National help

Real Help for Businesses Now

Businesses can benefit from the Government's 'Real Help for Businesses Now' package of financial measures to which the RDAs contributed £85million. In the South East, SEEDA put £15million into this programme to counter the impact the credit crunch has had on regional businesses.

Support is offered across the following areas:

• Finance from your bank
• Equity Investment
• More time to pay your tax bill
• Managing debt
• Business health check
• Recruitment and redundancy
• Help with exporting
• Funding and support for training
• Training support for apprentices

Specific programmes of funding available are:

• Capital for Enterprise Fund – factsheet
• Enterprise Finance Guarantee – factsheet
• Working Capital Scheme – factsheet

For more information contact Business Link in the South East:

Tel: 0845 600 9 006

Website: http://www.businesslink.gov.uk/southeast

Contact Business link in the South East by email

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