Funding

If you are looking for a start-up grant or loan, capital grants, funds from trusts and foundations, then this section is a good place to start. Postings in this section also include new grants, events and fundraising seminars that target East London creative businesses and organisations that help businesses to raise finance.

£40m for Legacy Trust UK to Create 2012 Legacy
The Big Lottery Fund, the Arts Council and the Department for Culture, Media and Sport have endowed Legacy Trust UK with £40m to use the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games to promote culture and sport among young people and communities

BBC Performing Arts Fund
The BBC Performing Arts Fund helps aspiring music-makers and performers looking for a way to get ahead

Black Film Exhibitors' Publicity Fund
Film London launches the Black Film Exhibition Publicity Fund

Clore Duffield Performing Arts Awards
The Clore Performing Arts Awards fund performing arts education initiatives aimed at children and young people (aged 0-18) across the UK

Community Lottery Micro Grant Fund
Micro grants of £50 - £250 are available to small London based community groups and individuals wishing to develop a community based project or activity

Funding to Develop Media Skills for Disadvantaged Young People
Mediabox, which offers disadvantaged 13-19 year olds the opportunity to develop and produce creative media projects using film, television, print, radio or online platforms has announced that its Mid and Big Mediabox funding programmes has re-opened

g2i Gateway to investment
Are you a creative business looking for business angel or equity investment? The gateway2investment is a highly successful 'investment readiness' programme for London based companies

Hitchcock Production Fund
Apex Arts, through its Hitchcock Production Fund, has three grants of £3000 for Waltham Forest filmmakers to produce new short films

The Green Grants Machine
The Green Grants Machine is a new website designed to help businesses find funding to make the small changes that can make a big difference where the environment is concerned

The Social Enterprise Loan Fund
Are you a social enterprise? Not-for-profit organisation? Are you in need of capital?