News of Funding for small businesses

Date added: Tuesday 31st August 2010
Latest updated: Wednesday 9th May 2012

News of Funding for small businesses in Greater Dartmoor and the South Devon Coastal area

If you are running or wanting to start up your own micro business and would like grant support, this could be for you!

The Business Growth and Diversification Fund (BGD) is a small grant scheme which aims to assist businesses to grow and diversify by investing in both capital and revenue activities.   The grant intervention is 50% of eligible project costs.  Minimum £1k - Maximum £10,000

Eligibility:

Under the RDPE programme, projects that are funded must fit into one 1 of 3 themes:
 

1.      Diversification into non agricultural activities

2.      Creation and development of micro - businesses

3.      Encouragement of tourism activities
 

If you live in Greater Dartmoor, please click here for more information.  If you live in the South Devon Coastal area, please click here.

If you decide to apply for a BGD Fund grant, do let us know how you get on!