Useful Links › Other Regions

If your business is outside London, there are many organisations who may be able to help you. You will find some useful links for your region below. Please note that we are not responsible for the content of external sites.

East of England

Geographical area

Cambridgeshire, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Essex, Suffolk and Norfolk

Regional Development Agency

East of England Development Agency

http://www.eeda.org.uk

Regional Venture Capital Fund

http://www.createpartners.com/Overview.htm

Early Growth Fund

Great Eastern Investment Forum Ventures

http://www.geif.co.uk

East Midlands

Geographical area

Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire

Regional Development Agency

East Midlands Development Agency

http://www.emda.org.uk

Regional Venture Capital Fund

http://www.catapult-vm.co.uk/funds.asp

Business Angel Network example

East Midlands Business Angels

http://www.em-ba.co.uk

North East

Geographical area

Northumberland, Tyne and Wear, County Durham and Tees Valley

Regional Development Agency

OneNorthEast

http://www.onenortheast.co.uk

Regional Venture Capital Fund

http://www.nel.co.uk/insight

Early Growth Fund

North East Equity Matching

http://www.neemf.co.uk

Early stage technology funds

NStar

http://www.nstarfinance.com

North West

Geographical area

Cumbria, Lancashire, Greater Manchester, Merseyside and Cheshire

Regional Development Agency

Northwest Regional Development Agency

http://www.nwda.co.uk

Regional Venture Capital Fund

North West Equity Fund

http://www.nwef.co.uk

Business Angel Network example

Techninvest

http://www.techninvest.org

Technology funds

North West Seed Fund

http://www.nwsf.co.uk

Rising Stars Growth Fund

http://www.enterprise-ventures.co.uk

Merseyside Special Investment Funds

Venture Fund

http://www.msif.co.uk

South East

Geographical area

Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Surrey, West Sussex, East Sussex and Kent

Regional Development Agency

South East of England Regional Development Agency

http://www.seeda.co.uk

Regional Venture Capital Fund

http://www.segrowthfund.co.uk

Early Growth Fund

Finance South East

http://www.financesoutheast.com

South West

Geographical area

Gloucestershire, Somerset, Devon, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, Wiltshire, Dorset and the four unitary authorities that comprised the former County of Avon (City of Bristol, South Gloucestershire, North Somerset, and Bath and North East Somerset)

Regional Development Agency

South West of England Regional Development Agency

http://www.southwestrda.org.uk

Regional Venture Capital Fund

http://www.yfmventurefinance.co.uk

Business Angel Network example

South West Angel Investment Network

http://www.swain.co.uk

West Midlands

Geographical area

Warwickshire,Worcestershire, Herefordshire, Staffordshire, Shropshire and theMetropolitan Borough of the West Midlands (Birmingham, Coventry and the Black Country)