Entrepreneurship

We do not fund ideas, we remove blockages. An activity that already works but is capped for want of a machine, an initial stock or premises: that is the kind of file we know how to handle. Funding comes with follow-up, because equipment that is badly used produces nothing.

What we look for in a file

• An activity already under way, however modest, or a skill already acquired.
• One precise, costed blockage that the funding removes.
• A line-by-line budget, with quotes where possible.
• A clear idea of where the activity goes once the blockage is gone.

Entrepreneurship

• Starting or growing an activity
• Buying professional equipment or tools
• Guidance on structuring and management