Box of Gems
Starting a new adventure?
It is really important to us that your start your business off on the right foot because we want you to succeed too!
Our little Box of Gems is simply here to give some guidance on organisations, projects, courses and people that are helpful contacts and opportunities for start-up businesses and charities.
Not all of these opportunities will be relevant to your idea, but we update this page whenever something crosses our path. Alternatively, you can email us directly, if you would like to book in with our business consultant for more complex questions or more developed businesses and ideas.
*Due to our base location the following information focuses on businesses and organisations in the SouthWest of England with some national opportunities.
The organisations below are not affiliated in any way with Blue Sapphire Media and we reccomend you undertake your own thorough research before committing to any liabilities.
Funding for businesses
- British Business Bank Start-up Loan
- Additional Restrictions Grant (Plymouth)
- Small business grants and funding - Devon and Somerset
- Better Business Finance Loans
- Princes Trust Enterprise Programe (Age 18-30)
- Funding Circle Peer to Peer Loans (for sole traders & Ltd Co.'s)
- Future Focus Funding (Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly)
- GetSet for Growth (SouthWest England)
- Help to Grow: Digital
- Innovate UK - grant funding, innovation loans and expert support
- Merchant Cash Advance (for SMEs in the UK)
- National Tooling Loan Fund (for manufacturing)
Courses for entrepreneurs
Funding for Not for profits
- Big Issue Invest UK
- Heritage Enterprise (HE) UK Grants
- Cornwall Community Foundation
- The Fat Beehive Digital Funding
- Transformation Cornwall
- Community Led Cornwall
- Cornwall Community Grants
- Together Fund Tackling Inequalities
- National Lottery Community Fund
- Tesco Community Grants
- Henry Smith Charity
- Trust House Community Fund
- BBC Children in need
- Dulverton
- Arts & Health Southwest
- Funding for all
- Blue Spark
- Warburtons
- Foyle Foundation
Courses for Not for profits
Other
- Trade Marking & Patent Support
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