Aid is available both to help start new businesses and grow existing ones. A micro enterprise is defined as one that employs less than 10 people and turns over less than €2m annually.

Eligible Activities include:-

• retailing, manufacturing or service industries, including self-made products, recreation, equestrian and creative industries
• environmental services, including the traditional trades required to maintain and enhance the landscape
• renewable energy (planting support and forestry processing activity eligible under separate measures are not eligible here)

Eligible Costs:-

• grant aid towards the costs of capital investment
• start-up revenue costs
• market research and feasibility studies
• marketing support, product development, branding and design costs
• technical support to help new businessses and social enterprises become established and to help existing businesses and social enterprises to consolidate and expand.
  

Outputs - we will expect eligible grant recipients to achieve the following:-

• Number of micro-enterprises supported
• Number of jobs created (at approximately the rate of £15,000 grant per job)
• Increase in profitability

Contact Details

For further information, please contact:-

Judy Bell
Local Action Group Manager
Lindsey Action Zone
Navigation Warehouse
Riverhead Rd
Louth
Lincs   LN11 7AQ

Tel:  01507 354561
e-mail:   Please complete form on contacts page