All Growth Vouchers need to be match funded £ for £ – i.e. the business must match the contribution made by the voucher. The minimum voucher value is £1,000 (for a project with a total value of £2,000) and most vouchers awarded will be in the region of £2,500 (for a project with a total value of £5,000).The vouchers can be used to purchase private sector support such as:
Production of a prototype prior to full-scale production.
Commissioning specialist intellectual property advice.
Production of a marketing campaign or branding.
Paying for specialist technical expertise.
Development of a website or re-development of a website with additional functionality.
Development of key business software (e.g. stock control, order processing).
Growth Vouchers cannot be used for the purchase of capital equipment such as machinery, mobiles, laptops, tablets, office furniture and off-the-shelf software.
Growth Vouchers
Growth Vouchers
Other funding
Big Issue Invest Social Enterprise Investment Funds
Type: Business
Expires: TBC
Total funding: 250,000.00
Individual funding: 3,000,000.00
Minimum company size: 1
Following on from the success of Big Issue Invest’s first investment fund (SEIF I), which is now fully committed, SEIF...
Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund Equity Finance
Type: Business
Expires: TBC
Total funding: £100
Individual funding: 2,000,000.00
Minimum company size: 1
NPIF has a particular interest in supporting equity investments and helping to build a vibrant and sustainable venture capital community...
Solar & biomass energy generation
Type: Business
Expires: 31/12/2022
Total funding: £50,000,000
Individual funding: £5,000,000
Minimum company size: 0
Squirrel Energy have immediate funding available from our 2 funding partners, to provide solar and biomass energy generation equipment, all...
Lancashire Business Growth Fund
Type: Business
Expires: TBC
Total funding: 10,000.00
Individual funding: TBC
Minimum company size: 249
The Lancashire Business Growth Fund (LBG) provides capital grants that will help to fund business growth projects across Lancashire that...
Creative Englands Film Business Support
Type: Business
Expires: TBC
Total funding: TBC
Individual funding: TBC
Minimum company size: 1
Creative England will work with companies on an individual basis and design made-to-measure programmes of business support and funding to...
Available funding
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