Council launches successful small business grant funding scheme

Horsham District Council’s Economic Development team is launching its Local Enterprise and Apprenticeship Programme (LEAP) small business grants funding on 30 September 2020 for the fourth year running.

Over 100 small and micro businesses have successfully secured a grant in the three previous years of this extremely popular programme.

The LEAP grant scheme has at its disposal some £86,000 to be distributed to small businesses across the Horsham District between 30 September 2020 and end May 2021.

This year’s programme is aimed at small businesses located in the Horsham District that missed out on the various government COVID-19 support programmes.  If you are a new business of less than 12 months and have less than 20 employees, you can now apply for a share of these grant funds to support your business needs.

You can apply for up to £2,000, which you will need to match with additional funds (30% of the total project cost). You must be able to demonstrate how the project will develop or establish your business and what difference it will make.

Horsham District Council’s Cllr Paul Clarke, Cabinet Member for Local Economy said:

“This is a great opportunity for people who have recently set up a new business and have been adversely affected by the pandemic.

We are hoping as many of the District’s businesses as possible will take advantage of this grant scheme in order to make that important small investment to help build the resilience of their enterprise which will be so crucial going forward.

Horsham District Council’s Cllr Paul Clarke, Cabinet Member for Local Economy

You can apply for funds from 30 September on our web-page: Business funding

For more information you can watch our promotional video on Youtube: LEAP Small Business funding

Alternatively, contact the Council’s Economic Development team on business.development@horsham.gov.uk .

For media queries please email press@horsham.gov.uk .