Access to Local Finance

Sources of local funding for businesses in the Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire region where you can get financial support to help develop and grow your business.

Invest to Grow: Funding for Your Business

Grants and loans of between £15,000 and £250,000 to support private-sector businesses across the East Midlands to innovate, grow and create jobs....
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Mansfield Business Grant Schemes

Grants of up to £2500 to support start ups, growth and shop improvements...
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First Enterprise Business Loans

Loans to support new and existing businesses secure services, purchase equipment or meet a shortfall in funding for specific new......
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Erewash Small Grant Scheme

The Erewash Small Grant Scheme provides funding up to £1,500 for Voluntary or community groups with a constitution...
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ASCEND

Help for the most promising Derby City businesses to prepare and implement growth plans....
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Bassetlaw District Council Grants

The Bassetlaw Grant scheme offers start up and relocations grants of up to £2,000 for businesses in the area...
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Vision Derbyshire Start Up Grants

Business start up grant scheme in Derby and Derbyshire...
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Enterprising Ashfield

Start-up to Scale-up business support programme across the Kirby-in-Ashfield and Sutton-in-Ashfield areas...
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Derbyshire Dales Rural Innovation Grants

Targeted at eligible small, micro and medium businesses to support enterprise and innovation, business resilience, improve productivity, encourage green business......
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Made Smarter East Midlands

Advice, support and funding to help manufacturing businesses switch to advanced and automated technologies...
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Buxton High Street Heritage Action Zone

The grant will support the repair and reinstatement of historic shop fronts and a diverse cultural and educational programme...
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Rushcliffe UKSPF and Rural Grant Scheme

Grant to support a broad range of initiatives in the Rushcliffe Borough Council area...
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Erewash Borough Council Manufacturing Research & Development Grants

Grant funding now open for manufacturing businesses in Erewash...
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Amber Valley Shop Front Improvement Grant

Amber Valley Borough Council shop improvement grant...
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Bolsover Business Start up and Growth Grant Scheme

Grants are available for new and exisitng businesses in the Bolsover District Council area...
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North East Derbyshire Shopfront Enhancement Scheme

A new shopfront enhancement scheme has opened in North East Derbyshire...
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Clay Cross Low Carbon Challenge Fund

Support to implement low carbon investments...
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Enterprise Development Grant

Grants to support growth in the Ashfield District Council area...
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Events

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Case Studies

Sir Richard Arkwright’s Cromford Mills

Sir Richard Arkwright’s Cromford Mills

Cromford Mills is a water-powered cotton mill that acts as the Northern Gateway to the Derwent Valley Mills UNESCO World...

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News

Skills for Life: Multiply Small Grants Opportunity

Skills for Life: Multiply Small Grants Opportunity

WMCA has now launched a Small Grants opportunity for VCS Organisations (Wave 2) to support with outreach & engagement activity for...

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Black Business Fund

Black Business Fund

Black-owned restaurants with fewer than five locations can apply to the fund for a grant.

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Free Expert Business Advice and Support

Your business is unique but the challenges that you face aren’t, with our support, we can help get you through them.

Our impartial business support is delivered by experienced, expert business advisers, giving you the right advice at the right time for your business.

Contact us today to access a wealth of support, events, business growth programmes and expert advice.

Peter Lawrence​​​​
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