Free business support and grants

Grants

The Business Energy Advice Service (BEAS) is a free service designed to help businesses with fewer than 250 employees to save energy, reduce production costs and lower carbon emissions. Your business can register for a free energy assessment and If your business meets the eligibility criteria and would like to make improvements, you have the option to apply for a grant (up to 50% match funded) to fund the recommendations. 

The capital grants will support businesses to purchase assets that will support them to become more efficient and cost effective. Grants will cover energy and resource efficiency improvements to business premises. We offer eligible businesses capital grants of between £1,000 to £100,000 (with solar panels capped at £50,000), to fund up to 50% of the cost of installing energy efficiency measures.

Loans

The Coventry and Warwickshire Reinvestment Trust (CWRT) is a not-for-profit specialist financial institution providing loan finance to individuals and businesses which are unable to obtain some or all of their finance from high street banks. They offer:

• Start-up loans of up to £25,000 supported by the government, and
• Commercial loans from £1,000-£100,000

Duplex Investment Fund - "a grant and loan in one easy deal"

A new way to help finance capital investments by local businesses. It combines public sector grants and loans to give you financial flexibility and ensure that your project proceeds successfully. For further details visit the Duplex Investment Fund webpage or for more information on Loans and Duplex, please contact CWRT on 024 7655 1777.

Support and advice

• General enquiries and to establish if you may be eligible for assistance.
• Business Rates Your business may be eligible for business rates relief.
• Planning For planning and building regulations information.