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Local and national support

Business Banking Resolution Service (BBRS)

The Business Banking Resolution Service (BBRS) helps find solutions to unresolved complaints between UK SMEs and other organisations such as charities and trusts, and their banks.

International Banking – Making or Receiving Payments

Advice and guidance on sending or receiving money from overseas.

Banking complaints

How to make a complaint about your bank.

Glossary of banking terms

A glossary of banking terms to support your business.

Investment Zones

Plans for new zones to be created across the UK to form form knowledge-intensive growth clusters for business and research.

Investment Fund for Wales (IFW)

The Investment Fund for Wales will deliver a £130 million commitment of new funding to the country.

Investment Fund for Northern Ireland

The Investment Fund for Northern Ireland will deliver a £70 million commitment of new funding to the country.

Tees Valley Securing Investment

Support for businesses to attract financial support from investors.

Investment Fund for Scotland

The Investment Fund for Scotland will deliver a £150 million commitment of new funding to the country.

EIS - Enterprise Investment Scheme

The Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) is designed so that your company can raise money to help grow your business.

Investment Readiness - West Midlands

Guidance and mentoring to help West Midlands SMEs looking to raise investment for their business.

Northampton Social Investment Fund

Potential grant funding is available to organisations creating a positive social or environmental benefit in Northampton.

Opportunity Investment Fund - Haringey

A summary of what information, guidance and support is offered to businesses by the local council.

Enterprise Investment Fund

Grant funding for premises improvement that helps fast-track your growth plans or improves your long-term profitability.

North East Social Investment Fund

Offers loans, quasi-equity, or social impact bonds available for social enterprise businesses.

Greater Manchester Investment Fund (GMIF)

The Greater Manchester Investment Fund provides loans and equity investments of between £500,000 and £5 million.

RiDO (Rotherham Investment & Development Office)

A range of support and advice is available to businesses in Rotherham.

South West Investment Fund (SWIF)

Loans and equity investment for businesses in the South West

Resonance Social Impact Investment Funds

Investment opportunities for the community/voluntary sector.

Money laundering/business investment scam

These scams start with an email/phone call from fraudsters overseas who claim they are interested in “investing” in new start-up companies within the UK.

SEIS - Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme

Equity investment for eligible small and early-stage businesses.

West Midlands Co-Investment Fund

Equity investment funding for businesses in the Birmingham, The Black Country, or Coventry areas of West Midlands

Business Angel Co Investment Fund

Business Angel Co Investment Fund was created with a grant from the Regional Growth Fund. It invests alongside business angel syndicates from across the UK.

MEIF - Midlands Engine Investment Fund II

The Midlands Engine Investment Fund offers commercially focussed finance through different funding streams.
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