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UK Shared Prosperity Fund
Rural England Prosperity Fund
North Yorkshire
Small Business Grants
Application Form
Guidance on completing this application
Before completing the form: Please read the programme specification (hyperlink) to check that your organisation can apply. Please also check that what you are requesting grant money for is the type of item covered by this programme. This is a capital only programme: this means that grants will only be approved for lasting items, not day to day expenditure or items that should form part of your normal business continuity plans.
- Please read the questions in advance, as the form must be submitted in go
- You will need to attach the following – and a template business plan and cashflow can be found on the links below
- Quotes for each item
- Project Business plan (INCLUDE LINK)
- Cashflow (INCLUDE LINK)
- The last two years of accounts (if available)
- Please get in touch with your local business advisor for support in filling this form if you are unsure
If you prefer, you can also download and return a paper copy of this form (include link)
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Resources
Webinar Recording: Protect Your Business from Cyber Attacks
Delivered by the North East Cyber Resilience Centre (NECRC), this webinar is designed to help SMEs strengthen their cyber resilience and understand the practical steps needed to protect their business from increasingly common cyber threats. Alongside this, attendees will be offered free membership of the NECRC and access to funded cyber security services.
Webinar Series: Data Protection
In this engaging and practical webinar series, Privacy Protect Group Ltd will guide you through everything you need to know to build a confident, compliant, and resilient approach to data protection in your business. Whether you’re just starting out or looking to refine your practices, each session is designed to build your understanding step-by-step.
Farm Business Support Programme: Webinar Recordings
This programme is a designed to help farm businesses understand where they are now, where they want to be next, and how to make confident decisions in a fast-changing industry. The focus is simple: real world, farm focused business skills that can be applied straight back at home.