Funding your small business

The bank is not your only port of call when it comes to raising funds to start your business. Find out the options available to you.

Startup Funding and Grants

Can you give me examples of financing routes for my first business?

Office & home working

Recent research from YouGov of over 1,150 business owners and managers shows that half of UK bosses based in an urban environment are dreaming of escaping the rat race to find their own small slice of rural happiness.

News

Small businesses are being urged to initiate a payroll giving scheme that could earn them up to £500 through a Government grant and also consider an employee volunteering project that could help retain and motivate staff.

Startup Funding and Grants

I am unemployed and living in London. I am keen to start a business as a market stall trader but have no money to fund the project. I have a business plan, but no business record and am worried this will hinder my chances of gaining funding. Other than banks etc., are there any companies or schemes that will help me?

Business Ideas & Planning

In 2005, almost 200,000 Britons headed overseas permanently and many of these people are leaving the UK to start up their own business abroad. A major hurdle they will have to clear, however, is gaining permission to start a business in a new country – applying for a visa or work permit can be a lengthy process, which varies from country to country.