96 national and local schemes, including SEIS and EIS. Many are regional and some close without notice, so check eligibility and dates on the scheme's own page.
| Name | Focus | Where | Type | Apply |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accelerated Growth Programme | Coaching and mentoring | Wales | Accelerator | Find and apply |
| Access to Work Funding | Employment, disability | UK | Funding | Find and apply |
| Ad:venture | B2B and B2C, trading under 3 years | West Yorkshire | Grant | Find and apply |
| Adur and Worthing small business grant | General | West Sussex | Grant | Find and apply |
| Apprenticeship Employer Grant | Apprenticeships | Scotland | Grant | Find and apply |
| Apprenticeship Grant | Apprenticeships | England | Grant | Find and apply |
| Architectural Heritage Fund | Architecture | UK | Grant | Find and apply |
| Arts Council England Funding | Arts | England | Grant | Find and apply |
| Arun Valley Business Grant | Shopfront enhancement | West Sussex | Grant | Find and apply |
| Barrow Cadbury Trust Grants | Social enterprise: criminal justice, economic justice, migration, social investment | UK | Grant | Find and apply |
| BG Effect Business Fund | General | Blaenau Gwent | Grant | Find and apply |
| Big House CDI Grant | General | Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire | Grant | Find and apply |
| Universities for Nottingham Talent Grant | General | Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire | Grant | Find and apply |
| Boost Business Lancashire | General | Lancashire | Training and grant | Find and apply |
| Brexit Readiness Vouchers | General | Northern Ireland | Voucher | Find and apply |
| British Council Grants | Research | UK | Grant | Find and apply |
| Broadland District Business Builder | General | Norfolk | Training and grant | Find and apply |
| Bucks Business First Grants and Vouchers | General | Buckinghamshire | Grant | Find and apply |
| Built Environment Climate Change Innovations (BECCI) | Built environment | Coventry, Wolverhampton, Hartlepool, Durham | Free support | Find and apply |
| Capital grants for small businesses | General | Scarborough, North Yorkshire | Grant | Find and apply |
| Support for start-ups, SMEs and large businesses | General | Worcestershire, Hartlepool, Durham | Support | Find and apply |
| Birmingham start and grow a business | General | Greater Birmingham, Solihull, Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent | Grants and training | Find and apply |
| Business Incentive Grant | General | Test Valley, Hampshire | Grant | Find and apply |
| Business Rates Relief | General | UK | Tax relief | Official page |
| Local Communities and Enterprise Fund | General | Coventry and Warwickshire | Fund | Find and apply |
| Caerphilly Business Development Grant | General | Caerphilly | Grant | Find and apply |
| Free Business Support | General | Essex | Training | Find and apply |
| Business Launchpad Bursary | General | Carmarthenshire | Bursary | Find and apply |
| Chichester District Council Grant Programme | General | West Sussex | Grant | Find and apply |
| Chorley Apprenticeship Grant | Apprenticeships | Lancashire | Grant | Find and apply |
| Civic Improvement Fund | General | Elmbridge | Grant | Find and apply |
| Community toilet grant scheme | General | Gwynedd | Grant | Find and apply |
| Crack It Challenges | 3Rs in animal research | UK | Challenge | Find and apply |
| Cumbria Business Startup Support Programme | General | Cumbria | Training | Find and apply |
| Business restart grants | General | Derbyshire and Derby | Grant | Find and apply |
| Newhaven Business Grants Programme | General | East Sussex | Grant | Find and apply |
| Elmbridge Green Business Boost | Green | Elmbridge | Grant | Find and apply |
| Elmbridge Start-up Boost | General | Elmbridge | Grant | Find and apply |
| Elmbridge Business Boost Grants | General | Elmbridge | Grant | Find and apply |
| Energy Efficiency Grants | Energy | Warwickshire | Grant | Find and apply |
| Energy Saving Trust Grant (Landlords) | Energy | Scotland | Grant | Find and apply |
| Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) | Tax relief for investors in early-stage companies | UK | Tax relief | Official page |
| Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS) | Tax relief for investors in very early companies | UK | Tax relief | Official page |
| Go Succeed | General | Northern Ireland | Training | Find and apply |
| Farming Innovation Pathways: feasibility studies | Farming innovation | UK | Grant | Find and apply |
