Business & economy

New grants and loan schemes and the latest news on funding opportunities for businesses in Devon.

  • Help to Grow

    Management training and digital support to help small and medium-sized businesses across the UK

  • Clean Growth Fund

    Investments in early-stage UK companies with products and services focussed on driving clean growth in the low carbon economy

  • Responsible Finance

    Responsible Finance is the new name for the Community Development Finance Association. It is a network of finance providers which provide loans for customers not supported by other lenders. The members of Responsible Finance are social enterprises which reinvest profits so that more people and businesses can access finance. One of the programmes led by […]

  • CITB (Construction Industry Training Board)

    The CITB offers grants to employers in the construction industry for training their workforce. Grants are available for apprenticeships, management, professional and technical training as well as other workforce training and development. From February 2017 the Grants Scheme will be in two strands: an Apprenticeship & Qualification Fund; and a Grants Fund for transferable and […]

  • Folk2Folk

    A pioneering people-to-business lending company is opening a new agency in Devon this month. After reaching a £35 million landmark in loans advanced, the Cornish company, Folk2Folk, has chosen Crediton as the location for its first agency. People in Crediton and the surrounding area will be able to learn about a new way of accessing […]

  • Business Finance Guide

    The Business Finance Guide is aimed at businesses of all sizes and provides a useful explanation of the different types of finance – from seed finance and venture capital to start-up loans, peer-to-peer lending and export finance. The website includes an interactive tool which helps businesses to consider all the factors they will need to […]

  • rebuildingsociety.com

    Rebuildingsocety.com is a peer-to-peer business lending platform that connects creditworthy UK businesses looking for a loan with individuals prepared to lend their own money for returns that outstrip retail savings products. Rebuildingsociety.com seeks to provide UK businesses with an alternative source of finance to banks, by allowing them to deal directly with funders through a […]