Finance, Grants and Incentives
The following grants and finance opportunities may be available to your company:
Wandsworth Town Centre Improvement Scheme (TCIS)
Wandsworth Council runs a Town Centre Improvement Scheme (TCIS), whereby businesses can receive up to 33% of the cost of eligible works to improve a business premises, from a minimum support of £1,000 to a maximum of £15,000. Please find attached a leaflet on TCIS for the Balham area.
For further information on TCIS and to check eligibility please contact colleague John Ruske, TCIS Manager on (020) 8871 7031.
To read the overview CLICK HERE
For further information CLICK HERE
The Home Office launched a new grants programme of £5m that will help small businesses protect themselves against crime. The funding is part of the new retail crime action plan (RCAP), which has been drawn up in partnership with the retail industry to help small businesses prevent crime. For further information CLICK HERE
Ariadne Founder Raises Debut Venture Capital Fund
Julie Meyer, founder of investment and advisory firm Ariadne Capital has launched a £20m venture capital fund. The Ariadne Capital Entrepreneurs Fund (ACE) has been backed by 10 leading entrepreneurs, including former Partygaming chairman Michael Jackson, David Rowe, founder of EasyNet and Marc Worth, founder of WGSN. Meyer will act as the managing partner of the fund, which will invest in internet and mobile internet companies at the seed stage, in the business applications, media technology, voice applications, financial services and digital entertainment sectors. ACE will invest the first £50,000 to £1 million into growing companies.
Retail Crime Action Plan (RCAP) - 5m to Help Small Retailers Protect Against Crime
The money will provide grants of up to £3, 000 per individual business in 50 key areas, and can be used to buy security devices such as alarms, UV markers, and security grills. The fund opened in mid August and retailers can bid for grants from an expert grants administrator.
UnLtd
UnLtd is a charity which supports social entrepreneurs - people with vision, drive, commitment and passion who want to change the world for the better. We do this by providing a complete package of funding and support, to help these individuals make their ideas a reality.
UnLtd currently offers two levels of award:
Level 1: Awards of between £500 and £5,000 (expected average of £2,000)
Level 2: Awards of up to £15,000
For further information CLICK HERE
Funding Central Database
The National Council of Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) & The Office for the Third Sector (OTS) have launched Funding Central.
Funding Central is for the whole voluntary and community sector, including social enterprise, will have relevant and up to date information on all funding opportunities aimed at helping voluntary and community organisations easily identify relevant funding streams at the touch of a button.
For further information CLICK HERE
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J4B
Over 4,500 financial programs researched with daily updates.
The website covers European, national government and lottery funding plus regional and local funding.
Here you can find Grants, Loans, Tax Relief, Venture Capital and Awards to support your organisation.
Wandsworth Arts Fund
Artists and arts groups are invited to apply for a Wandsworth Council grant. The council has recently reorganised its arts funding system in order to better support and encourage the arts, and has two grant funds available. The Small Grants Fund supports new initiatives, the extension of an existing arts project or experiments with new work. For example, it could be used to fund a rehearsed reading of a script in development, or a new workshop series.
For further information CLICK HERE
HEFCE Match Funding
HEFCE is administering a government-led matched funding scheme that aims to increase voluntary giving to higher education (HE) providers. All higher education institutions (HEI's) and directly funded further education colleges (FEC's) in England have been invited to participate in the scheme.
For further information CLICK HERE
Modernisation Fund
One of the Government’s flagship funds to help voluntary and community groups overcome the impact of the recession is open for business.
Interested organisations are invited to register an interest in securing interest-free loans worth up to £500,000 from the £16.5 million Modernisation Fund.
For further information CLICK HERE
Creative Capital Fund
The CCF is designed to help talented entrepreneurs and businesses in London's creative industries achieve their potential by providing seed and early stage capital investment and business support. The fund can make equity investments of up to £500,000 in promising early stage companies.
For further information CLICK HERE
Access to Finance
This programme aims to provide expert business advice and support, working with business owners to develop their business and get them to the stage where they are ready to approach a lender for finance.
For further information CLICK HERE
London Technology Fund
This fund (LTF) specialises in equity investment for new high growth technology companies based in Greater London.
For further information CLICK HERE
G2i (Gateway 2 Investment)
G2i is designed to increase the quantity and quality of London-based technology companies receiving equity investment, capital that is invested in return for a share of the profits and ownership of part of the business.
For further information CLICK HERE
Business Link in London
Business Link in London provide business support services which are available online, over the phone and face-to-face. They enable businesses to access specialist advice on the important business issues they are likely to face. Some of the issues they cover include:
• Business planning
• Borrowing
• Shares and equity
• Grants and government support
• Subsidised and guaranteed loans
• Business banking
• Financial planning
• Debt recovery
• Cost control
• Top 10 tips on cost control
• Insurance
For further information CLICK HERE
GRANTnet
Presented in the format of an online, step-by-step questionnaire, GRANTnet enables you to identify and select only funding schemes and awards that are appropriate for your project. The information on GRANTnet comprises in excess of 5,000 funding schemes that are available in the UK from European and national sources, directed at the public, private, charitable, and voluntary and community sectors.
For further information CLICK HERE
Prince’s Trust
The Prince's Trust offers two types of grant:
Development Awards
Development Awards are grants to help you get into education, training or employment.
Community Cash Awards
Community Cash Awards are grants to help you set up a project that will benefit your community.
For further information CLICK HERE
London Councils Grants
The London Councils 2007-11 Commissioning programme currently funds 360 organisations and distributes funding on behalf of the 33 London boroughs.
Funding is awarded for four years and renewed on annual basis subject to agreed outputs and outcomes being achieved. To receive London Councils funding an organisation must operate in at least two London boroughs, be constituted as not-for-profit and can not be a public or local authority body.
For further information CLICK HERE
