The Low Carbon Business Evolution Programme ** (LCBEP) will help businesses across Stoke on Trent & Staffordshire LEP reduce their carbon footprint and increase…
Manufacturing growth programme provides access to specialist advisers and funding
You can get help from the government to pay for apprenticeship training and assessment and occasional incentive payments.
Businesses and research organisations can apply to help develop innovations including to test the feasibility of ideas, research and develop it, and demonstrate…
Thanks to a collaboration between Staffordshire Moorlands District Council and Staffordshire County Council's successful bid to the government's UK Community Renewal…
Funding for bespoke training
A government scheme to reduce the purchase and installation cost of workplace charging stations for electric vehicles.
The Farming Investment Fund (FIF) provides grants to improve productivity and bring environmental benefits. FIF is made up of 2 separate funds: Farming Equipment…
A support programme for people looking to start their own business or who may have recently done so has been launched by Staffordshire County Council. The Get Started…
Michelin Development in the UK offers the following support to small and medium sized enterprises up to 250 employees (SMEs) based in North Staffordshire.
Digital technology experts available to support SME employees in manufacturing and engineering.
Keele University offers eligible SME companies £1,000 towards student/graduate wages as part of an internship scheme, as part of a partnership with Santander.
Start Up grant (£3,000) and support programme available to graduates considering starting up a business.
The Midlands Engine Investment Fund (MEIF) provides commercial finance through Small Business Loans, Debt Finance, Proof of concept and Equity Finance funds.
New Product Development Grant (BIC) can fund external specialist support to help you research, protect, develop & launch to market a new product or service.
Two UK government backed programmes designed to help you learn new skills, reach more customers and boost your profits.
Aerospace Unlocking Potential (Aerospace UP) aims to support the aerospace supply chain in the Midlands by helping to unlock its innovation potential. The project…
The Stoke and Staffordshire Growth Hub offer grants of between £1000 and £10,000 to support small and medium sized enterprises (employing less than 250 people)…
Fully funded training courses to help your business grow. The Skills Support for the Workforce programme (SSW) helps support small & medium businesses in Stoke-on-Trent…
Match-funded grants of between £1,000 and £9,000 will be available for future activity (subject to eligibility and availability). To secure a grant, you'll need…
Revenue Grants are available to help SME's based within Stoke-On-Trent and Staffordshire
The Business Growth Fund is a £2.5 billion equity investment programme
Grants of £1000-£3000 to provide assistance to businesses who need business or strategic plans and financial forecasting to enable them to apply for investment…
The fund is for farmers looking to modernise their infrastructure, helping to streamline their farming processes and increase efficiency
The Catapult Growth Fund (CGF) offers venture capital funding to enable businesses in the Midlands area to expand
Open to small or medium sized businesses in rural areas to access gigabit voucher worth up to £3,500 to upgrade business broadband. A smaller voucher is also open…
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.
The Recovery Loan Scheme (RLS) provides financial support to businesses across the UK as they recover and grow following the coronavirus pandemic
Creative England supports and invests in SMEs outside of Greater London including seed funding for new enterprises, digital and games industry and emerging talent…
Interest-free loans of between £3k & £5k are available for eligible businesses who have completed the Staffordshire Start-up Scheme.
Grant scheme to fund special equipment, adaptations or support worker services to help people with disabilities access employment
Funding for companies developing green technologies across a wide range of sectors
Latest information for businesses from government an how to apply
Help accelerate woodland planting rates and develop the domestic market for woodland carbon in the form of verified carbon credits.
The ECA Scheme provides businesses with 100% first year tax relief on their qualifying capital expenditure.
Start-Up Loans is government funded scheme to provide advice, business loans and mentoring to startup businesses, backed by the British Business Bank.
CITB registered employers, Trade Associations and CITB funded training groups can access funding to address construction industry known issues/challenges.
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…
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…
The West Midlands Mezzanine Fund is the largest individual growth capital fund for small and medium sized businesses (SMEs) in the West Midlands.
Your Housing, the major social housing provider in Staffordshire Moorlands, can provide grant funding to employers who take on a previously unemployed tenant or…
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 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.
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…
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…
Knowledge Transfer Partnerships. enable businesses to source University expertise and employ a graduate at for 10 weeks to 3 years for a specific project.