Business start up grant

1. Introduction

As part of their ongoing commitment to economic development and supporting businesses Carmarthenshire County council are delivering the Carmarthenshire Business Start Up Grant which is funded by the UK Government’s Shared Prosperity Fund.

The aim of the grant intervention is to strengthen local entrepreneurial ecosystems and support businesses at all stages of their development to start, sustain, grow, and innovate, including through local networks.

The aim of the Start Up Fund is to support the creation of new businesses in the county, resulting directly in the creation of jobs, therefore improving the local economy.

The grant will be open for application between 3 March 2025 and 30 September 2025 or until the fund is fully allocated.

The Fund will be a business grant scheme, which will include support towards capital expenditure projects and specialist revenue expenditure (not including ongoing running costs), where new jobs are a created because of the financial support.