Business Support
Business grants and funding
Arun District Council
Shopfront Enhancement Grants: https://www.arun.gov.uk/leap
West Sussex County Council
Funding for voluntary and community organisations. Find sources of funding and advice for the 'third sector':
External Grants
Business West Sussex: https://www.westsussex.gov.uk/business-and-consumers/start-or-grow-your-business/business-west-sussex/business-support/
Princes Trust - funding to train and learn: https://www.princes-trust.org.uk/how-we-can-help/get-funding-train-learn
Geovation Accelerator Programme - Applications are requested from developers, innovators and entrepreneurs, based in the United Kingdom, who have a prototype idea that is related to location information and technology.
Postcode Society Trust – South of England - Unrestricted grants are available for smaller charities and good causes in the south of England.
Women in Sales Awards - The aim of the awards is to celebrate the outstanding achievements made by women in sales and to empower and encourage women to reach their full potential within the industry by recognising and honouring their achievements.
King's Award for Enterprise – Innovation - Award to UK companies for outstanding innovative achievements by demonstrating commercial success through innovative products or services.
King's Award for Enterprise - International Trade - Award to UK companies for outstanding achievements in overseas earnings by demonstrating substantial improvement in business performance and success.
King's Award for Enterprise - Promoting Opportunity through Social Mobility - Award to UK companies for outstanding achievements in sustainable development by demonstrating substantial improvement in business performance and commercial success.
King's Award for Enterprise - Sustainable Development - Award to UK companies for outstanding achievements in sustainable development by demonstrating substantial improvement in business performance and commercial success. Achievements may be assessed for: the invention, design, production (of goods), performance (of services), marketing, distribution, after sales support.
Details for the Kings Award for Enterprise are here.
Y Combinator - provides seed funding for start-ups operating in all manner of fields, from around the world. Seed funding is the earliest stage of venture funding and it pays expenses while businesses are getting started.
Sky Zero Footprint Fund: Local Heroes - SMES from the UK and Ireland are being supported with a funded TV advertising campaign to boost their operations and spread their message about a sustainable future.
Grants Online: Grants Online is the UK's most comprehensive and up to date UK grant funding information service. Updated on a daily basis, Grants Online informs you of grant funding opportunities from the European Union, UK Government Agencies, the Lottery as well as Grant Making Trusts & Foundations. Subscribe to their free monthly e-Newsletter and stay informed about the latest developments relating to Grants Online and grant funding. Each Newsletter contains information on some of the latest funding opportunities available to UK based organisations, schools and community groups.
Training and support
Small Business Britain
Small Business Britain's six-week CPD accredited FREE programme is designed to help micro businesses & sole traders thrive with expert guidance and mentoring. Delivered in partnership with Anglia Ruskin University and Xero, the weekly sessions are delivered entirely online, allowing access from anywhere in the UK.
The next programme starts on 25th September 2024 and places are limited!
Find out more: https://ow.ly/qce250SNhYW
Sign up: https://ow.ly/XmwW50SNhYY
Arun District Council
Business development and support: ADC offer a range of support to businesses that are thinking of starting up, relocating, expanding or recruiting in the area. Find out more here: https://www.arun.gov.uk/leap