Launching a Business? Staffordshire County Council are offering 0% start-up loans

If you're thinking about starting a small business, now could be an ideal time to begin. Staffordshire County Council, with funding from the UK government, is offering interest-free loans ranging from £3,000 to £5,000 to new businesses and those less than five years old, provided they meet the eligibility criteria. These loans can be used for various purposes to help you make key purchases and launch your business.

Perhaps you’re leaving another business behind and looking to start up in a growing sector. Maybe your fledging business is doing OK but needs a financial boost.

The loan is unsecured, so there’s no need to put forward any assets or guarantors to support an application.

• Interest free loans of £3,000 to £5,000

• No set-up fee

• No requirement for match-funding

• Unsecured

• Repaid in full after 12 months with no repayments prior to this. If the loan is not repaid in full after 12 months interest will be added.

Check your eligibility

• Businesses based in Staffordshire (this excludes Stoke-on-Trent)

• Start-up businesses or businesses operating for less than five years.

• Must have attended or be prepared to attend one of our free and invaluable mentoring programmes specifically for start-up support.

Apply

Call or email today to begin a conversation about the Start-Up Loans and support. Contact the team on startuploans@staffordshire.gov.uk.

Launching a Business? Staffordshire County Council offers 0% start-up loans - created 20.6.25

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