Finance

In the current market its even more important that all our members have access to the finance information they need. We have prepared some useful links to people and organisations who can help you with everything from loans to mortgages to asset finance. We even have a simple loan calculator to give you an indicative guide on how much it will cost you per month to spread the cost of those business critical assets.

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Various forms of finance :-

Chamber Business Start Up	www.thebusiness-startup.co.uk
West of Scotland Loan Fund	www.wslf.co.uk
Rural Funding	www.ayrshire-leader.com
Rural Broadband Funding	www.ayrshire-leader.com
North Ayrshire Economic Development	cnaismith@north-ayrshire.gov.uk
South Ayrshire Economic Development	Tricia.Irving@south-ayrshire.gov.uk
East Ayrshire Economic Development
International Trade Development	www.sdi.co.uk
Various Funding Opportunities	www.j4b.com
Enterprise Development Fund	www.ayrshire-chamber.org/edf.asp
Grants & Loans for Business	www.j4b.co.uk
Business Gateway	www.bgateway.com
Capital for Enterprise	www.capitalforenterprise.gov.uk
Small Firms Loan Guarantee Scheme	www.businesslink.org/sflgs
British Chambers of Commerce	www.britishchambers.org.uk
Innovation Support	www.rsascotland.gov.uk
SMART Scotland Programme	www.scotland.gov.uk

Chamber Members who provide asset finance:-

First Independent Finance	www.f-i-f.co.uk
Bank of Scotland	www.bankofscotland.co.uk
Clydesdale Bank	www.cbonline.co.uk
A G Finance (Scotland)	www.rural-finance.co.uk
1st Alliance Credit Union	01294 557123
Scotwest Credit Union	www.scotwest.co.uk
Royal Bank of Scotland	www.rbs.co.uk
HSBC	www.hsbc.co.uk