The grant can be used to fund the purchase of new machinery/equipment, to adapt your premises or for help with marketing costs.
Eligibility for acquiring new machinery/equipment
Funding eligibility criteria for acquiring new machinery/equipment includes:
- helping your business to increase production, produce a new product or deliver a new service
- improving efficiency within a business
The grant cannot be used to:
- replace old machinery/equipment for new items that will not increase production or create new products/services
- buy or lease any vehicles
- lease any equipment/machinery
- buy second hand equipment/machinery
Eligibility for adapting premises
Funding eligibility criteria for adapting premises includes:
- an extension, adaptation or improvement to premises which leads to an increase in staff, new product or service development, or increased efficiency
The grant cannot be used for:
- structural repairs
- works relating to utilities
- maintenance works
- statutory/regulatory works
- work to a premises on a short term lease
- any purchase, rent, legal or insurance costs in relation to your premises
Please note that any work may need to be authorised by a landlord, building control officer or planning authority.
Eligibility for marketing costs
Funding eligibility criteria for marketing costs includes:
- website development (either building a new website or including e-commerce elements)
- a social media campaign to target specific customers
- brand design including logos and a campaign
The grant cannot be used for:
- hosting or search engine optimization costs
- licensing costs for off the shelf software
- advertising costs
The maximum amount of funding that will be granted for a website will be 75% of £1,000.