Getting the right types of grants, funding and finance for your business is essential. There are many different types available, and each of them are designed to meet different needs.
We fund projects and programmes designed to support businesses of all sizes, in all sectors.
You may be looking to launch new products or services, improve productivity and efficiency, or open-up new markets. Whatever your ambitions, we stand ready to help.
The Business Growth Fund makes grants of up to £30,000 available to businesses to help them grow and increase employment opportunities in East Cambridgeshire.
This scheme is currently closed.
We have allocated funds from our Market Towns Programme towards a grant scheme that supports projects in Ely, Soham and Littleport town centres.
This scheme is specifically designed to enable bids to be made for capital funding to enable improvements to the frontages of buildings or the general appearance of Soham and Littleport town centres.
This scheme is currently closed.
To register your interest in future schemes, please sign up to our business mailing list.
The CPCA Growth Hub is funded by the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority and is here to help you find the support, information and funding that you need to thrive as well as grow as a business.
Visit the CPCA Growth Hub website for more information.
The Carbon Trust is an independent company funded by government. Its role is to help the UK move to a low carbon economy by helping businesses and the public sector reduce carbon emissions now, and capture the commercial opportunities of low carbon technologies. They offer leases, loans and other financing options. New, more efficient equipment should lower energy bills and with payments calculated so that they are offset by the anticipated energy savings, the financing option is designed to pay for itself.
Visit the Carbon Trust website for more information.
The British Business Bank Finance Hub is designed to help businesses understand the financial landscape and ultimately access the right finance for their growth potential. It is an independent, impartial digital hub designed to raise awareness of the different types of finance available for growing UK businesses. Explore finance options and find funding to suit your business.
Visit the British Business Bank website for more information.
The Business & IP Centre Cambridgeshire and Peterborough (BIPC) provides free and low-cost business support and advice to start-up business owners, entrepreneurs and inventors.
Visit the BIPC website for more information.
Visit the government website to access a range of financial support for small and medium sized businesses.
Find out more about business rates and business rate reliefs.
Start-Up Loans provide government-backed personal loans for business purposes. They are available to individuals over the age of 18 who are eligible to start a business in the UK. Generally, loans of up to £25,000 are available at a fixed-rate of interest and are repayable over 1 to 5 years.
Delivery partners for loans in the East of England are listed below:
In addition to helping applicants prepare their business plan and cash flow forecast, the delivery partners are responsible for assessing final loan applications and providing ongoing mentoring support to successful applicants.
If you are currently claiming Universal Credit and would like to set up your own business, Jobcentre Plus can provide advice and support to help you.