Business funding search

Competition for young entrepreneurs and businesses. Grants are available to support emerging businesses with their development plans. Apply by 5pm on 30 October 2026.

UnLtd finds, funds and supports social entrepreneurs - people with solutions to change our society for the better

The scheme is designed to support eligible manufacturing businesses - those frontier industries within the Industrial Strategy growth driving sectors (the 'IS-8'), together with the manufacturing foundational industries that provide important inputs to the frontier industries.

CITB provides grants for construction industry employers who provide training for their workforce. All employers registered with CITB can apply for a grant

The East Midlands Innovation Programme delivered by the University of Nottingham will run from 1 September 2026 until 30 June 2027 providing funding and technical support to eligible businesses

SWEF is a national funder, partnering with community foundations across the UK to ensure their funds can reach entrepreneurial young people needing assistance

Start & Sustain Business Start up Support Service is a new fully funded programme to support aspiring entrepreneurs and early-stage businesses funded by East Midlands Combined County Authority (EMCCA)

The Jobs Guarantee will provide a fully funded six-month paid job to eligible 18-24-year-olds who have been on Universal Credit and looking for work for 18 months.

The Youth Jobs Grant launched on 30 June 2026 across Great Britain. This Scheme supports employers by offering a grant of £3,000 per job outcome to an eligible employer that hires an eligible young person for a minimum employment period of 16 weeks.

UK Government funded grant to discount the cost of purchasing new plug in vans and trucks