From providing grants for improving shopfronts in the town centre, creating new workspaces and renovating derelict buildings, to helping existing local creative, digital, construction, trade and manufacturing companies to expand or diversify the services they offer, or funding premises for new start-ups, the St Ives Town Deal Enterprise Grant Scheme is playing a key role in supporting local businesses and organisations.
Launched in 2022, the aim of the scheme was to boost the local economy and support sustainable regeneration.
Open to all small and medium sized businesses in the St Ives Town Deal area, capital grants have been awarded to both existing businesses and start-up businesses.
The Enterprise Grant Scheme is now nearing its final stage.
67 projects have been awarded grants during the different rounds, of which 61 are now complete, resulting in the creation of 30 permanent jobs and over 1,400sqm of enterprise space improved, renovated or repurposed.
A full list of projects supported can be found here
Read more about the Enterprise Grants scheme on the Town Deal website:
https://www.stivestowndeal.org.uk/delegated-fund-for-renewal/
You can watch a short video about the St Ives scheme here