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SWEF Start-up Grants

SWEF Start-Up grants are for individuals who are in the early stages of setting up their business, or whose business is currently earning less than £500 per month. This grant provides up to £500 to help get things off the ground. The funding can support essential start-up costs such as equipment, materials, stock, website creation, product development, or training. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis once a month, and applicants must be between 18-30 years old. The program requires that applicants have taken significant steps to establish their business, with visible business presence through social media, website, or marketing materials. Grants must be spent within one month of receipt of funds, and businesses must be able to generate revenue within 3 months of application.

StartupMull

The primary objective of StartupMull is to help promising new businesses on Mull to get off the ground by awarding small but transformational grants. The fund was inspired by the excitement, frustration, joy, and sleepless nights which go with setting up and running new businesses on and off the island. Established by the StartupMull Trust, the purpose is to grow the resilience of the Island of Mull and its immediately surrounding islands by improving the economic infrastructure through the support of new business start-ups that benefit the Island community. Grants between £5,000 and £10,000 are available to businesses based on Mull or the surrounding islands. The fund will consider applications in any business area and is designed for businesses at the early start-up stage or those that have been operating for less than 12 months. Existing businesses may also apply if they are seeking to make significant changes such as changing or expanding how they operate their business.