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

Fife Start-Up Grant

Fife Council’s Start-Up Grant can provide individuals who intend to start a business in Fife with up to £500 towards the costs involved in starting to trade.

Start Up Programme - Staffordshire

This programme helps businesses start and grow, focusing on brand development, business model design and developing your business brand.

Start Up Essentials - Telford

Workshops covering key business areas for newly trading business owners.

Berkshire Start-Up Programme

A programme of workshops and coaching for start-up businesses in Berkshire

Start Up Loans

Government-backed loans and mentoring for people starting a new business or within their first three years of trading.

Retail Start Up Grant

The Retail Start Up Grant is available to new retail, hospitality and leisure businesses across Durham county.

Warwickshire Business Start-Up Programme

A programme of one-to-one business coaching and workshops to new businesses and residents looking to start a business.

Start Up Croydon

A range of services for people starting up, including mentoring, free training, and subsidised workspace.

Elmbridge Start Up Boost Fund

Could a grant for start-up costs help get your business started?

Lewes District Start-up Programme

Free business start-up support service in the Lewes District, funded by Lewes District Council.

Fly High Start-Up & Enterprise grant

Start-up grants to help new businesses located within Stoke-on-Trent to start up, flourish and grow.

Worcester City Council Business Start Up Grant

Match-funded grants available for businesses in their first year of trading.

Wolverhampton Start-Up Business Support Programme

A programme of training advice and guidance for entrepreneurs in Wolverhampton

Talking Business – Business Start-Up Support Programme

Supporting pre-start, start ups and early stage micros to build a viable, sustainable business.

Business Start-Up Grant Scheme – Aberdeenshire Council

A fund has been made available to start up businesses in Aberdeenshire.

Strive Live Start-Up Incubator 2024 - 2025

An incubator programme designed to support early stage businesses launch their business.

New Business Start Up Grant - Orkney Islands Council

The aim of the Business Start up Grant is to increase the survival rates of new businesses.

Central Bedfordshire Start-up Support Programme

Start-up advice and grant funding for people in Central Bedfordshire.

SWEF Enterprise & Business Start Up Fund

Up to £500 is available in grant funding to young people in County Durham and Tees Valley who are in the stages of setting up their business and need funds to take their business to the next level.

Start Up Support - Wiltshire

Programme for start up businesses in Wiltshire.

High Growth Start-up Grant – West Lothian Council

Businesses could have access to grant support of up to £4,000 to bring new products to market, attend trade events and build capacity within the business.

Mansfield District Council - Business Start-Up Grant Scheme

Mansfield council offers businesses grants to start up in business in the area.

The Shetland Business Start-Up Grant Scheme

The Shetland Business Start-Up Grant Scheme provides funding to newly established businesses in Shetland.

Business start-up grant - Forest of Dean District Council

Funding to be used towards a variety of business start up activates including: research and development, installing clean technologies, premises, equipment and product/service launch.

Actionable information, tools and resources

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Networking as a start up

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Start-up Stories: Acomm

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Start-Up Stories: Virtuo

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Start-up stories: Sofa for Life

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Start Up Loans programme expands to support more businesses

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Synthetic diamond start-up secures £571,000 investment

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Start Up Stories: Maxine Laceby of Absolute Collagen

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Eight steps to design robust start-up processes

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Start up loans to support small businesses uncertain future

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Start Up Loans hits £1bn milestone of loans to UK small businesses

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Top tips for taking your start up down a new path

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How to make investors fall in love with your start up

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Tips for breaking into China as a start-up

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A guide to writing a first-class start up award application

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How to manage IT when you're a start-up with limited budget

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Start-up spirits bottling business on track for 50% growth

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Welsh start up expands internationally

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Start up success: Atom Learning

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How to build your start up for a trade sale

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Acoustic soundproof pods dial into the co-working and start-up boom

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Innovation and ambition result in investment for game-changing start-up

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Dundee's Largest Festive Market and Business Start-Up Exhibition

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Innovative programme to boost County Durham start-ups

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New year, new start: Thinking about starting up your own business in County Durham?

Events and webinars

Events & Learning

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WATCH: Managing behavioural change when starting and scaling a business

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WATCH: How AI and machine learning can improve your business

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WATCH: Get Your Business Started the Right Way

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Mythbusting when starting a business

Finance & Funding

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Events & Learning

WATCH: How video recruitment makes businesses more human

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WATCH: The ultimate digital content toolkit

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WATCH: Perfecting your marketing action plan

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WATCH: Understanding digital PR

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WATCH: Understanding client psychology

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