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Summaries of local and national support, funding, events and networking.

Funding Scotland

Find funding for your charity, community group or social enterprise using this free online search engine.

Wolfston Foundation - Funding for Places

Grant funding for registered charities and local authorities.

Alternative Business Funding

Alternative Business Funding's online platform can help wherever you are in your business journey.

Scottish Funding Portal

You can use the portal to find a range of different support and funding options available.

Funding Accelerator Support - Dorset

Businesses, that are looking to raise equity investment. The LEP is partnering with Dorset-based funding specialist

Wigan Council Community Funding

Funding available for eligible community and voluntary organisations in Wigan.

Sutton Local Funding

Grants for community projects and events in Sutton.

UKRI Funding Guide

Information and funding finder tools showing a range of funding options from research organisations.

Peer-to-peer funding

Peer-to-peer funding is mainly loan funding and is available for businesses that are already trading. Platforms are available to help with the search.

Regional Selective Assistance funding

RSA is a discretionary grant aimed at encouraging capital investment and job creation in Assisted Areas of Scotland

Breckland Community Funding

A summary of funding support from the local council for community projects.

Funding search tools/resources for community and voluntary support

Tools and resources to support access to finance.

Dorset Local Alliance Group Funding

Funding for community projects which will benefit young people.

National Funding Tools

Grants, Finance & Support Schemes - National Portals

Skills Funding - Folkestone & Hythe

Funding towards training and qualifications for businesses in Folkestone & Hythe.

Community Funding Advice and Opportunities - Herefordshire Council

For businesses that are not-for-profit organisations, Herefordshire Council offers support and a regularly updated list of funds to help organisations in their area.

Lancashire County Council and Funding Circle

Loan finance for businesses with an annual turnover above £100,000, looking to grow and create jobs in Lancashire.

Thames Valley Berkshire Funding Escalator

Loans and investment for high growth businesses in key sectors.

Chorley Council Funding

If you are a new or existing business in the Chorley area, you may be eligible for potential funding.

National Lottery Community Funds

A range of funds for organisations providing services in their communities

Love Where You Live Grant

Grants for community-based projects in the Brent area.

Hambleton Graduate Fund

A graduate recruitment programme that can help organisations in Hambleton recruit a graduate and provide financial support towards employment costs.

Braintree Young Entrepreneurs programme.

Braintree Young Entrepreneurs programme offers residents of the area that are aged 16 to 30 support and funding to kick start their new business idea. 

Crowdfund Shropshire

Crowdfunding platfrom from Shropshire Council.

Actionable information, tools and resources

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Logistics fleet gets investment funding

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Funding opportunity for sustainable Scottish businesses

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Biosphere businesses receive funding boost

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Securing funding for your small business

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Oxford biotech spin-out receives £2m funding

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Funding extension for robotics research hub in Scotland

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ThinCats answers call for £7m funding package

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MedTech company secures funding for explant research

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Recruitment platform secures £5m funding

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Isle of Arran Distillers boosted with £25m Barclays funding

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Effectively accessing funding options available to SMEs

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£5m funding boost for Manchester biotech start-up

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On The Go Tours secures £4.25m funding as travel poised to rebound

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Penderyn Whisky secures funding package from HSBC

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University of Birmingham spinout lands funding for rapid development of fluorescent dyes

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Fabricator gets County Durham growth funding

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Funding available for projects to help Glasgow town centre

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Funding from Deepbridge Capital to support biologics development

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Industry leading threat intelligence company secure £400,000 funding

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Further funding announced to boost bio-based business

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Cleaning company secures £3.5m ThinCats funding package

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Early cancer detection technology secures £2.4M funding boost

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Funding and support on offer to North East England SMEs through Energy Innovation Challenge

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