West Midlands Business Grants Currently Available
West Midlands Business Grants Currently Available
These grants have now expired or been withdrawn
Unfortunately, as business grants change, get withdrawn and new grants become available. It’s not now always feasible to list current grants online. So, if you’re a business based in the West Midlands seeking a business grant, please click the ‘Request a Callback’ button below to see if there is anything suitable is available. You may also wish to refer to the FAQ section below.
Details: West Midlands Business Grants Currently Available
Below are some business grants which are currently available to businesses operating within the West Midlands, before applying please ensure that you take note of the exclusions (please note) as well as the purpose/criteria of each of the business grants listed.
Please Note: Retail, Housing, Education, Motor Vehicle Trade, Haulage, and Leisure Businesses are not eligible.
Please Note: Spend on the project(s) must NOT already have been incurred
Please Note: All these business grant funding projects: MUST CREATE JOBS
Please Note: Businesses must have traded for a minimum of 6 months
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT GRANT – £20,000
- Can be spent on Market Development
- Undertake refurbishment of Business Premises
- Towards the purchase of Capital Equipment
- Grant awards are up to 50pc of the value required
BUSINESS INNOVATION GRANT – UP TO £30,000
- Can be spent on Market Development
- Towards the purchase of Capital Equipment
- Grant awards are up to 50pc of the value required
LARGE CAPITAL GRANT – up to £150,000 (GREEN FOCUS)
- Towards the purchase of Capital Equipment
- You can undertake Premises Refurbishment
- For Marketing use
- Grant awards are between 10pc – 50pc of the value required
HS2 SUPPLY CHAIN – up to £200,000
- Towards the spend on Capital Equipment
- Towards the spend on Premises Refurbishment
- Towards the spend on Marketing
- Grant between 10pc – 50pc of the value required
BLACK COUNTRY GOLD
- SME’s
- ERDF Eligibility
- Grant of up to £25,000
- Up to 50pc funding of value required
- Capital and Revenue funding accepted
- 4 wards in Black Country – Sandwell, Dudley, Walsall, Wolverhampton
- This grant looks at NEED – i.e. does the business really NEED the grant to expand
N.B. New West Midlands Business Grants come out all the time, so whilst the criteria of what’s currently available above may not best match your current needs for a Business Grant, that’s not to say this will be the same for all newly released West Midlands Business Grants.
AS THE GRANTS ABOVE ARE NO LONGER AVAILABLE (EXPIRED, WITHDRAWN)
REQUEST A CALL BACK BELOW TO SEE WHAT IS AVAILABLE
Business Grants have the lure of little risk, no interest, no capital repayments & generally being non-returnable. But, the stark reality of the business grant world is very much different, as there is, as you’d expect, high demand and fierce competition, with much time and effort required. Through many years of experience in helping local businesses access business grants, our applications retain a 100pc success rate.
If it’s found, there are no business grants for which you can apply, remember alternative funding routes exist, through which finance might be accessible, such as business loans, asset finance, funding packages. Whilst not ideal, or the preferred option, you may wish to contact us to see what funding routes are potentially on offer and how we could help.
Important to Note
To manage expectations, the business grants which we have access to do not apply to the retail, education or public service sectors (i.e. businesses that deal with and/or supply the general public). Or those businesses which operate from a residential address, or those which are either just starting up or in the early stages of being a startup. However, whilst business grants may not currently be available there may be other funding options via business loans (and in the case of many startups – personal loans via the government’s Start-Up Loan Scheme)
Frequent Business Grant Questions
Do you charge to let me know if grants are available to me?
No, there’s no charge to simply tell you whether or not there’s a suitable grant available. If we feel there is a suitable grant, we then talk more in-depth with you about what’s on offer and what’s needed to be able to apply for the grant. If everything doesn’t match we don’t pursue with any grant application(s) and there’s no charge. If everything does match, we agree on a charge then make the application in the knowledge it will be successful.
Do you actually provide the grants?
No, grants are not provided directly by us., and therefore we have no say in anything to do with grants. We work with finance partners who have direct access to the grants and as such our duty to them and you is in ensuring that the criteria of the grant(s) are matched by the businesses applying.
How successful are you with grant applications?
Our strength in grant applications is in knowing exactly what is required and expected by all parties. This has resulted in a 100% success rate of all grant applications made by us on behalf of our clients over many years.
I’m a new (start-up) business do any grants apply to me?
The business grants we’re able to access do not, unfortunately, apply to new businesses i.e. those operating for less than 12-18 months although the criteria of any given grant may in very rare cases cater for 12 months or slightly less.
What does match-funded mean?
The term match-funded is used by grant providers when there’s the expectation to be placed on the applicant to part-fund the need/requirement of the grant. As an example: if the business was seeking an £80,000 grant towards the purchase of equipment and there was a contribution requirement of 50/50. To be successful the most the grant award would be for would-be £40,000. As each grant has its differing criteria, totals and values used here are only by way of an example.
What happens if I cannot match-fund the grant I apply for?
Match-funded grants come with a stipulation as to what’s expected of the applicant to contribute i.e. 50/50, 60/40 70/30 etc. As not all businesses have the available funds to do this it’s not unheard of that they need to apply for a business loan in order to cover their element of contribution. This is something we can help with and would identify as part of the assessment of suitability for a grant application in the first instance.
I’ve ordered, started paying for what I need a grant for, is that ok?
The short answer is NO, to be successful with a grant application you must not have started or undertaken any direct purchasing or spending. An example being, if you need a grant for equipment, you can have identified the equipment you need, obtained quotes, but must not have signed an agreement to purchase, made a deposit or any other form of payment against the equipment before applying for the grant, otherwise, you’d be excluded from applying.
Why are businesses who serve the public excluded from your grants?
We have no control over the criteria which is set for the business grants we are able to access on behalf of West Midlands businesses. As grants become available we’re advised as to what the criteria and targeted sector/purpose are, and we have to strictly adhere to this in order for any grant application to be successful.
Looking for a Business Grant? Request a Call Back
If you’re based in the West Midlands, and interested in knowing more about what business grants might be available to you. Please provide a few brief details, note we’ve tailored the form below to try and cater for current grant availability to manage the expectation of an inquiry.
