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Holt Road,
Cromer,
Norfolk,
NR27 9EN
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Grants and Funding for Business
Businesses in North Norfolk can benefit from a range of financial assistance packages, to help with training, development and other needs. Use the links in this section to find out how you can benefit.
You will see some information under specific links on the left-hand side of this page - but to search across the vast range of packages available, please see the North Norfolk 4 Business section below.
Information on more general grants and funding opportunities can be found in our main Grants and Funding section.
North Norfolk 4 Business
The UK Government and the European Union provide business support funding for a wide range of business activities and many of these schemes are available to enterprises in North Norfolk.
Eligibility for individual schemes depends on the nature of your business and the activities or projects you are engaged in.
North Norfolk 4 Business enables you to search for schemes available that match your business profile.
Click here to go to North Norfolk 4 Business.
In addition to the information provided on this website, businesses can search for available grants at Business Link or the Norfolk and Waveney Enterprise Service.
See also:
External Links:
- Foundation East
Foundation East is a not for profit organisation that operates across East Anglia. The Foundation lends money to new businesses, existing businesses, charities and social enterprises that cannot get a loan from a bank or need additional funds to match bank lending. - East of England Development Agency (EEDA)
- Proof of concept fund - designed to help entrepreneurs from all backgrounds in the East of England undertake market assessment and test the commercial viability of their business concept. The grant scheme is specifically aimed at supporting market research including market testing and competitor analysis. Grants of between £5,000 and £40,000 are available but limited to 75 per cent of the projects total costs.
- Grants for research and development - designed to help technology-focussed entrepreneurs carry out research and development work on innovative products and processes. There are four tiers of grant available, each supporting a different aspect of research and development.
- Selective finance for investment in England - discretionary scheme designed to support businesses intending to make investments in order to grow. Typically a grant could be used to buy or lease a plot of land or building to enable business expansion. Alternatively, funding may be used to refurbish a building or invest in new machinery or manufacturing processes to develop new products. It may even be used to invest in patent rights and licenses.
- Running the gauntlet - EEDA's innovative investment competition and education programme designed exclusively for entrepreneurs in the East of England. Its purpose is to help innovators in the region develop their business skills in order to attract equity funding from angel or venture capital investors.
- North Norfolk 4 Business
The business support funding website for the North Norfolk Council area.
This page was last updated on 06 August 2007.
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