SWEF Enterprise Fund Start-Up Grant
Funding
Up to £500
Location
Northern Ireland
Applications
Rolling (always open)
The SWEF Enterprise Fund Start-Up Grant helps young entrepreneurs in Northern Ireland develop their business ideas. You can get up to £500 to support your business investment. This grant is for people aged 18-30 who are majority shareholders in their business. Your business must be pre-revenue or turning over less than £500 per month. You need to be from a low-income household or facing financial challenges. The grant is available on a rolling basis with no set deadline. This funding can help you get your business idea off the ground.
Who can apply:
Key requirements:
- Must be aged 18-30
- Must be majority shareholder
- Business must be pre-revenue or turning over less than £500 per month
- Must be from low-income household or facing financial challenges
This grant is for young people aged 18-30 in Northern Ireland who want to start a business. You must be a majority shareholder in a pre-revenue business or one making less than £500 per month. You need to be from a low-income household or facing financial challenges.
Regions
No published award history for Community Foundation Northern Ireland / SWEF Enterprise Fund. Some funders do not publish their grants data.
Full details from Community Foundation Northern Ireland / SWEF Enterprise Fund
Grants of up to £500 for pre-revenue businesses or businesses turning over less than £500 per month, helping young people from Northern Ireland develop their business idea and gain support with business investment they would otherwise not be able to afford. Delivered in partnership with SWEF Enterprise Fund and Community Foundation NI.
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