Business Startup Seedcorn Finance: £50k to £500k - Business Funding from South Yorkshire Investment Fund: Sheffield, Rotherham, Doncaster & Barnsley. Home > Business Finance > Seedcorn South Yorkshire Investment Fund has given its support to Iceotope Ltd with a £300,000 Seedcorn Fund investment. The Seedcorn Fund aimed to back early stage technology-based ventures which have the potential to become “beacon companies” for the region. The fund filled a gap in the local finance market for ventures that were often seen as too risky for mainstream providers or which require more hands-on support from a specialist investor. Clients were companies that were based on new and innovative technology with ideas that had strong potential and once in the market, were capable of rapid growth and returns of many multiples of their original investment. The fund provided investment from £50k to £500k over the lifetime of those companies that show the most commercial potential.
We could help your business if you were: We invested in proposals we believe had: Seedcorn Fund Details: How to Apply. Creative Industries Innovation Fund. Background Stimulating innovation, R&D and creativity is a top priority in rebuilding and rebalancing the Northern Ireland economy. This includes promoting a wider innovation agenda incorporating collaborative initiatives between businesses, and between businesses, academia and the public sector. Prosperous economies are characterised by a strong creative sector and the creative industries are recognised across the world for their potential for wealth and job creation. It has become common practice to describe the creative industries as consisting of 13 sectors or by models which group sub-sectors by the way in which commercial value is delivered: for example, providers of creative services or experiences; and producers of creative content or originals.
The common theme is that the creative industries are based on individual creativity, skill and talent. They create wealth and jobs through the development of intellectual property and creative content, products, services and experiences. Enterprise Northern Ireland.
Enterprise Europe Northern Ireland - About FP7. What is FP7? Framework Programmes for Research and Technological Development are the EU’s main source of support and funding for research. The current Programme (FP7) will run from 2007 to 2013 with a total budget of over €50 million. Its main aims are: • to strengthen the EU’s scientific and technological base • to encourage the EU’s competitiveness • to promote research that supports EU policies FP7 is open to a broad range of organisations (public and private) and individuals including university research groups, companies intending to innovate, small and medium-sized enterprises and researchers.
How Does FP7 Work? FP7 is divided into the following four key areas: 1. 2. 3. 4. What are the Funding Schemes? FP7 is implemented by different types of projects known as ‘funding schemes’. What about Funding? The basic principle of funding in FP7 is co-financing. How to Apply for Funding You respond to a Call by submitting your proposal. Where Can I Get More Help? Welcome to NMEA. WhiteRock Capital Partners. Introduction to Fund Management in Northern Ireland. Home | Co-FundNI. Viridian Growth Fund - Venture Capital Fund. Viridian Growth Fund The £10m Viridian Growth Fund is funded by corporate and institutional investors, the Department of Enterprise Trade and Investment, and the European Investment Bank (with support under the EU Programme for Peace and Reconciliation), to provide investment to SME's in Northern Ireland. The fund was established to invest in businesses that are capable of growing significantly, and whose development is being restricted by an inability to access the appropriate level of equity finance.
Through investment and by working alongside management to help companies develop securely and profitably, the Fund is contributing to the growing entrepreneurial activity within the SME sector in Northern Ireland. The main criteria of the Fund are: · Initial investment of £50,000 to £250,000 though 'follow on' finance can be provided at a later time. · Businesses should be Northern Ireland based. Legal notices and disclaimer click here. High Growth Technology Early Stage Companies Assistance (PDF)