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28 August

Guaranteed Government Funding For Your Small Business

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Guaranteed government funding for your small business! Would that be nice?
The only problem is that nobody can guarantee you funding, and we will explain exactly why that is.
First of all, we here at UKStartups offer a small business platform to help small business owners startup and search for funding. One of our tools is the Funding Database, which provides entrepreneurs with …Read Full Article

Government Funding Application Mistakes
25 August

4 Biggest Government Funding Application Mistakes

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Everybody makes mistakes, that’s just how it is. The way you deal with those mistakes and how you learn from them in order to avoid the same mistakes over and over again is what’s important.
Many business owners have said “you can’t succeed unless you’ve failed”, the same goes for government funding application mistakes.
If you’re starting or expanding your …Read Full Article

low interest government loan
23 February

£470,000 Low Interest Government Loan For City of London Retailer

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Wanting to start your dream business but realizing you don’t have the funding needed to make it possible is heart breaking. This is exactly what was happened to Marco from City of London.
As a retail store manager, Marco had been in the position for 8 years and love his job. However the moment came that the clothing and accessory …Read Full Article

Bristol Government Grant Recipient
17 November

Interview with a £132,000 Government Grant Recipient from Bristol, South West

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Every single entrepreneur knows that it is extremely difficult to start a small business if you don’t have the capital needed to get started. To help give you that head start that you desperately need as a first time startup business owner, most of us would turn to friends, family members, personal savings and banks to get that extra funding …Read Full Article

Birmingham business starts up with government grant
21 September

Birmingham, West Midlands Small Business Starts Up With £75,000 Government Grant

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If you have a small business you understand the importance of having enough funding through all stages of your small business life cycle. In the startup phase, you need to have enough money to create your business plan, to register your business, to conduct research and development, to market/advertise, to have a website and hosting, to maybe hire help, or …Read Full Article

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29 August

£30,250 Government Grant Helped Me Start My Business

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Starting a small business is a challenge. Nobody ever said it was easy. It requires a lot of work, dedication, patience, a great idea and of course money.
That being said, today we at UKStartups are happy to announce another success story of a small business couple who were successful at starting and launching their small business in the city of …Read Full Article

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08 May

How Does a Business Plan Help You When Applying for Funding?

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Starting up, or growing an existing venture usually requires a huge cash input. Acquiring new assets and even hiring new employees calls for a cash outlay. In most cases, businesses usually approach lenders for the additional investment needed. One of the main requirements that most lenders have is for a detailed business plan to accompany funding applications. This means that …Read Full Article

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"Don't give up. If you have an idea, go and do it. Create your business plan, go present you idea to investors/government agencies and get what you want." - Read my story

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