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A complete list of Scottish business grants

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By Ben Lobel on Small Business – Advice and Ideas for UK Small Businesses and SMEs
If your business is based in Scotland, you’ll interested to learn there are Scottish business grants that you may be able to access.
Grants are a type of funding provided by the government, local councils and some private organisations.
You don’t normally have to repay them. But you might have to meet some terms, for example a job creation target or deadline.
Grants are usually available to help ideas or businesses that will create jobs or develop new products, services or markets.
Grants are there to help you fund a specific project and will usually cover only part of the total costs involved, so you will need to provide match funding in most cases.
Furthermore, most grants are paid retrospectively which means that you’ll need to pay out money upfront and reclaim the grant money later.
Every grant will have a different application process, although there will be common things you’ll need to show, like how the grant will cover shortfall in funding and what other efforts you’ve made to raise funding.
The main grant funding available in Scotland is to help ideas or businesses that:

Will create social or economic benefits, for

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A complete list of Scottish business grants

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By Ben Lobel on Small Business – Advice and Ideas for UK Small Businesses and SMEs
If your business is based in Scotland, you’ll interested to learn there are Scottish business grants that you may be able to access.
Grants are a type of funding provided by the government, local councils and some private organisations.
You don’t normally have to repay them. But you might have to meet some terms, for example a job creation target or deadline.
Grants are usually available to help ideas or businesses that will create jobs or develop new products, services or markets.
Grants are there to help you fund a specific project and will usually cover only part of the total costs involved, so you will need to provide match funding in most cases.
Furthermore, most grants are paid retrospectively which means that you’ll need to pay out money upfront and reclaim the grant money later.
Every grant will have a different application process, although there will be common things you’ll need to show, like how the grant will cover shortfall in funding and what other efforts you’ve made to raise funding.
The main grant funding available in Scotland is to help ideas or businesses that:

Will create social or economic benefits, for

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Apprenticeship grants

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By Anna Jordan on Small Business – Advice and Ideas for UK Small Businesses and SMEs
The good news is that you can get assistance from the government. The funding can help you pay for apprenticeship training and assessment or you can get an apprentice incentive payment which you can use to support your business.
Apprenticeship training and assessment
For training and assessment, the amount of funding you receive depends on whether you pay for the apprenticeship levy. You should be paying the levy if you’re an employer with a pay bill of over £3m a year.
If you do not pay the levy, you will contribute five per cent towards the training costs of your apprentice. You’ll need to agree a payment schedule with your training provider – and you’ll be paying them directly for the training.
The government will pay 95 per cent up to the funding band maximum. They will also pay directly to the training provider. You may be eligible for additional funding depending on you and your apprentice’s circumstances.
You’ll contribute 10 per cent towards the cost of your apprentice’s training and assessment if your apprentice started before April 1 2019. The government pays the remaining 90 per cent. 
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Apprenticeship grants

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By Anna Jordan on Small Business – Advice and Ideas for UK Small Businesses and SMEs
The good news is that you can get assistance from the government. The funding can help you pay for apprenticeship training and assessment or you can get an apprentice incentive payment which you can use to support your business.
Apprenticeship training and assessment
For training and assessment, the amount of funding you receive depends on whether you pay for the apprenticeship levy. You should be paying the levy if you’re an employer with a pay bill of over £3m a year.
If you do not pay the levy, you will contribute five per cent towards the training costs of your apprentice. You’ll need to agree a payment schedule with your training provider – and you’ll be paying them directly for the training.
The government will pay 95 per cent up to the funding band maximum. They will also pay directly to the training provider. You may be eligible for additional funding depending on you and your apprentice’s circumstances.
You’ll contribute 10 per cent towards the cost of your apprentice’s training and assessment if your apprentice started before April 1 2019. The government pays the remaining 90 per cent. 
If you do

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Sunak ignores small business pleas for more help to get through lockdown

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Originally written by Timothy Adler on Small Business
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has ignored small business pleas for more taxpayer support to help get them through extended lockdown until July 19.
Small business owners, and especially nightclub operators, face going out of business because of the government pushing back the lifting of lockdown restrictions until end-July. The fear is that government scientists will again point to Covid-19 infection numbers again going in the wrong direction, and Britain remains at the current level of restrictions until spring 2022.
The Treasury has pointed to local authorities still having £1bn at their disposal to help small businesses cover such things as business rates on a case-by-case basis. Other than that, its arms are folded.

From the start of next month, small businesses will have to start contributing to the salaries of furloughed workers. Currently, the government covers 80 per cent of wages of workers in the furlough scheme. Next month that becomes 70 per cent, with employers having to cover an extra 10 per cent
Hospitality, leisure and retail operators will also have to start paying one third of their business rates bill from the start of July, ending more than a year of the bills being waived.
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Sunak ignores small business pleas for more help to get through lockdown

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Originally written by Timothy Adler on Small Business
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has ignored small business pleas for more taxpayer support to help get them through extended lockdown until July 19.
Small business owners, and especially nightclub operators, face going out of business because of the government pushing back the lifting of lockdown restrictions until end-July. The fear is that government scientists will again point to Covid-19 infection numbers again going in the wrong direction, and Britain remains at the current level of restrictions until spring 2022.
The Treasury has pointed to local authorities still having £1bn at their disposal to help small businesses cover such things as business rates on a case-by-case basis. Other than that, its arms are folded.

