Business support and advice

The Akcela incubator is a vibrant community of some of Norwich and Norfolk's most promising start-ups, supports business with office space, expert consultancy and a community of founders to drive innovation and growth.

Business Debtline is a helpline for small businesses providing free, confidential and independent advice on how to deal with debt problems.

Charity Bank offers loans to charities and other organisations that have a social purpose using the money that its savers entrust to it. It provides loans to support organisations to buy property, develop social housing or community facilities, or to fund social projects.

Foundation East is a not for profit organisation that operates across East Anglia. It lends money to new businesses, existing businesses, charities and social enterprises that cannot get a loan from a bank or require additional funds to match bank lending.

Almost £5 billion of funding is available to help UK businesses become greener as part of the government’s commitment to reach net zero emissions by 2050.

GrantNet is a free, user-friendly, online search facility, which enables small businesses to find out about current funding opportunities.

A 12-week programme, delivered by the Norwich Business School at UEA, aimed to support managers and leaders of local small and medium sized businesses (SMEs) to learn new skills, boost profits and improve business performance, resilience, and long-term growth. It is 90% funded, leaving £750 to contribute by the company.

Jobcentre Plus helps employers to fill their vacancies.

MENTA provides free, impartial business advice meetings at Norwich Library suitable for both established businesses ambitious to grow and start-ups.

Access free advice and support about any aspect of business growth your business is grappling with.