Small start-up grant for qualifying businesses established after April 2023, including eligible R&D, equipment and product or service launch costs.
Useful for a small local launch or initial AI-enabled service cost, but it is not a national AI grant and location and premises rules are decisive.
01The business must be located in the Forest of Dean district.
02The business must meet the published start-date rule.
03Home-based businesses are excluded under the listed programme conditions.
01Check live availability and premises eligibility.
02Keep the request narrow and tied to eligible launch costs.
03Prepare invoices or quotations and proof of business status.
HubAI checked this record on 7 September 2026. Funding pages can change; the funder’s page remains authoritative.
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