Invest to Grow: Funding for Your Business

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The Invest to Grow programme provides 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. 

Aimed at small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), large enterprises, sole traders and partnerships located in the East Midlands. Funding is available for projects that will innovate, grow and create new jobs.

Invest to Grow can be used to:

  • Purchase of land and buildings
  • Refurbishment of land and buildings
  • Plant and machinery costs
  • Equipment costs
  • Product development costs

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