Innovation Loans Expression of Interest
Funding
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Deadline
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Location
UK-wide
Applications
Rolling applications
Overview
Innovate UK Business Connect offers loans to UK registered micro, small and medium businesses for innovative projects close to market. Your project must have strong commercial potential and significantly improve the UK economy. You need to submit an Expression of Interest first. This is a rolling application process with no set deadline.
Requirements to check
Who can apply:
Key requirements:
- Must be UK registered SME
- Project must be close to market
- Must have strong commercial potential
- Must significantly improve UK economy
This summary may not include every exclusion. Check the full eligibility rules, including who and what the funder will not support.
This is for UK registered micro, small and medium businesses with innovative projects ready for market. Your project must have strong commercial potential and benefit the UK economy and society.
Regions
No published award history for Innovate UK Business Connect. Some funders do not publish their grants data.
Full details from Innovate UK Business Connect
UK registered micro, small or medium sized enterprises can submit an Expression of Interest for loans for close to market innovative projects with strong commercial potential. They must significantly improve the UK economy and drive societal benefit.
You must submit an Expression of Interest to Innovate UK Business Connect. This appears to be a two-stage application process starting with the expression of interest.
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