First Enterprise - Enterprise Loans

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

• From: Department for Business and Trade
• Published: 20 March 2017
• Last updated: 8 February 2021 — See all updates

• Type of support: Finance, Loan
• 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, Manufacturing, Science and technology, Service industries, Transport and distribution, Travel and leisure, Utilities providers, Wholesale and retail
• Number of employees: 0 to 9 employees, 10 to 249 employees, 250 to 500 employees, More than 500 employees
• Region: East Midlands

How much you can get

£500 to £250,000

Who it’s for

New and existing businesses across the East and South East Midlands, including disadvantaged groups such as:

• unemployed people
• people with low-incomes
• people from ethnic minorities

What you can get

You can get loans to help with:

• developing new markets
• moving your product or service to market
• financial planning and advice
• technical support for business related issues
• new or improved ICT for business use to encourage e-commerce
• the purchase of essential small capital items or secure services needed for the business to survive
• improvements to premises to comply with health and safety and equality issues
• competitiveness

Organiser

First Enterprise - Enterprise Loans

on the First Enterprise - Enterprise Loans website

Published 20 March 2017
Last updated 8 February 2021 + show all updates

1. 8 February 2021

   Amended loan amounts, area and organiser details.

2. 20 March 2017

   First published.