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Business Finance Initiatives

Financial Support for Business

Access to finance can be an important aspect to starting and growing your business.  We work closely alongside a range of partners to provide access to financial support.

The availability of funding can change on a regular basis so please continue to monitor this page for regular updates – or register on the Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ Business Hub to sign up for direct updates on financial and non-financial business support initiatives.

Grants managed by Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ CBCs Business & Innovation Team

Kick Start Plus Grant

The grant is aimed at supporting businesses from 6 months to 3 years.  Funding is available to all businesses based within Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ.

The grant is discretionary and may provide up to 50% of eligible expenditure, to a maximum of £2,500 of support.  The minimum grant payable is £250.

Eligible expenditure includes ICT, Marketing, Website Development, Training and Accreditation costs.  Other costs may be considered if ways of adding value to the business can be demonstrated.  

For further details and to check eligibility

This project is funding by UKSE.

Overview of Grant Support

The below table provides an overview of the above grant support schemes.

Grant

Target

Business Stage

Min

Max

Intervention

Kick Start Plus

Existing Businesses

Trading from 6mths to 3yrs

£250

£2,500

50%

Contact Information

Business & Innovation Team 

Tel: 01495 369496
Email: business@blaenau-gwent.gov.uk