Business funding

The Derbyshire Business Start-Up Support Scheme is a one-stop shop for expert advice, funding and tailored support for business start-ups, funded by UK Government via East Midlands Combined County Authority and delivered by Derbyshire County Council.

Explore and enter new overseas markets with the help of the Export Accelerator project delivered by East Midlands Chamber funded by the UK Government's UK Shared Prosperity Fund via the East Midlands Combined County Authority.

Strategic support and grants for scaling businesses from the East Midlands Chamber High Growth Accelerator project - funded by the UK Government's UKSPF via the East Midlands Combined County Authority.

The Midlands Engine Investment Fund (MEIF II) provides commercial finance through Small Business Loans, Debt Finance, Proof of concept and Equity Finance funds.

Made Smarter East Midlands Digital experts will provide advice and support to manufacturing businesses on how to switch to advanced and automated technologies.

A small grant scheme aiming to support the creative and community sector to take part in Derbyshire Makes administered by Derbyshire County Council funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund

A small grant delivered by Derbyshire County Council and funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund, to champion and support the heritage sector.

High Peak (Derbyshire) Accelerator is a fully funded business support project, designed to help businesses across the High Peak to start, sustain, grow and innovate through a range of different support. The project is led by East Midlands Chamber and funded through East Midlands Combined County Authority (EMCCA) and a proportion of the Borough Council's UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) allocation.