Projects can include relocation, expansion, research and
development of a new product or the investigation of a new
“
export market, trade shows, green issues, energy, community,
construction, media, IT adoption, and much more.
”
Step 1 – Decide what you
Other websites that provide
SEARCHING THE BUSINESS
want to use the finance for.
grant databases are:
LINK GRANT DATABASE:



If you have a particular project
1. Go to www.businesslink.gov.uk
• www.j4bgrants.co.uk
with defined objectives, then
• www.governmentfunding.org.uk 2. Click ‘Finance & Grants’
searching for a grant will be

3. Under ‘Raising Finance’ select
relatively easy. Projects can
If you can’t find much on these
‘Grants & Government Support’
include relocation, expansion,
sites, don’t give up. You
4. Select ‘Grants & Support
research and development of a
should try websites that are
Directory’
new product or the investigation
sector or trade based e.g.
5. In the ‘Method 1: Find a grant
of a new export market, trade
DEFRA, Tourism, trade
or support scheme’ box select ‘Find
shows, green issues, energy,
associations, etc. And, most
Support for Your Business’
construction, media, IT
importantly, search your
6. Now you can select your
adoption, and much more. It is
county and local council
search criteria via sector, postcode
prudent to search for unrelated
websites and your Regional
and type of support required.
grants as well - you’ll be
Development Agency websites
7. Once you get results, start to
surprised how much these can
e.g. South West RDA. These
browse and follow-up links to grants
trigger further development of
often have smaller grants that
that interest you. (TIP: for usability
your ideas.
may not be featured in
reasons, right-click each link you

searchable database websites.
find interesting and open it in a new
Step 2 - Find out what

Window or Tab).
One short cut is to type into a
funding is available
search engine your sector/

trade/project plus ‘grant’ (e.g.
Look for websites that have a
‘marketing grant’), and view
searchable grant database.
the results.
Some of these websites are
free, and some charge an
Continued overleaf
annual subscription fee but the
information they provide is
more in-depth.

The first place to try
is Business Link as
it is free and
comprehensive.
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