Access to Finance is a unique service available
through The Sheffield City Region Growth Hub
and aimed at SMEs, whether they are seeking
finance for the first time, have been declined by a
lender and/or are looking for additional sources
of funding.
The Growth Hub’s aim is to support businesses
that need advice to maximise their success in
raising finance, and those that are investigating
alternative sources of capital.
If you are starting-up a business or planning for growth, then there are a number of funding
packages available to you.
Through this element of The Growth Hub programme you can be put in
touch with suitable commercial lenders including banks, finance houses,
gap funders and peer to peer lenders; help you understand and
negotiate the available publicly-backed financial products and services;
help you pull together a suitable blend of finance, and help your
business move forward. The Access to Finance Centre of Expertise is
open to enquiries from businesses, however large or small, and also to
advisors or intermediaries acting on behalf of their client.
This workshop is aimed at start-ups and early stage businesses that are looking for a better
understanding of their options to obtain finance.