At some stage you may need to raise some funds to help your enterprise get started or develop further as it grows. You might need funds to take on a worker, expand the project or trade more effectively and Gateshead Council can help you apply to funding bodies for investment.
Things to think about
Together we can build a strategy that has the best possible chance of success. If you want to apply for funding you should think about:
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How much money you will need. You will need to be realistic because asking for too much or too little can lead to failure;
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How your enterprise will help the community;
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Exactly how you will achieve your business aims;
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The right funding body for your project;
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The applicable funding guidelines;
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The benefits that funding will bring;
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Supporting evidence to back-up your claim.
At Gateshead Council we have many years experience of writing successful funding applications and will provide all the support you need to find the right scheme.