Grants from partners

Social enterprise funding

Social enterprise is a business model that reinvests its profits for a social purpose.  Social enterprise is identified as a key growth sector in the borough, due to its added value in job creation, upskilling local residents and providing much needed local services.

Knowsley Council supports social enterprises in a number of ways including start up advice and business advice for those social enterprises that have been established longer.

In partnership with Knowsley CVS the Council has funded a free search facility to assist social enterprises in searching for additional funding.
Search for funding for a social enterprise.

Rural Grants

Funding Opportunities available within Merseyside for the rural sector are primarily via the Objective One programme as this covers rural development initiatives supported by the European Agriculture Guidance and Guarantee Fund. Funding is based on the same rural development regulation as DEFRA’s England Rural Development Programme.
More on Funding opportunities and the Rural Sector.

Further Support

Through our Business Liaison and Investment Team we can co- ordinate all your financial and property requirements. A dedicated Investment Development Officer will guide you through the process of identifying relevant support, and this personalised approach will continue afterwards too. Contact us on 0151 477 4000.