Scottish EDGE Main — Round 27
Supports early-stage Scottish businesses with blended grant and loan funding for scalable growth across sectors.
Scottish EDGE is Scotland's largest funding competition for early-stage businesses, having supported 739 companies through previous rounds with a combination of grants, loans, mentoring, and business training. The Main category award offers up to £100,000 in blended funding, structured as 30% non-repayable grant and 70% loan at a 5% interest rate. Every eligible applicant entering the Main categor…
Mixed grant and loan funding of up to £100,000 for early-stage Scottish businesses across all sectors that have traded for fewer than five years and have annual turnover below £1 million.
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