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British Business Bank South East Investment Fund

The British Business Bank South East Investment Fund offers loans of £25,000 to £5,000,000 to smaller businesses based in South East England. Open, no fixed deadline.

Run by British Business Bank

Checked against the official page (iuk-business-connect.org.uk) on 10 Nov 2026.

The South East Investment Fund offers loans from £25,000 to £2 million and equity investments of up to £5 million to smaller businesses across the South East. It is run by the British Business Bank.

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Status and deadline

Status

Open all year

Confirmed on the official page

Deadline

Open all year

Not confirmed on the official page

How much

£25,000 to £5,000,000

Whole fund: £210,000,000, shared between applicants

Confirmed on the official page

Who can apply

Smaller businesses across the South East, including rural, coastal and urban communities. Debt finance is for smaller companies that can demonstrate growth potential; equity finance is for businesses with potential for high growth.

Confirmed on the official page

Business size

Small (10 to 49 staff), Micro (under 10 staff), Medium (50 to 249 staff)

Not confirmed on the official page

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How to apply

Visit the British Business Bank page, select the type of funding required, then contact a regional fund manager to discuss the application.

Not confirmed on the official page

Where it is open: the South East

South East England

Confirmed on the official page

Things we could not confirm

  • The listing gives a sector list, but the text does not say the fund is limited to those sectors; sectors left empty.
  • Listing says the fund is delivered by the British Business Bank, and its own rules may apply.
  • Applications are open all year round according to the listing.

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Local Landscape gathers this information automatically from the pages below, then checks the key details against the official page. Checked against the official page (iuk-business-connect.org.uk) on 10 Nov 2026. Its details have not changed since it was listed on 10 Nov 2026. No person has checked it, so confirm the details with British Business Bank before you apply.

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