Equipment Grant (Up to £500)

Towards one piece of equipment / tooling / computer hardware that will enable the business to grow and develop. Match funding is not required.

Exclusions

In general grant funds can't be used towards:

• Equipment / software etc. already purchased. We are unable to approve any grants where the purchased or order has already been made.
• The purchase of furniture and consumables
• Routine property maintenance
• Development and marketing of information websites and brochures etc, which lack a clear focus on e-commerce development
• Facebook marketing / advertising
• Purchase and installation of off-the-shelf software packages (e.g. Microsoft Office software, standard Sage packages etc.)
• Purchases made via hire purchase, lease or other finance agreement
• Employee wages
• Vehicles
• General purchase of stock
• Business running or monthly costs or routine maintenance
• To qualify for some of the grants, the business must operate from a commercial premise within East Renfrewshire