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Business Finance North West

About this Finance item:

Business Finance NorthWest is the finance arm of Bolton Business Ventures Ltd and specialises in providing finance for business start-ups and for growing businesses looking to develop to the next level, or simply looking to stabilise their situation.

Pendle Town Centre Shop Front Improvement Grants

Finance Type: Property Improvement,

Coverage: Pendle,

Amount: Grants are available up to 50% of costs to a maximum of £3,000

Expiry date: n/a

About this Finance item:

Town Centre Shop Front Improvement Grants are available for retailers in the town centre’s of Nelson; Colne, Brierfield and West Craven (Barnoldswick and Earby).

Pendle Tourism Development Grants

Finance Type: Business Expansion, Capital Investment, New Business Start Up, Plant and Equipment, Property Improvement, Rural Development, Technology,

Coverage: Pendle,

Amount: Pendle Tourism Development grants are available up to a maximum of £4,000

Expiry date: n/a

About this Finance item:

The Tourism Unit of Pendle Council offers business advice and Pendle Tourism Development grants to existing tourism businesses or those propsoing to establish for the first time.

Enhanced Capital Allowances – Water Saving Investments and Energy Efficient technologies

About this Finance item:

The Enhanced Capital Allowance Scheme for Water Saving Investments is part of the government initiative to provide tax relief to businesses for investments in designated energy saving technology. The aim of the scheme is to encourage businesses to invest in water saving technologies by enabling businesses to claim 100% first year capital allowances on investments in technologies and products that encourage sustainable water use. Businesses can write off the whole cost of their investment against their taxable profits of the period during which they make the investment.

Rosebud Micro

About this Finance item:

Managed by Lancashire County Council’s Economic Development Company Lancashire County Development Ltd, Rosebud micro offers loans from £2,000 to £10,000 to new or small businesses with growth potential operating in Lancashire.

Finance for Business

Finance Type: Business Expansion, Capital Investment, Plant and Equipment, Property Improvement,

Coverage: Blackburn with Darwen, Blackpool, Burnley, Chorley, Fylde, Hyndburn, Lancaster, Pendle, Preston, Ribble Valley, Rossendale, South Ribble, West Lancashire, Wyre,

Amount: Provides loans of up to £250,000, equity investment of up to £2,000,000

Expiry date: Tuesday 31st March 2015

About this Finance item:

The provision of debt, equity and mezzanine support to SME’s unable to raise finance on the commercial market but having viable business plans.

The North West Fund

About this Finance item:

Summary The North West Fund is a £185,000,000 evergreen investment fund established to provide debt and equity funding from £50,000 to £2,000,000 to new or growing small and medium sized enterprises. The business must be based in, or relocating t