Guide to
finding funding
Key steps to think about if you’re looking to bring in income through grants or other fundraising methods.
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Business Loans Scotland
Provides loan funding to new and growing small & medium sized businesses across Scotland.
sportscotland - The Transforming Scottish Indoor Tennis Fund
The Transforming Scottish Indoor Tennis Fund will deliver a national strategy to create a network of regionally based indoor tennis centres in Scotland to ensure that the majority of the country has access to a high quality indoor tennis centre.
Next deadline: 1 Jun 2024
Firstport - Social Entrepreneurs - Boost It
Boost It helps social entrepreneurs in Scotland to strengthen their businesses so they can successfully increase trading. It targets those social enterprises who need to increase their levels of trading, rather than those looking to scale up.
Community Shares ICOF Limited
The Community Shares Fund supports community-owned enterprises seeking to raise investment through a community share issue.
S J Noble Trust
The trust gives grants and loans to promote rural regeneration in Argyll and the Islands. Applicants must have a business or intend to start a business that is located in Argyll & the islands.
Co-operative & Community Finance Limited
Makes loans to employee or community owned social enterprises, including co-operatives, community businesses, development trusts and businesses developed from the charitable and voluntary sector.
Unity Trust Bank - Loans
Provides tailored loans that will help to create jobs or bring wider economic, social or environmental benefit.
Big Issue Invest
Provides social investment and loan finance to social enterprises, social ventures and third sector organisations in Scotland.
Scottish Schools Pipes and Drums Trust - Funding and Bagpipe Loans
The Trust aims to advance education the arts, heritage, culture and community development by encouraging young people in Scotland to take up and play the chanter, pipes and drums, and by supporting the development of school pipe bands.
SIB - Recovery Loan Fund
The Recovery Loan Fund is for UK charities and social enterprises who are improving people’s lives, or the environment they live in. It is designed to support access to finance for UK small business as they look to invest and grow.