Help accelerate woodland planting rates and develop the domestic market for woodland carbon in the form of verified carbon credits.
Grant scheme to fund special equipment, adaptations or support worker services to help people with disabilities access employment
Business will get an payment for every new apprentice who starts their contract 01st August 2020 and 31st January 2021 - For apprentices aged 16 to 24, employers…
Businesses will be given £2,000 for each new apprentice they hire under the age of 25. This is in addition to the existing £1,000 payment the Government already…
The fund is for farmers looking to modernise their infrastructure, helping to streamline their farming processes and increase efficiency
BCRS provides business loans ranging from £10,000 to £150,000 to meet the needs of West Midlands based businesses that are unable to get loans from traditional…
Start Up grant (£3,000) and support programme available to graduates considering starting up a business.
The Business Growth Fund is a £2.5 billion, government sponsored equity investment programme
The Catapult Growth Fund (CGF) offers venture capital funding to enable businesses in the Midlands area to expand
A grant of £500 for each new apprentice taken on from 1 August 2019 to 31 July 2021 for qualifying small firms.
Funding for companies developing green technologies across a wide range of sectors
Close Brother Asset Finance who are able to offer Regional Growth Fund grants to small and medium sized businesses
CITB registered employers, Trade Associations and CITB funded training groups can access funding to address construction industry known issues/challenges.
Loans of up to £5m for smaller businesses across the UK who are experiencing lost or deferred revenues, leading to disruptions to their cashflow.
Latest information for businesses from government an how to apply
Grants for farmers & food processors to improve farm productivity through investing in new technology & machinery, such as robotics, green technology etc to reduce…
Creative England supports and invests in SMEs outside of Greater London including seed funding for new enterprises, digital and games industry and emerging talent…
Edge Investments, a leading creative industries investor, has raised a new £40m fund, with UK Government support, to invest in high growth companies in the creative…
The ECA Scheme provides businesses with 100% first year tax relief on their qualifying capital expenditure.
Open to small or medium sized businesses in rural areas to access gigabit voucher worth up to £3,500 to upgrade business broadband. There is also a 'Staffordshire…
Interest free loans for businesses if they are planning a scheme worth £100,000+ and can repay the money within two years of their project being completed.
Grant funding to pay for employees training, new IT hardware/software and recruitment to support business with customs regulations and processes.
The Home Builders Fund is a government loan fund designed to help restart and speed up smaller housing developments that have slowed down or stalled due to access…
Businesses and research organisations can apply to help develop innovations including to test the feasibility of ideas, research and develop it; and demonstrate…
Grants of £1000-£5000 to provide assistance to businesses who need business or strategic plans and financial forecasting to enable them to apply for investment…
Keele University offers eligible SME companies £1,531 towards student/graduate wages as part of an internship scheme, as part of a partnership with Santander.
Knowledge Transfer Partnerships. enable businesses to source University expertise and employ a graduate at for 10 weeks to 3 years for a specific project.
Grants of between £2,000 - £20,000 to help pay for installation of energy efficient measures & equipment in buildings and processes which will help reduce carbon.…
Manufacturing growth programme provides access to specialist advisers and funding
Michelin Development in the UK offers the following support to small and medium sized enterprises up to 250 employees (SMEs) based in North Staffordshire.
The Midlands Engine Investment Fund (MEIF) provides commercial finance through Small Business Loans, Debt Finance, Proof of concept and Equity Finance funds.
New Enterprise Allowance is a government scheme to support unemployed people who want to start their own business. It enables benefit claimants to transition from…
New Product Development Grant (BIC)
Funding between £1000-£18,000 is available for further training and skills development for crafts people of all ages who live and work permanently in the UK or…
Rail Supply Growth Fund supports businesses to accelerate routes to market so that they can maximise commercial opportunities resulting from the modernisation of…
The Renewable Heat Incentive (R HI) is a Government environmental programme designed to increase the uptake of renewable heat technologies by providing incentive…
Research and development (R&D) tax relief is a government scheme to reward companies that invest in research by either reducing a company's tax bill, or, for some…
Provides funding to up skill employees within small and medium sized businesses.
Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire Growth Hub have launched two funds of £1,000-£3,000 per business for small pieces of equipment or 1-2-1 specialist advice in response…
The Grow It Award is for social entrepreneurs looking to scale their venture providing tailored support, access to workshops and networks and up to £15,000.
Interest-free loans of between £3k & £5k are available for eligible businesses who have completed the Staffordshire Start-up Scheme.
Will fund creation of 36 Partnerships between Staffordshire SMEs and Staffordshire University to help firms improve business processes, develop new to market products…
Start-Up Loans is government funded scheme to provide advice, business loans and mentoring to startup businesses, backed by the British Business Bank.
Funding for bespoke training up to 48% of cost of training cost (to £5,000) for all sectors - for courses that are not currently funded elsewhere.
Provides gap funding to companies across Staffordshire for capital and revenue investment that will allow your company to grow and create new jobs.
The Tradeshow Access Programme (TAP) is a government scheme which provides grant funding for eligible businesses to attend overseas trade shows including costs…
UK Export Finance is the UK's official export credit agency. It provides government assistance to exporters and investors, principally in the form of insurance…
The West Midlands Mezzanine Fund is the largest individual growth capital fund for small and medium sized businesses (SMEs) in the West Midlands.
A government scheme to reduce the purchase and installation cost of workplace charging stations for electric vehicles.
Your Housing, the major social housing provider in Staffordshire Moorlands, can provide grant funding to employers who take on a previously unemployed tenant or…
Revenue Grants are available to help SME's based within Stoke-On-Trent and Staffordshire