Finance

The team at St John’s Innovation Centre has helped companies in the East of England raise millions of pounds in grants, equity and bank finance.

The team, which includes successful entrepreneurs, investors, former bankers, grant experts and sector specialists has helped businesses raise sums ranging from £10,000 to £4m

If you are looking to grow your business and meet the following criteria, then you could be eligible for a package of support:

  • Are you looking to grow your business by 20% per year?
  • Do you feel you need some support, advice and direction to help you and your management team?
  • Do you need to raise funds to support business growth?

The Access to Finance stream of the new Business Coaching for Growth service, will support companies with real growth aspirations, capability and capacity to grow. The service will offer a package including:

  • specialist one-to-one business coaching with finance experts
  • Masterclasses to aid your business knowledge and skills to improve your chances of raising finance
  • Access to the wider growth community including links to a national investor network through our finance specialists

If you wish to apply, see www.businessgrowth.uk.com for eligibility and state that you are looking for Access to Finance support from St John’s Innovation Centre (SJIC).

If you aren’t eligible for the new service you may still access useful resources from the Finance Resources section and also from the St John’s Innovation Centre blog. These both contain relevant and useful advice on business planning, preparing to raise finance and pitching for finance.

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