Charnwood Business - Funding & Support
If you're considering investing in Charnwood, see what funding and support you could be eligible for:
Any major inward investment would be assisted by Leicester & Leicestershire Enterprise Partnership (LLEP), the Economic Development Company for Leicester and Leicestershire.
Businesses in Charnwood can access vast resources of support, in addition to the support and advice offered by the council. Some of these resources are listed below:
Networks and Support Organisations:
- Business Sectors
- Loughborough Chamber of Trade & Commerce
- Leicestershire Chamber of Commerce and Industry
- FSB (Leicestershire, Northants and Rutland)
- LATI (support network for technology and knowledge based activities)
- Loughborough Enterprise Club
- SMART Club
- Creative Leicestershire
- CBI
- Institute of Directors
- East Midlands Incubation Network (EMIN)
- UK Trade & Investment East Midlands (UKTI-EM)
- East Midlands International Trade Association (EMITA)
- East Midlands Innovation:
- Transport
- Food and Drink
- Sustainable Construction
- Healthcare and Bioscience
- i-Festival - celebrating innovation in the region
e-Business
Business Networks for Women
Ethnic Minority Business Networks
Social Enterprise
- CaSE-da - Co-operative and Social Enterprise Development Agency, offering social enterprise grants within the Borough.
- Social Enterprise East Midlands (SEEM)
Enterprise Support for Young People
- Prince's Trust - enterprise support for young people aged 18-30
More about the support available to those thinking of investing in Charnwood...
Financial Assistance/Grants
A range of financial assistance is available through the Solutions for Business package of about 30 financial schemes. These schemes cover a wide range of needs, including start-up, business expansion, R&D, high growth, design, resource efficiency, innovation, low carbon demonstration, management skills, training, knowledge transfer from university partners, rural business development, and small loans.
Business Accommodation Assistance
The Borough Council provides managed starter accommodation for small businesses (up to about 1500 sq.ft.). The University Innovation Centre provides supported starter accommodation for technology-based companies. A property search for larger units (office and industrial) is available through the Prospect Leicestershire database, through Commercial Route (link to be supplied), or through local agents.
