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Government Grants For Small Business If you are based in the UK and looking for a small business grant to start your business you should be warned that it’s like “looking for a needle in a haystack”. You can search as much as you like your chances of finding the right small business grant, if such a thing exist is next to zero. Notice I said next to zero and not zero. Faced with such appalling odds your natural inclination would be to give up on government grant to finance and no one will accuse you of not trying. Government grant for small business is intended to encourage entrepreneurialism and innovation that ultimately translates into job creation and added value (profits and taxes). Since small businesses account for nearly sixty per cent of all businesses It’s a shame in my opinion that there’s so much red tape and hurdles that prevent entrepreneurs from accessing Government grants. If you know where to look you might be lucky to find a pot of grant money that you can apply for. Government grant for small businesses come in many forms and include, direct grant, repayable grant, soft loan, equity finance, free or subsidized consultancy, access to resources, technology transfer to name but a few. To see the Full list of UK Government grant for small and large businesses review the Government grant article. Depending on the type of government grant you are looking for you can find the agency that will assist you by searching the government grant directory below. Select the type of grant and you’ll be taken to a web page with a list of agencies that you can approach.
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