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Support and finance for growing businesses: Help for London SMEs to access funding and develop partnerships: een-london.co.uk Support for SMEs to demonstrate environmental responsibility: greenmark.co.uk Support for Southwark and Lewisham SMEs: basls.co.uk Cashflow finance: Cashflow finance: igfgroup.com Equity finance: YFM Equity Partners: yfmep.com British Smaller Companies’ Funds: bscvct.co.uk The capital fund: thecapitalfund.co.uk Chandos Fund: chandosfund.co.uk Partnership investment finance: partnershipif.co.uk Seraphim: seraphimcapital.co.uk South West Ventures Fund: southwestventuresfund.co.uk
Trading overseas UK Trade & Investment London: ukti.gov.uk/ukti/london UK Trade & Investment South East: uktisoutheast.com Business spaces in the London area: Horizon Business Park, Essex: horizonbusinesspark.co.uk Waterfront Studios, Royal Docks: waterfrontstudios.biz Horizon Business Centre, Erith: horizonbc.co.uk
Start-up business support Start-up loans for young entrepreneurs: glestartuploans.co.uk Start-up loans for New Enterprise Allowance mentees: gleenterpriseloans.co.uk Support for Southwark and Lewisham start-ups: basls.co.uk Advice for start-ups and the unemployed in the Czech Republic: gle.cz
Finance
GLE Group provides a range of financial products to unlock the potential of businesses and organisations across the UK, including grants, loans, cash flow and equity finance.
The group annually provides more private equity and venture capital to UK SMEs than any other investor in the sector, as well as supporting small and start-up businesses through loans and cash flow finance.
GLE's equity finance service is provided through YFM Venture Finance and YFM Private Equity, which are both Financial Services Authority-regulated investment businesses.
GLE finance news
Discounted business rates available now in central Croydon
Up to £1.14m of business rates discounts are available now in central Croydon. The discounts are part of the council’s Business Support Package, which is supported by the Mayor of London and designed to encourage growth and jobs in the New Town area. Discounts up to 65% in the first year and 35% in the second year, are available to small and medium sized businesses taking leases on premises with a rateable value of £25,500 or above. Read more ...
Funding international trade support, innovation, technology research and third sector organisations. Business loans
for start-ups and growing businesses. cash flow finance up to £1m
Supporting SMEs through services including payroll, debt recovery and invoice discounting. Equity finance of up to £8m
Annually investing over £43m of private equity and venture finance in UK SMEs.