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Simply Business Second Act Entrepreneur Fund
The Simply Business Second Act Entrepreneur Fund is a competition offering up to £10,000 to UK residents aged over 40 who run or want to start a business. Open, closes 12 November 2026.
Run by Simply Business
Checked against the official page (simplybusiness.co.uk) on 16 Oct 2026.
A competition run by Simply Business to win £10,000 of funding, with one-to-one business coaching from Hatch Enterprise, for five business owners aged over 40.
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Status and deadline
Status
Confirmed on the official page
Deadline
As stated: Competition closes 23:59 on 12 November 2026.
Confirmed on the official page
How much
Whole fund: £50,000, shared between applicants
Confirmed on the official page
Who can apply
Confirmed on the official page
Business size
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How to apply
Not confirmed on the official page
Where it is open: UK-wide
Confirmed on the official page
Open across United Kingdom, so every council area in the North of England is shaded.
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- Confirmed on the official page
- Uncertain, or sources disagree
- Important, but we could not find it
Things we could not confirm
- Winners will be announced on or before 4 December 2026.
- Winners must complete compulsory one-to-one business coaching from Hatch Enterprise before receiving the grant, which begins mid-December.
- Page says applications opened 8 October; the year is not stated but is taken as 2026 from the closing date.
- Business size and sector not stated.
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Source and last checked
Local Landscape gathers this information automatically from the pages below, then checks the key details against the official page. Checked against the official page (simplybusiness.co.uk) on 16 Oct 2026. Its details last changed on 16 Oct 2026. No person has checked it, so confirm the details with Simply Business before you apply.
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- simplybusiness.co.uk/campaign/second-act-entrepreneur-fund/the official page, checked automatically, read 16 Oct 2026