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Carbon Trust equity funds

Carbon Trust Investments provides 2 funds offering equity funding.

Grants for R&D & Proof of Market, FP7, TSB

If equity investment is not yet in the picture, these four opportunities to access or compete for R&D grants may take you further on the journey.

Capital for Enterprise fund (CFE)

Govt fund allowing you to sell debt in exchange for equity stake.

The Iceni Seedcorn Fund LLP was established in August 2002, and is a partnership between the University of East Anglia, the University of Essex, The John Innes Centre, the Sainsbury Laboratory, the Institute of Food Research and Plant Bioscience Limited.

NESTA has an endowment fund of £250 million, to invest in ideas which will give a return: commercial, social, cultural or all three.

Pitch your business idea on BBC

BBC's Dragon's Den is looking for entrepreneurs to pitch their business idea on television.

Enterprise Capital Funds

Sources of equity funding of up to £2m

Regional Investment in Norfolk

Regional Selective Assistance has been replaced by "Selective Finance for Investment in England" as the Department of Trade and Industry's main instrument of direct financial assistance to business.

Early questions for entrepreneurs

Before looking at different types of financing, you must be clear about your motivations, your circumstances, your long term ambitions for the business, and the best way to achieve them.

Funding Growth, Right time, right place, right finance

How many times have we seen businesses go the wall or not fulfil their true capabilities due to a failure to realise the funding needs of a growing business? The answer is far too often and it is critical…

European investment and helpful tools from Gate2Growth

The Gate2Growth Business Matching Service aims to broker contacts between entrepreneurs and prospective investors across Europe.

Business Angel funding

A Business 'Angel' is a risk sharing partner in your business venture who provides finance, experience, know-how and contacts in return for a financial return on their investment. Or as one investor put it: "I want to provide the…

A guide to Business Angel Networks

Business Angels are typically self-made business people, who take the high risks of investing in seed, start up and early stage companies in anticipation of high returns.

Debt or Equity - or both?

There are two main types of funding, debt finance and equity finance. This article outlines the differences between them, although often they are combined in a total funding package.

Easy access to lower-value contract opportunities

Supply2.gov.uk is a dynamic new government-backed service designed specifically to give companies easy access to lower-value contract opportunities from across the whole of the UK public sector.

A guide to Venture Capital funding

Despite the publicity attached to VC investors, it is reliably estimated* that, globally, such funds only account for around 8% of all equity investment raised by business ventures. This equates to fewer than 38 out of every 100,000 companies.

If you have a good idea for a business, but can't get funding, The Prince's Trust can help.

PRIME was set up in January 1999, with the primary aim of enabling people over 50 to set themselves up in successful business.

Venture capital

Venture capital provides investment in exchange for a substantial share in the company.

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