Funding
EDEAL does not offer grants or funding directly to businesses, but we can advise you on the various funding sources available to you
High Street Banks
Grants
Other Finance
It may not always be possible to gain funding from the High Street banks, but there are alternative loan facilities available to help your business
- The Governments Small Firms Loan Guarantee
- Community Development Finance Initiatives (CDFI)
- The Royal British Legion Small Business Advisory Service and Loan Scheme
- Fredericks Foundation
- Princes Trust
- Prime
- Finance South East
All of the above require a detailed business plan in support of an application. Please visit our downloads page to access the EDEAL business plan template.
Venture Capital
An additional source of funding: for details of these schemes, please visit Business Link Sussex or Beer & Partners.






