Inverclyde Council

Inverclyde Council new business start-up grant - commercial premises

Up to £2,000No closing date statedInverclyde only

A grant to help businesses starting to trade from commercial premises in Inverclyde cover start-up costs. It is paid retrospectively after evidence of trading and requires a Business Gateway Inverclyde adviser meeting first.

What it pays for

Starting up
Premises

Conditions to know about

Business must have started trading from an Inverclyde address in the last 6 months, work in the business at least 25 hours a week, aim to be full-time by end of year one, and project first-year turnover of at least £30,000. Must operate in a sector with little local competition, have had a one-to-one meeting with a Business Gateway Inverclyde adviser, and show lease ownership. Projects already started are excluded.

How to apply

Applications go through the funder. Read their page for the full rules and the form.

Go to the funder’s page

Check if you can apply

Is each of these true for your business?

The business is based in Inverclyde

YesNo

The funder’s wording

your business has started trading from an address in Inverclyde in the last 6 months

You are a company or partnership

YesNo

The funder’s wording

Businesses that are starting to trade from commercial premises in Inverclyde, or have started trading there in the last 6 months.

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Source: Find Business Support Scotland: funding. Last checked 11 Nov 2026. Read from the funder’s page by AI, with each key fact checked against the page text.

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Listed under Starting up, Premises, England, Inverclyde

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