Borough of Broxbourne Council

Ambition Broxbourne Grants for Business

Grants of £5,000 to £15,000 from Broxbourne Borough Council for SMEs and social enterprises with physical premises in the borough, to pilot new projects and practices that are innovative, sustainable or digital-focused. Examples include bringing empty commercial units back into use, staff short courses, shopfront signage, solar panels or heat pumps, new machinery and AI tools. Funds are limited and a grants panel selects the best applications; the round runs from 25 September to 31 October 2026.

Apply on the funder’s site

You could get: £5,000 – £15,000
Closes in: 10 days left; 31 October
Effort: Moderate; full application with documents

Who can apply

Small and medium-sized businesses and social enterprises with a physical premises in the Borough of Broxbourne, defined as 250 staff or fewer and an annual turnover of £44 million or less
The application form accepts limited companies, sole traders, charities and other business types, and asks for a Unique Taxpayer Reference

What it funds

Projects that are readily deliverable and are innovative, sustainable or digital-focused, for example:

Innovative: revitalising community assets such as abandoned commercial units
Innovative: upskilling workforce members through short courses and accreditations
Innovative: improving shopfront signage
Innovative: schemes to support local tourism and high streets
Innovative: investing in new machinery such as 3D printing devices
Sustainability: more sustainable energy solutions such as solar panels or heat source pumps
Sustainability: innovations that support local, sustainable and circular supply chains
Digital: digital tools to market an organisation's offer online or improve supply side/logistics oversight
Digital: digital solutions to improve social care
Digital: use of new AI technologies and training

What it will not fund

Overheads such as rent or business rate payments

How to apply

Complete the online Ambition Broxbourne for Business grant application form (nine pages) by 31 October 2026
A grants panel grades and selects the best applicants

queries to economic.development@broxbourne.gov.uk. Funding is paid within a month of approval, once bank details are received.

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