National Skills Academies

Find quality assured training provision for across diverse sector from a National Skills Academy in England.ย 

Big Issue Investย ย 

Big Issue Invest helps invests in social enterprises, social-purpose businesses and charities creating core solutions to end poverty in the UK.

Business and Intellectual Property Centre – British Library Londonย 

The Business & IP Centre supports small business owners, entrepreneurs, inventors and anyone with a business idea. The centre offers insights and access to free resources, training and events – both online and in-person for businesses looking to start or develop a successful business.

CompeteFor contract service – UKย 

CompeteFor is a free service that enables businesses to compete for contract opportunities within the supply chains (Supply Chain Opportunities) of major public and private sector buying organisations and major capital infrastructure projects.

Eagle Labs Digital Growth Grantย 

Barclays Eagle Labs provides a programme of specialised support for aspiring and existing tech entrepreneursย for startup and scaleup tech businesses across the UK. Participants can access a range of services including growth programmes, sector-specific support, mentoring, research and insights, events, online learning materials and tailored support.

Enterprise programme for young people – UKย 

The Prince’s Trust helps young people aged 18 to 30 who want to set up their own business in England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland.ย Funding from ยฃ1,000 to ยฃ5,000 is available along with trainng and mentoring, support to write a business plan and support to apply for a low-interest loan.

Fit For Nuclear business support – Englandย 

Fit For Nuclear (F4N) is a unique service to help UK manufacturing companies get ready to bid for work in the nuclear supply chain. F4N lets companies measure their operations against the standards required to supply the nuclear industry โ€“ in new build, operations and decommissioning โ€“ and take the necessary steps to close any gaps.

Funding and advice for space services – UKย 

The European Space Agency Business Applications offers funding and support to businesses from any sector who intend to use space (satellite navigation, earth observation, satellite telecommunication, space weather, space technologies) to develop new commercial services.

Funding Circle – UKย 

Funding Circle providess simple and hassle-free business finance, whether you are funding exciting opportunities, buying stock or managing cash flow, there is specialist finance avdice available. Business loan of up to ยฃ500,000 are available.

GetSet for Growth – Englandย 

GetSet brings high quality professional resources to your business, providing invaluable commercial insights, knowledge, and flexible, practical support, and a wealth of first hand experience to help grow your bottom line.