Open to businesses in Hull, including schemes for the wider region and the whole country.
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UK Steel Enterprise
Business loans from UKSE for businesses in steel areas, at fixed interest rates: unsecured loans of up to £200,000 for a growing business, or up to £100,000 for a new one, and secured loans.
UK Steel Enterprise
Equity investment from UKSE for businesses in steel areas: up to £1 million on a first round for a growing business, or up to £250,000 for a new one. UKSE takes only minority stakes and rarely asks for personal guarantees.
HEY Business, Growth & Skills Hub
Grants of £5,000 to £250,000 and/or loans of £75,000 to typically up to £250,000 for established businesses in Hull and East Yorkshire investing in capital growth projects; applicants must show profitability and a viable, ready project.
Hull and East Yorkshire Business Support, MC4C, Invest Hull, Hull City Council
A free programme for enterprising young people aged 16 to 29 in Hull and the East Riding who want to start their own business, offering training workshops, a named Business Advisor, mentors and access to a possible Test Market Grant.
Hull and East Yorkshire Business Support, Invest Hull
Grants of up to £500 towards start-up costs such as rent, equipment and training, for people starting their first business in Hull.
Hull and East Yorkshire Business Support, Invest Hull
Grants of up to 50% of project cost, to a maximum grant of £2,500, for eligible businesses in Hull and East Yorkshire towards costs such as external consultancy, exhibitions, accreditations, marketing and sales, and software.
Employment Hub
The Employment Hub provides information, advice and guidance to help businesses grow. It includes Lifelong Skills for Growth, which tackles barriers to employment and progression for people aged 50 and over, and a free vacancy advertising service.
NorthInvest
A business can apply to pitch to NorthInvest's angel investors for equity investment. Aimed at early-stage northern tech start-ups in healthtech, fintech, sustainability, AI and media.
Connect Yorkshire
A paid membership of a not-for-profit business growth community offering mentoring from Entrepreneurs in Residence, masterclasses, networking and funding access for Yorkshire businesses and entrepreneurs.
The FSE Group
A business loan from The FSE Group of between £1 million and £3 million, listed under 'Our Funds'.
Business Enterprise Fund
Business loans from £500 to £250,000 for startups, small and growing businesses across the North of England, for startup costs, working capital, growth, equipment and refinancing.
Business Enterprise Fund
Loans from £25,000 to £100,000 for new or growing businesses in Yorkshire and the Humber.
Made Smarter
A fully funded nine-week course for senior and emerging leaders in Yorkshire-based SMEs who want to drive digital change. Participants attend all sessions and complete a project to shape their firm's growth plan.
Mercia Ventures, British Business Bank
Equity investment for established businesses with ambitious plans, or large start-ups with high growth potential.
Made Smarter
Help for small and medium manufacturers in Yorkshire and the Humber to adopt digital technology: a free assessment and digital roadmap, intensive technical support from consultants with up to 50% match funding, and digital technology grants of up to £20,000 (50% match funded). Grants are paid after you spend.
Mercia Debt, Mercia
Debt finance from £100,000 to £2 million for businesses in Yorkshire and the Humber that can demonstrate growth potential, for example to hire staff, launch products, fund marketing or buy equipment.
Key Fund
Grants and loans for social enterprises in the North and the Midlands.
RTC North
RTC North Ltd is a support provider that delivers publicly funded business support, expert advice and innovation programmes across the North of England, for start-ups, scale-ups, manufacturers and supply chains.
Mercia
Mercia Capital, a specialist asset manager, provides equity investments, typically from £100,000 to £2 million, to growing regional businesses at start-up or scale-up stage that cannot be fully funded through conventional borrowing.
The FSE Group
FSE offers a range of loans and equity finance for innovative growth companies.
Open to businesses across England or the UK, including Hull.
Advanced Propulsion Centre UK, UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)
Funding for investment into building a manufacturing facility or developing a specific process at pilot-scale or demonstration-scale.
Innovate UK, Battery Innovation Programme
Funding for industrial research solutions to strengthen supply chain resilience and onshore critical dual use capabilities in battery innovation. Open to organisations of any size.
Innovate UK
UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £150 million to create scale up manufacturing facilities for zero emission vehicle technologies.
Innovate UK
Phase 1 expression of interest for late-stage climate tech businesses developing First of a Kind (FOAK) projects, offering technical assistance (in-kind support) and possible Phase 2 grant funding. Companies must be UK registered micro, small or medium enterprises working alone, or as a lead.