From the start of next month, small businesses will have to start contributing to the salaries of furloughed workers. Currently, the government covers 80 per cent of wages of workers in the furlough scheme. Next month that becomes 70 per cent, with employers having to cover an extra 10 per cent
Hospitality, leisure and retail operators will also have to start paying one third of their business rates bill from the start of July, ending more than a year of the bills being waived.
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Just 25% of cash earmarked for £20m Brexit Support Fund applied for

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Originally written by Timothy Adler on Small Business
Less than 25 per cent of the £20m Brexit Support Fund promised to help small business get through Brexit transition has been applied for.
Actual applications for the Brexit Support Fund have fallen far short of initial interest and the scheme due to end in weeks before July.
HM Revenue & Customs has only received fewer than 3,000 applications for the £2,000 grants since March, totaling £4.3m. HMRC had been expecting around 10,000 applications.
>See also: Small business to spend £23bn this year alone keeping Covid safe
According to the Times, businesses are being asked to jump through too many red tape hoops when applying for the Brexit grant.
Michael Gove, the Cabinet Office minister, launched the Brexit Support Fund in March, accepting that businesses needed support to “adjust” to the new import controls, which will be fully introduced on July 1.
The Institute of Export and International Trade, which is providing training under the scheme, said that demand from businesses for support with overseas trading remained strong.
A spokesman put the lower than expected take-up of the scheme, which is open to applications until the end of this month, to the complexity of the process, which is being administered

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Where to find green small business grants

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Originally written by Anna Jordan on Small Business
Many entrepreneurs are looking to eco small business grants to help them fund environmental projects, adopt green technologies and become more sustainable.
Funding comes under the following categories and are often distributed by local authorities:

Renewable energy business grants
Sustainability grants
Energy efficiency grants
Sustainable innovation
Green jobs

The green business grants below have been divided according to where they are in the UK and contain a link to the application page which will give you more information.
England
Woodland Creation Planning Grant (WCPG)
Receive a maximum of £30,000 per project for creating multi-purpose woodland.
Coventry and Warwickshire Green Business Programme
The purpose of these eco business grants is to invest in equipment that cuts down on carbon emissions within your business. Warwickshire District Council will fund up to 40 per cent, providing eco business grants between £1,000 and £50,000. The grants are for installing energy efficient equipment like LED controls and renewable technologies.
Low Carbon Revenue Grants, Warwickshire
These eco business grants aim to commercialise low carbon products either new to the company or to the general market. Once again, it’s 40 per cent cover but with a maximum £6,000 funding. It covers things like market research, software and manufacturing consultancy as well as intellectual property

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Where to find green small business grants

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Originally written by Anna Jordan on Small Business
Many entrepreneurs are looking to eco small business grants to help them fund environmental projects, adopt green technologies and become more sustainable.
Funding comes under the following categories and are often distributed by local authorities:

Renewable energy business grants
Sustainability grants
Energy efficiency grants
Sustainable innovation
Green jobs

The green business grants below have been divided according to where they are in the UK and contain a link to the application page which will give you more information.
England
Woodland Creation Planning Grant (WCPG)
Receive a maximum of £30,000 per project for creating multi-purpose woodland.
Coventry and Warwickshire Green Business Programme
The purpose of these eco business grants is to invest in equipment that cuts down on carbon emissions within your business. Warwickshire District Council will fund up to 40 per cent, providing eco business grants between £1,000 and £50,000. The grants are for installing energy efficient equipment like LED controls and renewable technologies.
Low Carbon Revenue Grants, Warwickshire
These eco business grants aim to commercialise low carbon products either new to the company or to the general market. Once again, it’s 40 per cent cover but with a maximum £6,000 funding. It covers things like market research, software and manufacturing consultancy as well as intellectual property

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Eco business grants – get funding in England, Scotland, Wales and NI

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Originally written by Anna Jordan on Small Business
Many entrepreneurs are looking to eco business grants to help them fund environmental projects, adopt green technologies and become more sustainable.
Funding comes under the following categories and are often distributed by local authorities:

Renewable energy business grants
Sustainability grants
Energy efficiency grants
Sustainable innovation
Green jobs

The grants below have been divided according to where they are in the UK and contain a link to the application page which will give you more information.
England
Woodland Creation Planning Grant (WCPG)
Receive a maximum of £30,000 per project for creating multi-purpose woodland.
Coventry and Warwickshire Green Business Programme
The purpose of these grants is to invest in equipment that cuts down on carbon emissions within your business. Warwickshire District Council will fund up to 40 per cent, providing grants between £1,000 and £50,000. The grants are for installing energy efficient equipment like LED controls and renewable technologies.
Low Carbon Revenue Grants, Warwickshire
These grants aim to commercialise low carbon products either new to the company or to the general market. Once again, it’s 40 per cent cover but with a maximum £6,000 funding. It covers things like market research, software and manufacturing consultancy as well as intellectual property protection and certifications.
Business Energy Efficiency Programme (BEEP), Worcestershire County
Worcestershire

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