SOURCES OF FUNDING FOR BUSINESSES
The Richmondshire Business Support Grant Scheme
Due to the exceptional level of interest in the Grant Scheme the available funding has now reached it's limit. This Scheme is currently on hold whilst additional resources are sought.
Since 2000 we have given over £115,000 to help businesses create over 100 new jobs!
The Council has launched a new and improved grant scheme from 1st May 2008. This replaces the previous grant scheme by offering more eligibility and business benefits. In preparing the scheme we consulted extensively with local Business Associations to ensure it both meets the needs of businesses in Richmondshire, and develops our local economy.
The scheme has been specifically designed to help local businesses grow, boost their competitiveness and create job opportunities. Grants of up to £5,000 are now available for small and medium sized businesses with innovative business plans.
Any SME (small medium enterprise) in the following business sectors located anywhere within our boundaries can apply for 50 per cent of a given project’s cost, up to a maximum grant contribution of £5,000. Applications will be appraised on their individual merits, on a first come, first served basis.
Businesses in the following sectors will be eligible:
- Food and drink businesses
- Eating establishments
- Supply chain businesses
- Manufacturing and Engineering
- Information Technology/Digital/Media
- Agricultural diversification
- Tourist Accommodation premises (only projects that include enabling use of the Tourism Partnership’s ‘Destination Management System’ (DMS), or enable ‘Quality Assured’ status are eligible)
- Outdoor recreation industry
- Cultural industries and tourism attractions**
** these must be permanent businesses, not occasional or one off enterprises such as festivals
Interested? For more information please read the Grant Scheme Criteria Notes.
If you have any questions or would like an application form forwarding to you, please contact Abi Bromirskyj in the Economic Development Team on 01748 829100 extension 7033.
The Heritage Partnership Scheme
The Richmond Heritage Partnership Scheme primarily seeks to address the problem of empty spaces within the Town Centre falling into disrepair through being left empty with little or no maintenance to the buildings. The scheme gives grant assistance to building owners/leaseholders, with the aim of bringing back into economic use these empty spaces, with a sympathetic programme of restoration, and replacement of architectural features, combined with internal conversion of empty space into high quality office accommodation. Associated environmental/public realm type improvements will also be grant aided.
For more information please click here
Rural Access to Opportunities Programme
The Rural Access to Opportunities Fund is to improve or maintain
access to services by rural residents and businesses.
Projects and activities funded through this programme will deliver
economic outputs and outcomes, set within the context of
sustainable rural communities
More information about the Rural Access to Opportunities Fund
programme can be found on: www.ruralyorkshire.org.uk
The Rural Access to Opportunities Fund is provided by Yorkshire Forward and delivered by Rural Action Yorkshire and North Yorkshire County Council to improve access to services in rural areas.
Grant Finder
The Economic Development Team has access to a database of funding information. GRANTfinder is the UK's leading searchable database on EU and UK Government grants and loans, charitable trusts and corporate sponsors. If you have a business and need funding then please contact us and we can search the database for you. Please contact The Economic Development Team on 01748 829100
Pages in this section
- Tourism and publicity grants
- Strategic context for tourism as an economic driver.
- Heritage partnership scheme
- Source of Funding to improve shops in the District
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Last updated:
16 February 2010
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