Ways of funding your business or idea
Information on different ways of funding an idea or business such as selling shares, using unpaid invoices or things you own.
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Using unpaid invoices to raise cash (invoice finance)
Information on invoice finance – which helps your business to raise cash using unpaid invoices.
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Borrowing against something you own or plan to buy
Information on asset finance – where you can raise money for an idea or business by borrowing against something you own or plan to buy.
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Borrowing from banks to fund your business
Information on what banks look for if you want to borrow money for an idea or business.
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Grant funding for businesses in Scotland
Information on grant funding with some examples of grants available in Scotland to create jobs and new products or services.
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Crowdfunding and peer-to-peer lending
Information on crowdfunding and peer-to-peer lending including choosing a platform.
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Selling shares in your business (equity finance)
Information on equity finance – which allows your business to raise money by selling shares.
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Scottish Growth Scheme
A £500 million package of financial support which aims to help Scottish businesses grow and is backed by the Scottish Government.
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SME Loan fund
Scottish government loans of up to £100,000 for resource-efficient projects.
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Funding for businesses exporting products or services
Information on finding funding to export products and services, including what support is available from UK Export Finance.
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Apply for Creative Scotland funding
How to apply for funding in the arts, screen and creative industries.