| Farming Innovation Pathways: industrial research | Farming innovation | UK | Grant | Find and apply |
| Financial Support to Businesses | General | Scotland | Funding | Find and apply |
| Gainsborough Feasibility Fund | General | West Lindsey, Lincolnshire | Fund | Find and apply |
| Gigabit Broadband Voucher Scheme | Connectivity | UK | Voucher | Find and apply |
| Grants4Growth | General | South Holland, Lincolnshire | Training | Find and apply |
| Fly High Start-Up and Enterprise Grant | General | Stoke-on-Trent | Grant | Find and apply |
| Lincolnshire AI Adoption Accelerator | AI adoption | Lincolnshire | Training | Find and apply |
| Growth Deal | General | Isles of Scilly | Funding | Find and apply |
| Growth Deal Funding | General | Black Country | Funding | Find and apply |
| Growth Grants | General | Buckinghamshire | Training | Find and apply |
| Growth Lancashire | General | Ribble Valley, Lancashire | Support | Find and apply |
| Horizon 2020Legacy EU programme. Check what replaced it before applying. | General | UK | Research funding | Find and apply |
| Independent Retailer Grant | Retail | Andover and Romsey, Hampshire | Grant | Find and apply |
| Innovation Programme | General | Warwickshire | Support | Find and apply |
| Innovation Programme for Greater Lincolnshire | General | Lincolnshire | Support | Find and apply |
| Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI) | Health | UK | Research funding | Find and apply |
| Internship Subsidies for Employers | General | Exeter | Subsidy | Find and apply |
| Invest and Grow | General | Lincolnshire | Funding | Find and apply |
| Invest to Grow | General | Derbyshire | Funding | Find and apply |
| Invest to Grow (internships) | General | Keele | Funding | Find and apply |
| Investment Fund | General | Warwickshire | Fund | Find and apply |
| Let's Grow Programme | General | East and North Yorkshire | Support | Find and apply |
| Decarbonisation Net Zero Programme | Net zero | Warwickshire | Support | Find and apply |
| Net Zero business support and funding advice | Net zero | Black Country, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire | Support | Find and apply |
| Malvern Hills Business Start-Up Grant | General | Worcestershire | Grant | Find and apply |
| New Anglia Small Grants Scheme | General | Norfolk and Suffolk | Training | Find and apply |
| New Enterprise AllowanceCheck whether it is still open. | New business | UK | Allowance | Find and apply |
| North East Business Support Fund | General | North East | Fund | Find and apply |
| Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund | General | Yorkshire, Humber and Tees Valley | Fund | Find and apply |
| Patent Box Relief | Patent exploitation | UK | Tax relief | Official page |
| Power to Change Funding | Community business | England | Funding | Find and apply |
| Prince's Trust Grants | General | South of England | Grant | Find and apply |
| Big Innovation Grant | General | Northern Ireland | Grant | Find and apply |
| ReAct for Businesses | General | Flintshire | Support | Find and apply |
| Regional Selective Assistance | General | Scotland | Grant | Find and apply |
| Skills Advancement Grant | Skills | Northern Ireland | Grant | Find and apply |
| Smart Concept Fund | General | Wolverhampton | Grant | Find and apply |
| Start-up Funding | General | Wychavon, Worcestershire | Funding | Find and apply |
| Startup Grant West Dunbartonshire | General | West Dunbartonshire | Grant | Find and apply |
| Prince's Countryside Fund | Rural | UK | Funding | Find and apply |
| Business Transition to Net Zero Grant | Net zero | Norfolk and Suffolk | Grant | Find and apply |
| Growth Through Innovation Fund | General | New Anglia | Grant | Find and apply |
| Start and Grow York | General | York | Training | Find and apply |
| StriveLive Incubator | General | York | Training | Find and apply |
| Shop Front Improvement Grant | Retail | Leicester | Grant | Find and apply |
| Loughborough BID Business Support Programme | General | Loughborough | Training | Find and apply |
| Social Awards | Social enterprise | UK | Competition | Find and apply |
| Invest to Grow Funding | General | East Midlands | Grant | Find and apply |
| Small Grant Scheme | General | Leicestershire | Grant | Find and apply |
| Shop Front Improvement Scheme | Retail | Oadby and Wigston | Grant | Find and apply |
| EIC Accelerator | Deep tech, EU | UK | Grant | Official page |
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