Business Development Grant Scheme – Scarborough

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

• From: Department for Business and Trade and Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
• Published: 20 March 2017
• Last updated: 29 July 2019 — See all updates

• Type of support: Finance, Grant, Expertise and advice
• Business stage: Not yet trading, Start-ups (1-2 years trading), Established
• Industry: Agriculture and food, Business and finance, Construction, Education, Health, Hospitality and catering, IT, digital and creative, Life Sciences, Manufacturing, Mining, Science and technology, Service industries, Transport and distribution, Travel and leisure, Wholesale and retail
• Number of employees: 0 to 9 employees, 10 to 249 employees
• Region: Yorkshire and the Humber

How much you can get

Pre-start & start-up businesses (with a maximum of 10 employees): grant up to £1,000

Established businesses (with a maximum of 30 employees): grant up to £5,000

Who it’s for

Your business must either be based in Scarborough or planning to relocate there. If your business has not started yet you must be about to do so soon.

What you can get

Any grant will be for 50% of eligible project costs.

Organiser

Scarborough Borough Council

on the Scarborough Borough Council website

Published 20 March 2017
Last updated 29 July 2019 + show all updates

1. 29 July 2019

   Scheme re-opened with new sector criteria

2. 20 March 2017

   First published.