Business funding

Grant scheme to fund special equipment, adaptations or support worker services to help people with disabilities access employment

The Accelerator project provides support to businesses across the East Midlands to help them start, sustain, grow and innovate.

SFI aims to help farmers manage land in a way that improves food production and is more environmentally sustainable. You'll be eligible to apply for an SFI standards agreement if you're a farmer who is eligible for the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS)

The Business Growth Fund is an equity investment company established to meet the growth finance needs of UK companies

Funding Circle is a private investor group who offer loans to Business that are for profit.

The first enterprise loans East Midlands is part of a suite of targeted, publicly funded products and services to help individuals start or grow a business

The Invest to Grow is a £16m programme managed by the University of Derby, designed to support private sector businesses, predominantly in the form of loan funding and small percentage of grants, to grow and create jobs.

Funding between £1000-£18,000 is available for further training and skills development for crafts people of all ages who live and work permanently in the UK or who want to take on an apprentice.

Start-Up Loans is government funded scheme to provide advice, business loans and mentoring to startup businesses, backed by the British Business Bank.

UK Export Finance is the UK's official export credit agency. It provides government assistance to exporters and investors, principally in the form of insurance policies and guarantees on bank loans