Support hub

Realising the Remarkable: Small Business Grant

Enterprise Nation has partnered with a digital and marketing service provider to help start-ups, micro-businesses and small businesses. You can apply to be one of 20 selected businesses to receive £7,500.

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The Growth Impact Fund

Provides social investments for growing organisations which are: 

• committed to improving their team's diversity
• looking to grow their trading income
• looking to help tackle inequality.

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Samuel Wilson's Loan Trust is a charity which offers business loans to young people aged 18-39 who are "in need by reason of ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantages" to establish and develop new businesses.

The maximum loan is £50,000 starting at 2% interest. Please note that, as part of the application process, a robust business plan with detailed and realistic financial forecasts is required.

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The Royal Docks Good Growth Fund is for public, private and third-sector organisations – including local groups and charities which work closely with the local community. This includes creating workspaces, building skills, enhancing public spaces and more.

Modelled on the Mayor of London’s successful £70 million Good Growth Fund – which was launched in 2017 – the Royal Docks Good Growth Fund is targeted to the specific needs of the area and will help local organisations deliver projects to make the area a more attractive place to live, work, visit and invest.

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Help for Households

Alert any colleague if they are really struggling to manage their household bills, including the cost of traveling to work. The resource page will help them to identify any cost of living support they could be eligible for.

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• borrowing of up to £2m per business
• support with term loans, overdrafts, asset finance and invoice finance facilities
• minimum term is three months and the maximum is six years (this may vary from lender to lender)
• you can still apply even if you previously secured a CBILS, CLBILS, BBLS or RLS loan.