Business Startup Grant Application form Published by: Salma Chaudhry, on: 17 July 2025 Business Start-up Grant application Name(Required) First Last Address(Required) Street Address Town County Postcode Phone(Required)Email(Required) Name of business(Required) First Business trading address(Required) Street Address Address Line 2 City County / State / Region ZIP / Postal Code Is this business currently trading or pre-start stage(Required) Currently trading Pre-start stage When do you expect to commence trading (evidence of trading will be required before grant is paid) DD slash MM slash YYYY Date trading commenced DD slash MM slash YYYY Trading entity(Required) Sole trader Limited company Partnership CIC Other Business name(Required)Trading Address(Required) Street Address Address Line 2 City County / State / Region ZIP / Postal Code Do you have a business lease?(Required) Yes No How long is your business lease?Website Social media detailsDetail about the business- Please provide a brief description of your business activity :(Required)What is the current business turnover since trading commenced?What amount of grant funding are you applying for?(Required)Please provide details of what the grant funding will be used for?(Required)What will be the source of the match funding investment? Eg own capital, loan etc.(Required)Will your business create any further jobs within the next 12 months?(Required) Yes No If yes provide detailsWhich product or service will your business be providing?(Required)Will your business be adopting any digital technology?(Required) Yes No If yes provide detailsAre you launching a product or service that does not currently exist in the market? This means the product or service is fundamentally different in design or technology to already existing products and services?(Required) Yes No If yes provide detailsThe councils procurement rules state that a minimum of 2 quotations must be submitted for all products and services which you are applying for grant funding. Eg shelving, 2 quotes from different suppliers. Please submit quotations with your application. Drop files here or Select files Max. file size: 64 MB. In order to comply with the Subsidy Control Act 2022, companies need to declare the value of any public sector financial assistance received within the last 3 years. Has your company received any financial assistance as detailed above?(Required) Yes No State Subsidy amount received?Name of organizationName of project or schemeDate Subsidy received DD slash MM slash YYYY Check List of documents required 2 quotations for each product or service Completed supplier selection matrix Business Plan Cash flow forecast Business lease if applicable Business Insurance Copy of Companies House registration if Limited company HMRC UTR number if sole trader Documents to support your application - see check list above Drop files here or Select files Max. file size: 64 MB. If you are unable to submit any of the above documents for e.g. business insurance if you are still at Pre-start stage, this will need to be provided prior to a grant being paid.Payment for grant awards will be made retrospectively, Ie once the project is complete and evidence of payment has been provided.Grant awards will only be paid into a business bank account.If you have any questions relating to this form or the grant application process please contact the Council’s Economic Development team: email business@hyndburnbc.gov.uk
