Powering Local Businesses: Business Resilience Grant
- Funding
- £1,000
- Deadline
- 29 November 2026
- Location
- UK-wide
- Applications
- Deadline: 29 November 2026
Overview
UK small businesses with fewer than 50 staff and at least 12 months' trading can apply for one of 25 £1,000 resilience grants from Enterprise Nation and EDF Small Business.
The money can go on software, payment systems, sustainability upgrades, a website, equipment or a consultant. Closes 11.59pm on 29 November 2026.
Official source: https://www.enterprisenation.com/poweringlocalbusinesses/cash-grant/. Last checked by GrantMatch on 14 November 2026.
Requirements to check
Who can apply:
Key requirements:
- £1,000; 25 grants.
- Fewer than 50 employees; trading 12 months or more.
- UK business bank account; Companies House number or UTR.
- Closes 11.59pm 29 Nov 2026.
UK-based small businesses with fewer than 50 employees, trading for at least 12 months, with a UK business bank account and either a Companies House registration number or self-employed registration with proof of UTR. Not open to businesses in insolvency or related processes, or to employees (or their immediate family or household members) of EDF, Enterprise Nation or Square. The applicant must own the business or have the owner's approval.
This summary may not include every exclusion. Check the full eligibility rules, including who and what the funder will not support.
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UK small businesses and sole traders.
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Full details from Enterprise Nation and EDF Small Business
Enterprise Nation and EDF Small Business, supported by Square, are giving 25 UK small businesses a £1,000 grant each to invest in practical improvements that make them more resilient: software, payment systems, sustainability upgrades such as lighting, a website upgrade, equipment such as laptops, or a business consultant. Applications opened on 20 October 2026 and close at 11.59pm on 29 November 2026. Winners will be contacted by 15 December 2026.
How to apply
Complete the eligibility form on Enterprise Nation's Business Resilience Grant page, then continue with the application explaining how you would use the £1,000, before 11.59pm on 29 November 2026.
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