Other business support
We work in partnership with a number of funding organisations to support economic growth with access to grants, loans and financial investment to help your business grow.
Listed below is a selection of funding sources which may prove helpful to your business.
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Help to Grow: Management
This 12-week programme, delivered by the Norwich Business School at UEA, aimed to support managers and leaders of local small and medium sized businesses to learn new skills, boost profits and improve business performance, resilience, and long-term growth. It is 90% funded, leaving £750 to contribute by the company.
The Business & IP Centre (BIPC) Norfolk
The Business & IP Centre (BIPC) Norfolk offers free support to help start or grow a business. This includes one-to-one advice, workshops and networking events as well as resources, access to databases and help to protect your ideas.
British Business Bank
This is a government-owned economic bank specialised in helping businesses in the UK access financial support. They are independent experts in small business finance and work with a range of partners. Schemes include the Growth Guarantee Scheme.
East of England Regional Growth Loan Schemes
Supported by UK Government, this scheme is available to established businesses based within the East of England. The schemes help support eligible businesses that can show strong growth potential and have a medium to long-term funding requirement to deliver that growth. Funds available range from £50,000 up to £500,000 and The FSE Group is an accredited delivery partner for the Growth Guarantee Scheme.
Kings Award for Enterprise 2025
The King’s Awards for Enterprise are the most prestigious awards for businesses, recognising and celebrating business excellence across the UK.
The recipients of the awards demonstrate outstanding success in their respective fields of innovation, international trade, sustainable development and promoting opportunity (through social mobility).
Norfolk County Council grants and support
Find out what support may be available through schemes delivered or associated to Norfolk County Council.
New Anglia Growth Programme
The New Anglia Growth programme has a support directory where you can search for business funding options from local and national sources.
Innovation UK funding
Innovation funding is provided by GOV.UK to support development of an innovative product or service, with funding available between £25,000 and £10 million.
Norfolk Insight
Norfolk Insight is a locality-focused information system providing data and analysis for neighbourhoods in Norfolk and Waveney. By empowering you with up-to-date knowledge of local communities, Norfolk Insight provides the evidence-base you need to make better informed decisions to improve services and localities.
Department for Business and Trade
Find out what active schemes are available across the country and filter for schemes that may be suitable for your business.
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
The department has been established to deliver the Prime Minister's ambition for the UK to become a science and technology superpower and to improve the lives of everyone across the country through stronger growth, better jobs and bold discoveries.
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
The department is focussed on reducing energy bills, increasing energy independence and leading the transition to net zero.
Apprenticeships Norfolk
Find out more information about what employers need to take on an apprentice and whether any funding is available to support this.
Innovation grant mentoring project
Do you have an idea worthy of Innovate UK funding, or need help with your application? Get mentoring and bid writing support to help you secure the funding you need to develop your project or idea.
Creative East
Create Growth is a programme of specialised investment readiness and business support for creative industries businesses with high growth aspirations. You can find out more about the Autumn 2024 cohort for the Creative Growth Programme here.
Net Zero Innovation portfolio
The Net Zero Innovation Portfolio provides funding for low-carbon technologies and systems. Decreasing the costs of decarbonisation, the Portfolio will help enable the UK to end its contribution to climate change.
Norfolk Community Foundation
Norfolk Community Foundation award grants for groups and individuals through a range of different Funds set up by local philanthropists who want to make a difference in their local community.
Arts grants and funding
Find more information here about funding schemes for arts projects across Norfolk.
Greater South East Energy Hub
Working with public sector organisations and their stakeholders to support the development and financing of local energy projects.
Corporation Tax: Research and development tax relief
Can help to reduce your company’s tax bill.
Heritage lottery fund
Funding is available from the heritage lottery fund for a broad range of projects that connect people and communities to the national, regional and local heritage of the UK.
Carbon Trust Industrial Energy Efficiency Accelerator
The program is open to all sectors in the UK and is technology-neutral, targeting near-commercial innovations that will have the largest cross-sectoral impact on industrial energy efficiency and reducing carbon emissions.