Starting up. Grants and government support. EU funding and grants. Funding is managed according to strict rules to ensure that there is tight control over how funds are used and that funds are spent in a transparent, accountable manner. EU funding is complex, since there are many different types of programmes managed by different bodies. Over 76% of the EU budget is managed by the member countries.
This includes the structural funds - which finance regional policy, social and training programmes, as well as agriculture (including support for farmers). Two main types of funding Grants for specific projects, usually following a public announcement known as a 'call for proposals'. Public contracts to buy services, goods or works to ensure the operations of EU institutions or programmes. As a group, the 28 EU Commissioners have the ultimate political responsibility for ensuring that EU funds are spent properly.
Beneficiaries Small businesses Can obtain EU funding through grants, loans and guarantees. EU funding opportunities for small businesses Young people. The UK Angel Investment Network - Business Entrepreneurs & Angel Investors. Symbid. British Business Angels Association. StartUp Britain: a living market-place for the wide range of enterprise support available on the web. Funding Sources | Investment Opportunities | Angel Investors | Business Startup | Venture Capital. You're So MoneySupermarket.