Further support

The King’s Awards Office are a small friendly team of 6 who are here to help, whether by talking you through the application form, the process, or helping with an IT system issue.

Please feel free to call us or email using the following contact details

• King's Award Helpline: 020 4551 0081​
• King's Award Email: kingsawards@businessandtrade.gov.uk

Useful contacts

Helping businesses access the finance they need

Explore the different types of finance which may be available during your business' journey to start, grow, stay ahead, to innovate, and to trade overseas:

• Business Support UK Government: https://www.business.gov.uk/ – this is the main source of information on support for UK businesses
• British Business Bank: https://www.british-business-bank.co.uk/opens www.british-business-bank.co.uk in a new tab
• BBB Finance Hub: https://www.british-business-bank.co.uk/finance-hub/opens www.british-business-bank.co.uk in a new tab
• The Growth Guarantee Scheme: https://www.british-business-bank.co.uk/finance-options/debt-finance/growth-guarantee-schemeopens www.british-business-bank.co.uk in a new tab
• Start-Up Loans: https://www.startuploans.co.uk/opens www.startuploans.co.uk in a new tab
• Growth Hubs (in England): www.growthhubfinder.co.ukopens www.growthhubfinder.co.uk in a new tab
• Innovate UK: https://www.ukri.org/councils/innovate-uk/opens www.ukri.org in a new tab
• Business Academy: Business Academy - business.gov.uk
• UK Export Finance: https://www.ukexportfinance.gov.uk/opens www.ukexportfinance.gov.uk in a new tab

Access advice and support to continue your business' success:

• Help to Grow: Management: https://smallbusinesscharter.org/help-to-grow-managementopens smallbusinesscharter.org in a new tab – an intensive training programme that looks to boost SME performance and resilience by improving leadership and management skills
• Business Academy: https://www.business.gov.uk/business-academy/ – get expert support for your business and master the skills you need to reach new customers in the UK and around the world
• Business Support Service: https://www.gov.uk/business-support-serviceopens www.gov.uk in a new tab – as business support is devolved, the page includes sources of advice for Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales
• Small Business Commissioner: https://www.smallbusinesscommissioner.gov.ukopens www.smallbusinesscommissioner.gov.uk in a new tab – for help with late payments.
• Payment Practices Reporting: https://publish-payment-practices.service.gov.uk/decide/https://www.gov.uk/check-when-businesses-pay-invoicesopens publish-payment-practices.service.gov.uk in a new tab – check how long it takes a large business to pay its suppliers
• Innovate UK Business Connect: https://iuk.ktn-uk.orgopens iuk.ktn-uk.org in a new tab – which helps connect ideas, people and communities to respond to global challenges and drive positive change through innovation
• The Innovate UK Catapult Network: https://catapult.org.uk/opens catapult.org.uk in a new tab – provides a unique combination of cutting-edge R&D facilities and world-class technical expertise to support UK business innovation
• SME Climate Hub: https://smeclimatehub.org/opens smeclimatehub.org in a new tab – free tools and resources to help SMEs reduce emissions

Additional business support and awards

• Enterprise Nation https://www.enterprisenation.com/opens www.enterprisenation.com in a new tab
• Be The Business https://www.bethebusiness.comopens www.bethebusiness.com in a new tab
• Made Smarter https://www.madesmarter.ukopens www.madesmarter.uk in a new tab - uniting UK manufacturers with the digital tools, innovation & skills to make an everyday business difference
• Made in Britain https://www.madeinbritain.coopens www.madeinbritain.co in a new tab
• ScaleUp Institute https://www.scaleupinstitute.org.uk/opens www.scaleupinstitute.org.uk in a new tab
• Small Business Britain – https://smallbusinessbritain.ukopens smallbusinessbritain.uk in a new tab
• British Chambers of Commerce – https://britishchambers.org.ukopens britishchambers.org.uk in a new tab

Opportunities for Business – government contracts

Contracts Finder lets you search for information about contracts worth over £10,000 with the government and its agencies.

• Contracts Finder: https://www.gov.uk/contracts-finderopens www.gov.uk in a new tab – to bid on government contracts

Find a Tender service lets you find and apply for high-value contracts (usually above £139,688) in the UK.

• Find a Tender: https://www.gov.uk/find-tenderopens www.gov.uk in a new tab