Business employment, growth and skills grant

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  1. 1. Business employment, growth and skills grant
  2. 2. How to apply
  3. 3. You are here: Eligibility and guidance
  4. 4. Business support grant privacy policy

3. Eligibility and guidance

Eligibility criteria

To qualify for the grant, applicants must be:

  • Aged 18 or over
  • Running a small business (up to 49 employees)
  • Looking to grow their business
  • Businesses based in the Borough of Reigate & Banstead
  • Able to demonstrate growth over the last year and future plans
  • Able to demonstrate availability of match funding

Examples of activities that qualify for funding include:

  • Training of staff
  • Employment of staff, or investment in plant or premises to support this

Documents required:

  • completed Business employment, skills and growth grant application form 
  • A business plan including details of growth over the last year
  • A three-year financial forecast
  • Information on the legal structure of the business
  • A recent bank statement, no older than three-months of the account the grant will be paid into
  • If you are requesting funding towards recruitment costs, please provide the job description and details of when you hope to recruit
  • If you are requesting funding for training, please provide details of the course
  • If you are requesting funding for new premises, please provide details of the rental/lease details.

Our team is on hand to help if you have any questions about the application process. Please email economicprosperity@reigate-banstead.gov.uk

Guidance

Writing a business plan

We do not require a specific format for your business plan and it can be a short document, but it will need to cover the following points as a minimum:

  • Summary of your business objectives
  • Your skills and experience
  • Your target customers
  • Your market and competition
  • Your sales and marketing plan

You can find numerous templates online to help, choose one that best suits you and your business.

Financial Forecast template