The Midlands Internationalisation Fund is open for applications from SME businesses that have high international growth potential and a product or service suitable for export.
Match-funded grants of between £1,000 and £9,000 are available for future activity, subject to eligibility and availability. For eligibility criteria please visit https://www.great.gov.uk/campaigns/internationalisation-fund-for-english-businesses/.
To secure a grant, businesses will need to fund a proportion of the costs themselves. This varies according to where the business is based and will be either 40 or 50 per cent of the total cost.
The funding can be used to support areas including (but not exclusively limited to):
• Market research
• IP (intellectual property) advice
• Translation services
• International social media/SEO
• Trade fairs (where no Tradeshow Access Programme funding is available)
• Independent market visits
• Consultancy and other international commercial services.
If you would like to access support from the Internationalisation Fund, please contact DIT’s regional network. Further details of the fund can be found on the DIT website.
The Internationalisation Fund is provided by Department for International Trade (DIT) and European Regional Development Fund (ERDF).
