Open to businesses in Wirral, including schemes for the wider region and the whole country.
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River Capital
Debt finance from £25,000 to £100,000 for new or growing businesses in the North West.
LYVA Labs
Equity investment of £25,000 to £250,000 for innovators in health and life sciences based in Liverpool City Region, with commercial advice.
Seed equity investment for early-stage businesses with world-class products or services, particularly in Advanced Manufacturing, Digital and Creative, and Health and Life Sciences.
Edge Hill University
Fully funded Chartered Management Institute courses in management and strategic leadership for managers and leaders in scale-up potential SMEs across Liverpool City Region.
Growth Platform
A free gateway for SMEs to access external funding and support with pitching to funding sources.
Kindred
A membership and funding programme for socially-trading organisations in Liverpool City Region, offering peer-to-peer support and money to help them grow.
Form
Business scale-up programme offering one-to-one advice, AI solutions support and a 6-month premium programme for digital, creative, tech and tech-enabled businesses in the Liverpool City Region.
River Capital
Fee-free, interest-subsidised loans up to £1m for capital expenditure projects by Liverpool City Region businesses that create jobs.
Local Authority, Growth Platform, Your Local Authority Business Support team
Expert advice, practical guidance and tailored support to help businesses start, run and grow, including connecting them with funding, workforce, market and growth information and programmes.
Your Local Authority Business Support team
Free advice and support from your local authority business support team to help grow your business.
Business Finance North West (Finance NW
Business loans of up to £250,000 over up to five years for working capital, growth or refinancing, from a not-for-profit community lender. It is for small businesses in the North West that have been trading for at least six months.
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.
GC Angels, GC Business Finance
Equity investment from £25,000 to £2 million provided by GC Angels, with over 400 associate investors.
GC Business Finance
NPIF II Smaller Loans from £25,000 to £100,000 for businesses looking to expand, take on staff or diversify.
Praetura Ventures
Equity investment of up to £5m for growth-stage businesses headquartered in or moving to the North, across sustainability, consumer, tech, hardware, health and services sectors.
The Growth Company
Support for small and medium-sized manufacturing and engineering businesses in the North West to adopt industrial digital technologies, including expert guidance, match funding, digital interns and leadership training.
FW Capital, British Business Bank
Loans from £100,000 to £2 million for small and medium-sized businesses to grow in the North of England.
River Capital
Loans of £100,000 to £500,000 for SMEs in the North West for early stage growth, capital expenditure, acquisitions and succession planning, with focus on social impact and ESG outcomes.
Access to finance is a scheme for businesses who need help raising finance for growth.
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.
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.
Lancashire County Council
Growth support for scale-up businesses
GC Business Finance
Start-up loans and equity investment for small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) based in Greater Manchester and the North West.