Money
Raising finance is a process that most businesses will go through a number of times. Whether the business is just starting up, growing rapidly, expanding generally, developing its activities or changing ownership, finance may be needed.
Below are a selection of tools and links to help you discover grant and funding opportunities to give your business a boost.
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FinanceFinder
The types of funding available has been broadened over recent years. New types of finance entering the marketplace (such as crowdfunding) has made the funding process more complex and diverse.
This tool will guide you through the range of finance options that could be suitable for your business in three simple steps.
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GrantFinder
This fast, comprehensive search engine provides funding information from local, regional, national and European funding, Tax Credits, Loans, Venture Capital, and Awards and provides links and contact details directly to the providers.
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GOV.UK Finance Support Finder
Find government-backed support and finance for business, including grants, finance and loans, business support, eg mentoring, consultancy, and funding for small and medium-sized businesses and start-ups. Customise your search by location, size and activity.
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Crowdcube
Crowdcube is an equity-based crowdfunding platform for UK businesses. It is a new way to fund start-ups and business expansion by crowdfunding for equity, giving entrepeneurs a platform to connect with people and raise venture capital.
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Crowdfunder
We are the UK's largest crowdfunding network having launched more than 6000 projects and having raised over £6m. Since merging with Peoplefund.it in 2012, Crowdfunder is now the UK's leading reward based crowdfunding platform.
