Wales · growing a business

Grants and funding for growing a business in Wales.

Loans, guarantees, investment schemes and grants for a business that is expanding.

A business in Wales can use 32 schemes for growing a business, and 27 are taking applications today. 7 are specific to Wales, from Development Bank of Wales, Welsh Government, British Business Bank and Swansea Council; the other 25 are UK-wide.

Specific to Wales (7)

Wales Flexible Investment Fund

Development Bank of Wales (Welsh Government) · Open now · Loan (repayable)

up to £10,000,000

Property Development Grant (PDG) — Wales

Welsh Government · Open now · Closes 31 Dec 2035

up to £8,000,000

Investment Fund for Wales

British Business Bank, through appointed fund managers · Open now · Loan (repayable)

up to £2,000,000

Development Bank of Wales — Micro Business Loans

Development Bank of Wales (Welsh Government) · Open now · Loan (repayable)

up to £100,000

Agricultural Diversification and Horticulture Scheme (window 3)

Welsh Government (Rural Payments Wales) · Closing soon · Closes 27 Nov 2026

up to £100,000

Swansea Local Growth Fund — Growth Grant

Swansea Council (UK Local Growth Fund in Wales) · Open now

up to £50,000

Small Grants – Horticulture Start Up (window 5)

Welsh Government (Rural Payments Wales) · Open now · Closes 15 Jan 2027

up to £3,000

UK-wide, open to businesses in Wales (25)

Life Sciences Innovative Manufacturing Fund (LSIMF)

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology and the Office for Life Sciences · Open now

up to £130,000,000

DRIVE35 Scale-up Fund

Innovate UK / Advanced Propulsion Centre / Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade · Open now · Closes 27 Jan 2027

up to £20,000,000

Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS)

HM Revenue & Customs · Open now · Investment scheme

up to £10,000,000

Horizon Europe — EIC Accelerator

European Commission (European Innovation Council) · Open now

up to £2,100,000

Growth Guarantee Scheme

British Business Bank (on behalf of the Department for Business & Trade) · Open now · Loan guarantee

up to £2,000,000

BFI UK Global Screen Fund — International Co-production

BFI (British Film Institute) / DCMS · Closing soon · Closes 24 Nov 2026

up to £300,000

Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS)

HM Revenue & Customs · Open now · Investment scheme

up to £250,000

UK Games Fund — Content Fund

UK Games Fund (UK Games Talent and Finance CIC, DCMS-backed) · Open now · Closes 31 Mar 2029

up to £250,000

AWS Activate (cloud credits)

Amazon Web Services · Open now · Credits, not cash

up to £158,000

Google Ad Grants (nonprofits)

Google for Nonprofits · Open now · Credits, not cash

up to £94,800

BFI UK Global Screen Fund — Video Game Release

BFI (British Film Institute) / DCMS · Open now

up to £50,000

Growth Cohorts: Next-gen low carbon concrete (cohort entry Round 2)

Innovate UK (UKRI) / Innovate UK Business Connect · Closing soon · Closes 2 Dec 2026

up to £50,000

BFI UK Global Screen Fund — Festival Launch

BFI (British Film Institute) / DCMS · Open now

up to £15,000

The King's Trust Enterprise Programme

The King's Trust · Open now

up to £5,000

Architectural Heritage Fund — Loans

The Architectural Heritage Fund · Open now · Loan (repayable)

HubSpot for Startups

HubSpot · Open now · Discount, not cash

Great British Energy Supply Chain Fund: Offshore Wind and Networks

Great British Energy · Open now · Closes 10 Dec 2026

Audio-Visual Expenditure Credit (AVEC), including the Independent Film Tax Credit

HM Revenue and Customs · Open now · Tax relief

Theatre Tax Relief

HM Revenue and Customs · Open now · Tax relief

Orchestra Tax Relief

HM Revenue and Customs · Open now · Tax relief

Innovate UK Innovation Loans

Innovate UK (Innovate UK Loans Ltd) · Paused · Loan (repayable)

up to £5,000,000

Defence Innovation Loans (DASA)

DASA / Innovate UK Loans Ltd · Paused · Loan (repayable)

up to £1,000,000

Innovate UK Women in Innovation Awards

Innovate UK (UKRI) · Closed

up to £75,000

Music Export Growth Scheme (MEGS)

Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, delivered with the BPI · Between rounds

up to £50,000

UnLtd — Awards for Social Entrepreneurs

UnLtd (Foundation for Social Entrepreneurs) · Opening soon

up to £18,000

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