The District Council has secured access to an extensive database of information about grants and loans available to businesses. This means we can now search this database on behalf of local businesses to see whether you are eligible to apply for a grant or a loan to assist you with your future plans. There is a wide range of assistance potentially available to businesses in all sectors, and of all sizes and types.
Eligible business sectors include:
- Accommodation and food services
- Agriculture, forestry and fishing
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
- Communication, broadcasting and publishing
- Construction
- Educational services
- Finance and Insurance
- Health care
- Management
- Manufacturing
- Professional, Scientific and technical services
- Retailing
- Transport
- Warehousing
- Wholesale trade
- ...and more.
The purposes for which funding might be available include:
- Business development
- Energy efficiency
- Exporting
- IT
- Logistics
- Marketing and promotion
- Media and arts
- Premises
- Plant and equipment
- R&D
- Recruitment
- Starting up
- Tourism
- Training
The service is also available to a range of business types including:
- Limited companies / plc
- Partnerships
- Non-profit organisations
- Registered charities
- Sole traders
- Public sector organisations
- Charities
- Community organisations
So if you have plans for your business and you are wondering if financial support may be available, contact the District Council for help in finding out. For more information contact business@midsussex.gov.uk or telephone 01444 477347
New Business Small Grants Scheme launched
The Sussex Active and Healthy Workplace Initiative has just launched the brand new small grants scheme to help local businesses improve the health and wellbeing of their workforce. The scheme is designed to support employers to make a positive change and increase the opportunities available to employees throughout Sussex and work towards improving the health of the local workforce. For more information on the Active and Healthy Workplace Small Grants Scheme go to http://www.sussexsport.org/run-sport/active-workplace/funding/
Matched Funding - Cash Support to Develop Your Business
The Manufacturing Advisory Service is currently offering up to £1,250 of matched funding towards Low Carbon and Advanced Manufacturing specialist services to support your business. If your company produces, assembles or manufactures a product then the MAS may be able to help support your Low Carbon / Resource Efficiency aspirations. For more information on MAS Matched Funding (pdf 518.1kb) contact Stuart Wood at the Manufacturing Advisory Service stuartwood@mas-se.org.uk
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Contacts
For further information on the economy of Mid Sussex or any of the other items covered on the business pages of this website please contact:
The Council's Economic
Development Officer
Tel 01444 477347
E mail business@midsussex.gov.uk
