The Lets Grow Grant is a 50% match funded grant of up to £5,000 to help businesses grow and expand.

The grant can help businesses purchase Capital equipment including (but not limited to): office furniture, electrical equipment, machinery or vehicles.

The Business must be paying business rates (or will be) to the Cannock Chase District, trading for at least 6 months, be in an eligible sector and have not committed to the expenditure already.*

For more information please contact the Economic Development Team on 01543 464267.

* Note there are further eligibility criteria

To be eligible you must have been trading 6 months or less, businesses that have been trading longer than 6 months may be able to apply for up to £5,000 to expand their business and take on new staff using the Lets Grow Grant.

Grants of up to £1,500 are available and are match funded by 50% to help individuals that have an idea for a sustainable business which over time has the potential to develop and create jobs. The grants are open to Cannock Chase residents that will be setting up or have recently set up a business in the District.

Applicants must have a credible Business Plan to be able to apply for this funding.

For more information please contact the Economic Development Team on 01543 464267.

This grant programme will be launched July 2025. 

Cannock Chase Council Grants 4 Growth Fund 

As part of Cannock Chase Council’s 2025-26 UK Shared Prosperity Fund programme, it has chosen to invest in       delivering a grant programme for Cannock Chase Small and Medium sized enterprises (SMEs).

The Cannock Chase Council Grants 4 Growth programme is open to small to medium sized businesses fulfilling the eligibility criteria below and can apply for funding from a minimum of £1,000 up to £10,000.

This grant is match funded and the intervention rate is set at 60 % contribution by Cannock Chase Council and 40% by the applicant.  

Please note: Your project must be completed within 3 months of receiving the Fund Agreement,

Eligibility criteria

To apply for funding from the Grants 4 Growth fund your business must meet the SME criteria as follows;

• The category of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) is made up of enterprises which employ fewer than 250 persons and an annual turnover of less than or equal to £44m or a balance sheet total of less than or equal to £38m from all sectors.
• If the business is owned by another company or combination of other companies, please refer to the Government website Supplementary Information Small and Medium Sized Enterprises Definition. GOV. UK
• In addition, we will fund businesses where there is demonstrable need for the proposed project and clear         evidence of future growth of the business as a direct result of the project.
• Businesses from all sectors are eligible for consideration, except for charities, those of a political or religious   persuasion, activities involving pornography or clairvoyance and any business activity that is illegal or deemed as unsuitable for public support by Cannock Chase Council.
• Please note: there is no job creation required with this grant scheme.
• You must have been trading for 12 months or more and be profit-seeking.

Both capital and revenue expenditure are eligible for consideration.  

Examples of project costs can be as follows;

•         Capital Equipment
•         Innovation, including new product development
•         Fitting out of new or existing premises eg; Heating, lighting, cabling, telephone systems, desks, furniture
•         Purchasing of business software
•         Professional services support for implementation of new processes & systems eg: ISO 9001.
•         Digital Marketing or social media campaigns to increase sales
•         Creation of a new website or upgrading of the existing one.
•         Intellectual Property; Copyright, Trademarks, Patent applications.
•         Upskilling of employees – Short Training Courses
•         New and improvement of digital internal processes.

How to apply         

Please read the following statements before you start the application process.                                                  The online application form will not autosave as each section is completed                                                                     Its mandatory that all questions are answered, therefore it is advisable that you have your answers and any           supporting documents close to hand before you start completing the application form.                                               A copy of the application questions along with example answers are located within the Guidance Notes. These are available for you to download and the link can be found below.                                                                                      You are required to complete and sign the Grant Declaration Form and submit it with your other supporting           documents along with your completed application form.                                                                                               Please read the list of supporting documents in the Guidance Notes, as you will need to upload what is appropriate for your company.                                                                                                                                                             If you are submitting 3 quotes , please highlight which one is your preferred quote and upload all quotes as one scanned document. 

Please download the guidance notes which will guide you through the application process.

Forms to be downloaded: 

1. Cannock Chase Grant Declaration Form. Cannock Chase Council Grant Declaration Form June 2025.doc
2. Guide to Eligible and Ineligible Project Costs.  Guide To Eligible and Ineligible Project Costs G4G June 2025.pdf
3. Cannock Chase Council Grants 4 Growth Guidance Notes. Cannock Chase Council Grants 4 Growth Guidance Notes June 2025.pdf
4. Profit and Loss Forecast template Profit and loss Forecast Template FV.xlsx
5. Basic Cash Flow Forecast (SME) template. Basic Cash Flow Forecast SME Template.xlsx
6. Grants 4 Growth Policy TBC Pam to supply

To apply for the Grants 4 Growth Fund: Please click this link

The Grants 4 Growth Funding is subject to availability and applications will close on 18 December 2025.  

 Should you have any issues completing the online application form, a paper version is available, along with             additional support. Please request this by contacting the Economic Development Team at: econdev@cannockchasedc.gov.uk