Open now: Apply for rural business funding

Are you a small or micro business based in a rural area? If so, grant funding is available to buy or develop new products and facilities that will be of wider benefit to the local economy. This includes farm businesses looking to diversify income streams.

Grants of between £5k and £20k are available. To be eligible, you must:

  • have a registered and/or trading address within the administrative boundaries of B&NES or South Gloucestershire Council
  • be a small or micro-sized business
  • be in a rural area with fewer than 10,000 population, or within Midsomer Norton, Radstock or Thornbury

Find out more by visiting the West of England growth hub website:

Rural fund – Growth Hub (westofengland-ca.gov.uk)