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First Enterprise Enterprise Loans (East and South East Midlands)

Status

Status not published

No closing date published; the gov.uk page was last updated in February 2021, so confirm currency with the lender.

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Amount
£250,000

Government-funded loans of GBP 25,001 to GBP 250,000 for start-ups and growing businesses, including disadvantaged groups, for new markets, ICT, small capital items and premises improvements.

Funder

First Enterprise - Inclusive Lending

public · regional

Deadline: Open all year — No closing date published; the gov.uk page was last updated in February 2021, so confirm currency with the lender.

Your odds
Not published

This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.

Effort
quick

Quick — mostly identity and bank details.

Who can apply

New and existing businesses across the East and South East Midlands, including unemployed people, people with low incomes and people from ethnic minorities.

How to apply

  1. Contact First Enterprise via its business loans page. — link

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Source. https://www.gov.uk/business-finance-support/enterprise-loans-elem-east-midlands

"£25,001 to £250,000. New and existing businesses across the East and South East Midlands, including disadvantaged groups"

Last checked against the official page on 5 October 2026

Source: www.gov.uk

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