Are there funds to help with starting a retail business within the United Kingdom?

Entrepreneurs starting a retail small business within the United Kingdom should begin by making a small business plan and a budget. These will help you make decisions about how to run your small business, and also allow you to determine if you have the funds you need to complete your goals or not. If you find that you require more money to start your small business, you may be able to get money from the government to help. There are loans and grants available nationwide to assist new small business owners and cover initial start up costs, and there are also programmes offered that can help at the local and regional tiers. You can get more information about government loans and grants by filling out the form on our web site or by calling us at UKStartups.org, 020 3880 8554.

There are hundreds of government funding schemes available for small business owners in the UK. In fact, our Funding Database currently has over 600 government funding schemes and over 500 private investors available for small business owners and startup entrepreneurs. What are you doing to take advantage of this? Become a member and start your search.

Take advantage of the Small Business Startup Assessment Tool below and see the tools and resources you need to succeed at starting your small business. It just takes 30 seconds and will also tell you if there may be any funding assistance available.

Be sure to look at the hundreds of daily questions and answers we have from entrepreneurs like you who want to learn more about starting a business, creating a business plan, searching for funding. Our small business experts take the time to answer each and every single question, so if you have something on your mind – we can help!

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