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WHAT IS THE CORNWALL & ISLES OF SCILLY INVESTMENT FUND?

The Cornwall & Isles of Scilly Investment Fund (CIOSIF), provides commercially focussed finance through a Debt and Equity Fund.

The Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Investment Fund aims to transform the finance landscape for smaller businesses in the area and to realise the region’s potential to achieve economic growth through enterprise.

The Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Investment Fund is supported by the European Union using funding from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) as part of the European Structural and Investment Funds Growth Programme 2014-2020.

Debt Finance

£25k – £1m

For recent start-ups and existing SME businesses seeking to borrow £25k - £100k to kickstart activity

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Equity Finance

£50k – £2m

For SMEs with ambitious growth plans seeking an equity injection of up to £2m

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THE CORNWALL & ISLES OF SCILLY INVESTMENT FUND

CIOSIF is a collaboration between the British Business Bank and the Cornwall & Isles of Scilly Local Enterprise Partnership The up to £40m Fund will support access to finance where barriers exist for SMEs and seek to address an equity gap in start-up, early stage and development capital.

The Cornwall & Isles of Scilly Investment Fund of approximately £40m is brought together by a combination of ERDF, LEP and HMG grant funding, creating a fund which will provide debt and equity for small businesses across the region.

The Fund will provide a mixture of debt and equity funding to SMEs in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly at all stages of their development.

Case Studies

Meet some of the businesses who have found the right finance through our programmes and partners

LEP, Stakeholders and Partners

We combine funding from a range of European and domestic sources, including CIOS LEP who are using some of their resources to meet the financial needs of smaller businesses.

The Business Finance Guide

This guide outlines the sources of available finance for businesses ranging from start-ups to larger SMEs. It includes advice on how to make financial decisions and plan for expansion, with information drawn from British Business Bank advisors, the ICAEW and 21 major professional, membership and representative organisations.

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