Business employment, growth and skills grant

Eligibility criteria

To qualify for the grant, applicants must be:

• Aged 18 or over
• Running a small business (up to 49 employees)
• Looking to grow their business
• Businesses based in the Borough of Reigate & Banstead
• Able to demonstrate growth over the last year and future plans
• Able to demonstrate availability of match funding

Examples of activities that qualify for funding include:

• Training of staff
• Employment of staff, or investment in plant or premises to support this

Documents required:

• completed Business employment, skills and growth grant application form 
• A business plan including details of growth over the last year
• A three-year financial forecast
• Information on the legal structure of the business
• A recent bank statement, no older than three-months of the account the grant will be paid into
• If you are requesting funding towards recruitment costs, please provide the job description and details of when you hope to recruit
• If you are requesting funding for training, please provide details of the course
• If you are requesting funding for new premises, please provide details of the rental/lease details.

Our team is on hand to help if you have any questions about the application process. Please email economicprosperity@reigate-banstead.gov.uk

Guidance

Writing a business plan

We do not require a specific format for your business plan and it can be a short document, but it will need to cover the following points as a minimum:

• Summary of your business objectives
• Your skills and experience
• Your target customers
• Your market and competition
• Your sales and marketing plan

You can find numerous templates online to help, choose one that best suits you and your business.

• Business Plan guidance (Gov.UK).

Financial Forecast template

• three-Year Financial Forecast (excel)