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Financial and Funded Support

Find out more about our projects, and how they can support your business and your staff.

At NTU, we deliver projects that offer fully or part-funded support to local businesses to grow, access talent, upskill their staff, improve productivity, create, innovate and become more sustainable.

Our support is often fully funded for eligible businesses and individuals, and we offer a range of financial support including grants to employ recent graduates.

Current projects

Enterprising Ashfield

The Enterprising Ashfield project offers a comprehensive package of funded support to local businesses and residents ranging from free courses, start-up grants, business growth support and talent grants. Available for businesses located within the Kirkby-in-Ashfield and Sutton-in-Ashfield Towns Fund area.

Bolsover Net Zero Innovation Programme

Funded by the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF), The Bolsover Net Zero programme provides a package of free support for businesses with their carbon management.

Available for businesses in the Bolsover district

Angel Investor Network

Our ambition is to to foster an inclusive and sustainable funding ecosystem in Nottingham where investors and businesses connect, creating meaningful relationships that extend beyond financial transactions.

NTU Amplify - Talent Grants and Innovation Community Lab (ICL)

The NTU Amplify - Talent Grants and Innovation Community Lab (ICL) programme provides a comprehensive package of support for small to medium size enterprise business in Nottingham City, providing graduate innovation grants and a fully funded professional development programme.

NTU Amplify Growth

NTU Amplify Growth is designed to help small businesses in Nottingham City to thrive and grow. The support is designed to benefit early stage and growing businesses in the Creative and Digital industries or in the CleanTech sector.

Thriving Nottingham - helping social enterprises develop and grow

Are you an aspiring social entrepreneur or a leader of a Voluntary and Community Social Enterprise (VCSE) organisation in Nottingham? The Thriving Nottingham project offers a comprehensive support package to help you bring your new social enterprise ideas to life or grow your existing VCSE organisation.

Nottingham Digital & Immersive Studio

With a unique blend of training programs, business support, and cutting-edge technology, the studio is designed to be a catalysing force for the development of new products, experiences, and solutions in the realms of digital media, mixed reality, and immersive experiences.

Graduate Internship Scheme

The 2024 NTU Graduate Internship Scheme offers businesses access to fully funded, NTU graduate talent by hosting an internship.

Case studies

Take a look at the case study videos below to see how we've helped businesses through our previous funded projects.