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Looking for a grant or loan to start or grow your business? Explore your finance options and secure investment, with our guides to useful resources.

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Introduction

Whether you’re starting a business or taking it to the next stage, our collection of useful guides and resources can support your business on funding, managing your finances more effectively, maximising profit and much more.

Getting funding

Discover the range of loans, grants and finance options available for your business needs.

Understand your finance options

Learn about the different kinds of finance available with the British Business Bank’s guidance.

Access Start Up Loans

Find out about the low-interest, government-backed Start Up Loans, which have helped 90,000 business ideas.

Learn about pricing and charging

Discover the legislation around pricing and charging and how it applies to your business.

Search the Department for Business’ finance-finder

Use the Government’s finance support-finder tool, which lists local initiatives and national schemes.

Find finance for growing businesses

Get the right kind of financial backing, including free advice on raising money, from The Institute of Chartered Accountants (ICAEW).

Explore finance options with Funding Circle

Expand your business, hire more staff, or fund your next step with finance from Funding Circle.

Get business banking and finance advice

Access impartial information and support on raising money, from Better Business Finance, managed by some of Britain’s biggest banks.

Find responsible loans for your business

Learn about responsible lenders who make fair and affordable loans across the UK.

Discover the North of Tyne Growth Fund

North East England SMEs looking to expand could be eligible for a grant under the North of Tyne Growth Fund.

Bespoke advice from Innovate UK EDGE

Access free support for your small-to medium-sized business from Innovate UK EDGE. Help to find funding and advice for businesses to innovate and grow.

Apply for a Leeds Business Productivity grant

West Yorkshire-based small businesses can access free support and grants through the Business Productivity scheme from the Leeds City Region Enterprise Partnership (LEP).

Guidance for charities

Practical support for charities from The National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO), including step-by-step guides on grants.

Search for grants online

Look through the grants database and keep informed on the latest funding news, through Grants Online.

Find government grants

Browse government grants available with the Find a grant search tool.

Apply for the Cultural Investment Fund

Three capital funds made of the Cultural Development Fund (CDF), Museum Estate and Development Fund (MEND) and Libraries Improvement Fund (LIF) from the Arts Council. 

Get an Electric charging point grant for accommodation businesses

Learn about the voucher scheme for accommodation businesses and charities to install electric vehicle charging points.

Apply for other electric vehicle charging point grants

Read the guidance on all government grants available for the installation of electric vehicle charging infrastructure.

Access the Recovery Loan Scheme

Learn how the Recovery Loan Scheme supports access to finance for small and medium sized UK businesses, so you can grow and invest.

Apply for funding from The Key Fund

Learn how The Key Fund supports businesses with a social mission in the North of England and the Midlands and apply for assistance from one of their funds.

Managing your accounts

Learn what you can and can’t charge for in our Pink Book Online, get to grips with taking card payments and access expert guidance on your tax obligations.

Access tax resources

Learn about everything from tax and VAT to keeping records and claiming expenses. Access newsletters, videos and webinars on a variety of topics.

Support for VAT

Source free help and support on VAT topics, with videos, webinars, online courses and email alerts from HMRC.

Learn about pricing and charging

Discover the legislation around pricing and charging and how it applies to your business.

Understand the rules on credit and debit cards

Get information about taking payment cards, including cost-savings and cashflow benefits.

Know your rights on cancellations and no-shows

Set up a cancellation policy and understand your rights when a guest cancels or you cannot fulfil a booking.

Resolving financial disputes

See which organisations can help you in the event of a dispute, including the free Financial Ombudsman Service and Business Banking Resolution Service (BBRS).

Get help from the Financial Ombudsman Service

How the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) can help settle disputes and complaints between consumers and businesses providing financial services.

Contact the Business Banking Resolution Service (BBRS)

Learn how the Business Banking Resolution Service can resolve disputes between small and medium-sized SMEs and banks, for free.

Use Alternative Dispute Resolution

Understand what you need to do if you cannot resolve a dispute with a customer and the Alternative Dispute Resolution 2015 regulations. 

Local support finder

Local support finder

Help to find funding support from your Local Visitor Economy Partnership or LEP Growth Hub. Use our search tool to find the best support for your business.

Help to find funding support from your Local Visitor Economy Partnership or LEP Growth Hub. Use our search tool to find the best support for your business.