A common problem among those small business owners who hope to obtain government funding for their business is having their business funding application ignored by the respected government funding agency or scheme administrator. Why does it happen? Is it you, your business or the scheme itself?
In the following article we are going to look at the few reasons why your Government …Read Full Article
Applying To Government Funding Schemes For Your Small Business – Do’s and Don’ts Infographic
What do to when applying for your small business:
Do apply on time: If you miss the funding schemes deadlines, your application will be denied
Do proof the application: Get help proof reading the funding application to make sure you didn’t miss something
Do …Read Full Article
Every small business owner and startup entrepreneurs wants to get their small business funded through government funding schemes. Who wouldn’t want to? Free money from government grants that are non repayable, low interest to no interest government guaranteed loans, tax credits on monies already spent; a dream come true for any small business owner in need of funding.
But one …Read Full Article
When it comes to people, anything that may be tough to do, confusing or time consuming we tend to back away or delay it. It is no different to government funding and small business owners. Maybe even more so, entrepreneurs cringe at the idea of having to apply for government funding and fill out those long, confusing applications. But what …Read Full Article
So you’ve decided to apply for government funding for your small business, found the scheme that seems to be the perfect fit for your business and now the government funding application process is the wall you’ve hit. Oh what to do…
When applying for government funding, the funding application process is what can determine success or failure, getting funding versus getting …Read Full Article
Imagine ending the year (2017) saying “I want 2018 to be the best year of my life and I want to start my small business!”, and just days later in 2018, getting a call from the government funding agency telling you that your business has just been approved for 2018 government funding.
This is the case for Tanner from Leeds, England …Read Full Article
The want for government funding for your small business is often confused with the need for government funding. However these are two very different situations that a small business owner can be in. So do you need or want government funding to help you startup or grow?
Many people refer to government funding as “easy” or “free money” and most of …Read Full Article
While every single person and we mean every single person will have the “best strategy” to getting government funding for you small business in the UK, not all of these strategies are first of all going to work for every type of business, nor are they guaranteed to work for you.
However there are a few smart strategies that can help …Read Full Article
If you follow UKStartups on Twitter @StartupinUK, you probably know about this weeks Q&A session. We had a lot of interesting questions come to use from our followers and onlookers.
One question that seemed to be reoccurring is “how can I get free government funding for my small business?”
Before we get into that, let’s break that question up into …Read Full Article
Government funding, in other words “money” for your small business if successful at obtaining can be used for so many things.
If you get a government grant or loan, or tax break or a subsidy you can use it for various purposes. These purposes include but are not limited to:
Starting up a small business
Expanding your existing small …Read Full Article