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Business Growth Grant (East Renfrewshire)

East Renfrewshire Council

Description

Match-funded grant for small businesses, social enterprises, and self-employed people trading from East Renfrewshire premises, covering new equipment, property expansion or improvement, and costs of exhibiting or developing new products and processes.

Amount

£1,000–£10,000 (50% match-funded)

Deadline

28 February 2027

Eligibility summary

  • Available in: Scotland.
  • Applicant must be a registered business.
Notes
Part-funded by the UK Shared Prosperity Fund and East Renfrewshire Council's Local Discretionary Funds. Applications open until February 2027 or until funds are exhausted. UPDATE (August 2026 re-verification): confirmed live on the council's page, now titled 'Business development grants 2026 to 2027' and this specific product rebranded 'Small Business Growth Grants' alongside a New Business Start Up Grant, Micro Business Grants, and Get to Zero Grants — terms and February 2027 window unchanged.
Requirement
Small businesses, social enterprises, and self-employed people located and trading in East Renfrewshire, providing 50% match funding from other sources towards the project.

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How to apply

Apply online via East Renfrewshire Council's business development grants page; the Business Growth team follows up after an initial compliance check.

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Other areas' version of this scheme

Business Growth Grant (East Renfrewshire) is run locally — here's the same scheme in other areas.

Last verified: 20 August 2026. See the footer disclaimer — this is general information, not financial or tax advice.