Apply for a grant
SWEF Enterprise and Business Grants
SWEF provides business grants for young people aged between 18-30.
The aim of SWEF is to change things for young people who are perfectly capable of taking their business to the next stage but don’t have access to the finance to do so.
BLCF are working in partnership with SWEF to provide business grants of up to £2,000 to young entrepreneurs in Bedfordshire that are aged between 18-30.
As part of the programme SWEF provides the opportunity to join a network of peers who are also in the early stage of starting their business to share ideas, experiences and learn.
Please read a copy of the guidance and criteria for this fund HERE for further information around eligibility.
If you have any questions or need clarification before applying, please contact us at [email protected]
To apply for this fund (after reading the criteria document) please follow the link to the online form HERE
Apply for a grant
SWEF Enterprise Fund
What happens after I have submitted my application?
Initial assessment
We will check your application and eligibility. If we have any questions we will contact, you via email.
Meeting
We may invite you to a meeting where you will be able to tell us more about your business. The meeting will take place online with two people, a member of staff from BLCF and someone from the SWEF team.
Award
If you are awarded a grant, you will be asked to accept the terms and conditions of the award and the grant will be paid directly into the business account that matches the name in your application.
After the award
We will contact you 12 months after you received the grant to find out how your business is progressing. You will also have the opportunity to take part in a business forum with other businesses that have been awarded a grant. The forum offers a space to share, exchange ideas, experiences and learn
