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Funding

There are various forms of funding available to small businesses in the region, covering a range of businesses goals.

Grants

Grants are available for both capital and revenue expenditure.

Capital Grant
A grant awarded for a specific single purpose, e.g. the purchase of a new low energy printer or the purchase and installation of a bio-mass burner.

Revenue Grant
A grant awarded over a period of time, comprising periodic payments, e.g. monthly payments to subsidise the cost of an apprentice environmental officer or a fixed period grant to assist with lease payments on a green printer.

Financing from £1,000 upwards

The Energy Efficiency Financing scheme is available to all kinds of businesses and organisations. Financing from Siemens Financial Services can be arranged from £1,000, and there are potentially no upper limits. We will facilitate the link if this service is of interest to you; if you would just like to find out a little more about this scheme, just click here.

Other Financial Assistance

From time to time, there are various forms of financial support from bodies such as Business Link. If you want to be kept informed of these, just subscribe to our newsletter for the latest on this and other news that can benefit your business.
You can also access any of these support agencies from the Knowledge Base.

Lantra Women and Work

The Women and Work programme is open for another year, ending March 2012 under the new Employer Investment Fund. Since 2006, the Women and Work programme has worked with over 900 companies to support 3,500 women develop their skills and progress their careers in industries where the men outnumber the girls.
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