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NESTA Insight Out
Insight Out is a national enterprise training programme specifically designed for creative individuals who want to set up a business within the creative industries.
w: www.nesta.org.uk/programmes/insight_out

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Shell Live Wire
Information, advice and practical support for 16-30 year olds starting up their own business.
w: www.shell-livewire.org

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Hackney Enterprise Network Grants scheme
Financial help for businesses in the form of grants and awards.
w: www.hackneyenterprise.net

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Princes Trust
Their range of business support includes business start-up loans and grants for people aged 18-30.
w: www.princes-trust.org.uk

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GLE One London
GLE oneLondon provides a wide range of business support to people thinking of starting their own business and to these looking to grow their business.
w: www.gle.co.uk/onelondon

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New Entrepreneur Scholarships
NES is a Learning and Skills Council funded scheme to help people with a good idea for a business, who live in a deprived part of London, get set up in business. The scheme offers a programme of business start-up training, personal business tutoring, networking events and funding.
w: www.nesprogramme.org.uk

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Street UK
A micro-finance organisation providing loans, advice and
support to micro-entrepreneurs (less than 5 staff) to enable them to protect and develop their businesses.
w: www.street-uk.com

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Esmee Fairburn
One of the largest independent grantmaking foundations in the UK. They make grants for charitable purposes in four Programme areas: Arts & Heritage; Education; Environment; Social Development.
w: www.esmeefairburn.org.uk

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British Council - Grants to Artists
Assistance for visual artists resident in the UK to help with the costs of transporting work to an exhibition in a gallery abroad.
w: www.britishcouncil.org/arts-art-architecture-design-grants-to-artists.htm

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DCMS
Access to funding.
w: www.culture.gov.uk/what_we_do/Creative_industries/access_to_funding.htm

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Grants for the Arts
Invest in individuals, arts organisations, national touring and other people who use arts in their work. They are for activities that benefit people in England or that help artist and arts organisations from England carry out their work.
w: www.artscouncil.org.uk/funding/index.php

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Jerwood Foundation
Imaginative and responsible funding and sponsorship of the arts, education, design, conservation, medicine, engineering, science and other areas of human endeavour and excellence.
w: www.jerwood.org

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European Union Grants Advisor
Web portal to help SMEs exploit the funding on offer from the EU. The site aims to raise awareness of grants available to small firms unaware that they qualify for assistance, while helping them to gain access to funds.
Web portal to help SMEs exploit the funding on offer from the EU. The site aims to raise awareness of grants available to small firms unaware that they qualify for assistance, while helping them to gain access to funds.
w: microsoft.com/uk/euga

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The Rayne Foundation
Grant-making trust that awards grants of between £5,000-£20,000 to UK registered charities whose work helps society's most vulnerable or disadvantaged individuals, especially children, young people and the elderly.
w: www.raynefoundation.org.uk

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Creative Business Accelerator
The CBA aims to support creative and innovative early stage businesses who are looking to raise finance and achieve substantial growth.
w: www.cbaccelerator.co.uk

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Creative Captial Fund
The CCF helps talented entrepreneurs and businesses in London's creative industries achieve their potential by providing seed capital investment and business support
w: www.ccfund.co.uk

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J4b Grants
Concentrates its support on projects in the UK that fit into one or more of the following four categories: arts, education, health/medicine, social welfare/development.
w: www.j4b.co.uk

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Finance South East
Advice on funding strategy, introductions to funding sources, fund management and investor networks
w: www.financesoutheast.com

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J4B Grants
Comprehensive information on government grants for business and voluntary groups
w: www.j4bgrants.co.uk

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Fredericks Foundation
Assists individuals in starting their own businesses with loans, mentors and support packages
w: www.fredericksfoundation.org

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Community Radio Fund
to help fund the core costs of running a community radio station
Grants can only be made to community radio licensees who are broadcasting under a community radio licence (and not an RSL, for example). Eligible licensees must be broadcasting by the time the Panel meets to consider applications for the round applied for.

Deadline for applications: 7th May 2008.

For more details and eligibility criteria, visit the Ofcom website
w: http://www.ofcom.org.uk/radio/ifi/rbl/commun_radio/Communityfund/

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London Rebuilding Society
makes loans to social enterprises in the Greater London area. Also provide a range of customised training programmes, workshops and one-to-one coaching to help social entrepreneurs.
w: www.londonrebuilding.com

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