Business finance
The council offers a free internet-based service - 'GrantNet' - to help businesses find out about funding schemes available in Huntingdonshire. This service allows you and your business to:
- Find all local and national funding schemes currently available to help your own unique business.
- Browse all national and local business grant schemes by category.
- Discover awards that provide financial support as well as prestige for business.
- Find out if you are eligible for soft or special loans with preferential terms.
Simply register your company's details and you can search for all the financial assistance you are able to apply for. Registration is a simple process and once registered you can return to the site as often as you like to check on the latest funding available. The funding database is updated on a daily basis to provide you with up-to-date information. Click on the link on the right to access the database.
Additional sources of potential funding can be accessed through:
Business Link - Finance and Grants
A comprehensive source of funding, grants, loans and assistance across a range of business sectors and different stages of a company's development including research and development
East of England Development Agency - the Buisness Map
A route map of potential support and assistance for small to medium sized businesses
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Growth Fund
Local funding for business support programmes
Fens Adventurers Rural Development Programme
Specific financial support for farmers and small businesses in Huntingdonshire's rural northern areas
Job centre
Assistance for recruitment purposes
Further details on all of the above are available via clicking the relevant link in the right hand column.
Financial Advice
For general financial advice and support, the following agencies are best placed to assist:
- Buisness Link
- Norfolk and Waveney Enterprise Services
- HM Revenue and Customs
Further details are available via the links in the right hand column.