Funding, grants and procurement

The British Business Bank is a UK government-owned economic development bank supporting access to finance for smaller businesses.

Start Up Loans provides information about its government-backed business-loan programme and associated support.

Find a grant is an official service for discovering government grant opportunities.

Innovate UK is the UK's national innovation agency, part of UK Research and Innovation.

Business Gateway provides publicly funded business support in Scotland.

Business Wales provides information, guidance and support for businesses in Wales.

nibusinessinfo.co.uk provides practical information for businesses in Northern Ireland.

Invest Northern Ireland is Northern Ireland's economic development agency.

UK Research and Innovation brings together UK research and innovation funding and related activities.

Companies House provides the official UK company register and related company-information services.

Find Business Support brings Scotland's public-sector business-support information together.

Find a Tender publishes information about UK public-sector procurements and contracts.

Public Contracts Scotland is a portal for Scottish public-sector procurement information.

Sell2Wales provides information about public-sector purchasing opportunities in Wales.

eTendersNI is a procurement portal used for Northern Ireland public purchasing.

UK Export Finance provides government-backed export finance and insurance support.

Scottish Enterprise is a business and economic-development agency in Scotland.

Highlands and Islands Enterprise is the economic and community-development agency for the Highlands and Islands of Scotland.

South of Scotland Enterprise supports businesses and enterprising communities in Dumfries and Galloway and the Scottish Borders.

The Development Bank of Wales provides business finance for companies in Wales.