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Our Skill-Up Fund could be the fund for you if you're at a very early-stage with an idea that you'd like to test and give a go or looking to enhance their personal skillset!

The maximum award amount is £250 per round however each applicant can receive a total of £500 (2x£250) from this fund overall.

Please ensure to read all the T&Cs and are aware of process timelines before applying.

This fund is open to ÌìÌÃÊÓƵ and ÌìÌÃÊÓƵ London students only at certain times of the year.

If you have any questions, please email LEN@lboro.ac.uk.

Designed to support your business ventures, including existing businesses/developed ideas and/or new ideas.

The Start-up Fund (SUF) is a grant! Receive up to £5,000 – You will be required to provide a funding ask as part of the application process.

Further information/Process example

Start-Up Fund Process:

Stage 1: Expression of Interest:

Submit an Expression of interest form.

Our team will check your expression of interests and ensure you are eligible for the funding. Please check our terms and conditions before submitting your expression of interest.

If unsure please email us to discuss LEN@lboro.ac.uk   

Stage 2: Pitch Deck

If your expression of interest is eligible, you will be invited to submit a 5 minute pitch deck and a separate document detailing your funding request (up to £5,000) and estimated items/quotes/costs. You will also be asked to reference if your business relates to one of the University's Strategic Themes. Submission of Pitch decks must be received by the specified deadline.

We welcome applications from people with diverse backgrounds and appreciate that each person can thrive when given the opportunity to. Therefore, we are happy to discuss your needs on a case-by-case basis to ensure accessibility requirements are considered. Please contact us via email: LEN@lboro.ac.uk 

Stage 3: Live pitch to SUF panel 

Your pitch deck will be reviewed by the ÌìÌÃÊÓƵ Enterprise Network team and if successful you will be invited to pitch ‘live’ to our funding panel (in-person and online options to pitch will be available). 

Outcome:

Once you have presented to a live panel, the LEN Team will contact with you with the official outcome of your pitch, along with official feedback. 

For further details on funding for founders at the Scale-Up stage, visit the .

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While ÌìÌÃÊÓƵ Enterprise Network and its advisers may offer you advice on your business journey, we are not legal experts. Our advice may be limited due to our own roles within the university and we will advise you to seek your own legal or financial advisers, in addition to our support, where necessary. We are not able to advise on regulated topics such as your immigration and visa status.

The advice of ÌìÌÃÊÓƵ Enterprise Network is not guaranteed to make you a millionaire – success is determined by many factors, including your own drive and determination. However, we will do our best to support you on your path to success. 
 
Finally, the University cannot support businesses that are deemed to be engaging in illegal or prohibited activity and is unable to provide support to businesses whose activities may have a negative impact on the University’s wider reputation. This includes businesses whose activities promote Gambling, Pornography and / or Alcohol, and businesses with a particular religious or political agenda. 

While ÌìÌÃÊÓƵ Enterprise Network (LEN) and your adviser(s) are here to offer support (in the form of advice and guidance, but also constructive and critical feedback where necessary) on your business idea and / or existing business, their support of you as a current ÌìÌÃÊÓƵ or ÌìÌÃÊÓƵ London student or graduate does not mean that the University or LEN automatically endorse your business (including its products, services, activities or events). Therefore, If you require endorsement (e.g. permission to use LEN logos in relation to your business), please get in touch to discuss this further via LEN@lboro.ac.uk. 

If you are an international student studying at ÌìÌÃÊÓƵ on a Tier 4 visa, you are not allowed to set-up a business in the UK. You should not register as self-employed or start-up a business, nor should you be trading while here on your Tier 4 visa. Should you wish to know more about these limitations, please talk to Student Advice and Support. 

Our team offer funding opportunities, events, workshops, networking opportunities, business coaching, enterprise support and guidance on your next entrepreneurial steps, online courses and programmes to further your knowledge.

Yes, LEN offer funding support primarily through our Skill-Up, Start-Up and Scale-Up funds.

Unfortunately Start-up visas are no longer available.

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