Every month Egbe Manton, Founder of Manton Legal and F&F’s legal partner shares her round-up of the business grants and loans you can be taking advantage of. Have a question or query? Hit reply and let us know otherwise feel free to contact Egbe directly, her DMs are open! Find her @EgbeManton.
💰 Small businesses in England which pay little or no business rates are entitled to a one-off cash grant of £10,000 from their local council.
📱 Innovate UK Smart Grants January 2021 – apply for a share of up to £25 million from Innovate UK to deliver game-changing and commercially viable R&D innovation that can significantly impact the UK economy (deadline 26th May)
💡 Do you have a good idea for a business? NEA could give you money and support to help you start your own business.
💸 Are you an ambitious business that needs to increase the management capacity of your business? High Impact Scale up Coaching Grants
🧑🤝🧑 ‘Do It’ will help you start your social enterprise. Alongside giving you £5,000 to build your social venture, they’ll give you access to training and events, and assign you a dedicated award manager.
💯 Are you a small business in need of a financial boost? Liberis Business Cash Advance UK – are offering finance to small businesses through their global partners.
💥 Power to Change – Supporting community businesses to raise community shares capital to aid their recovery from Covid-19
🏥 Covid 19 Recovery Loan Scheme – launched 6th April and closes 31st December 2021.

Egbe Manton
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Egbe is on a mission to disrupt the legal space and bring it into the 21st-century. She is a lawyer and the founder of Manton Legal, a legal consultancy that offers simplified, affordable legal guidance to entrepreneurs and SMEs.
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