a scheme for businesses who need help raising finance for growth.

Provides free business development support and guidance.

Advice on good practice in employment and employment relations.

Free support, help to access low-cost flexible workspace for new and existing small or medium businesses in Barking and Dagenham.

Mentoring and online support to help SME business leaders improve the performance of their businesses.

Free, quick and easy access to a directory of approved finance suppliers for UK businesses.

Support for scientists and business specialists to solve a process, material, or product development challenge.

Free advice, planning and on-going support for business start-ups.

Advice, workshops and loans for those looking to start a business and businesses trading less than 2 years in Norfolk, Suffolk and London.

1:1 advice, signposting, start-up services, training and premises.

Information, advice, training and support for businesses based in North Somerset

Advice, databases, publications and workshops for business owners, innovators and entrepreneurs who want to grow.

One-to-one advisory sessions and specialised workshops available for businesses in Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and Greater Lincolnshire.

Increases awareness of business continuity management in Manchester's business and voluntary sector.

Grants to help new start-up and established SMEs looking to grow or relocate to the Borough of Scarborough.

Loans for companies in Coventry and Warwickshire that can’t get finance from mainstream lenders

A range of business growth programmes to help businesses start, succeed and grow.

Free start-up and ongoing support for businesses in North Tyneside

Planning, marketing strategy, investment and general guidance for businesses in or looking to relocate to West Berkshire.

Advice and support for new and established businesses.

A programme offering grants, free 1-2-1 business advice and skills training to anyone thinking of starting a business in Central Bedfordshire

Free research support to SMEs who want to reduce their environmental impact or innovate and develop new products or services.

Free support to help businesses compete for major public and private sector contracts

Support for SMEs in, or looking to enter, the medical technologies market.

Events, advice and specialist workshops to help businesses with digital technology in the North West of England

Grants and support to help SMEs across Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire to recruit and retain talented students and graduates.

Advice and training to help businesses improve their use of digital tools and technology to increase their sales and grow their business.

Tailored one to one advice and training for businesses in the London Boroughs of Greenwich and Bexley to develop and grow online.

Free advice and training to help businesses improve their knowledge and use of digital tools and technology.

Support for new and experienced exporters and importers, to help them trade internationally more confidently, successfully, and compliantly.

Business finance, advice and support for businesses of all stages

The Prince's Trust helps young people aged 18 to 30 who want to set up their own business in England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland.

A tailored programme of free support to new and established enterprises based in London, offering guidance to support growth.

Advice and guidance for people starting or growing a business

Supports SMEs with the adoption of environmental technologies and resource efficiency processes to improve business competitiveness.

A range of support for businesses in Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire

Help for Worcestershire businesses to find supply chain opportunities.

Business support and advice for companies that want to bid for work in the civil nuclear industry

Fully-funded workshops and 1:1 advice to help businesses successfully bid for contracts with Tier 1 suppliers.

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

Start-up loans and equity investment for small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) based in Greater Manchester and the North West.

Fully-funded specialist support to enable early stage businesses to grow. Offering free 1-2-1 advice, skills and support to scale up.

Tailored support to help small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) get finance and grow their business

Free coaching and expert business advice for pre-start and existing social enterprises in the West Midlands.

The Growth Programme offers professional advice and practical support for businesses in Buckinghamshire.

An intensive programme to help business start-ups in the Greater Manchester area.

Mentoring for growing businesses in the North East of England.

Training to help SME business leaders to increase productivity, seize investment opportunities and grow their business.

A part-funded research, development and innovation project supporting businesses to explore new creative technologies.

Funding for research or innovation that's ground breaking, improves European research standards or responds to challenges like climate change or food security.