The grants and loans that your business may be eligible for is dependent on certain criteria. For example:

• Post code specific
• Business classification – legal status determines what funding is available
• Age of business – various grants exist at different stages of development
• Size of organisation – this is measured by turnover and the number of employees
• Industry type – certain grants are used to assist the development of specific industry sectors
• Grant purpose – grants are available for many purposes for instance business development, energy efficiency, environment, export and international trade, farming and fishing, information and communication technology, IT, ecommerce and web, logistics, marketing and promotion, media and arts, plant and equipment, premises, research and development, products and processes, recruitment, starting up, tourism and heritage and training