Table 2

Table 2: Financial Assistance for Existing Businesses

Source	Type
	Grant	Loan	Equity
SALE	Finance for Business	Finance for Business	Available, but used sparingly
SALE		Business Growth Fund	.
The Highland Council	Employment Grants Scheme	.	.
The Highland Council	Marketing support	.	.
The Highland Council	Area Development budget – discretionary, small scale assistance	.	.
PSYBT	Up to £1,000	Soft loans up to £1,000	.
Highland Opportunity	.	Soft loans from £1,000 to £30,000	.
Highland Opportunity	.	Employment Loan Fund – interest free loans for businesses recruiting unemployed persons	.
Highland Prospect	.	Soft loans from £30,000 to £500,000	Available, but used sparingly
SEELLD*	Regional Selective Assistance – grants over £100,000

KEY:

National programme

*SEELLD – Scottish Executive, Enterprise & Lifelong Learning Department

**SERAD – Scottish Executive, Rural Affairs Department

Source	Type
	Grant	Loan	Equity
SEELLD*	Invest For Growth – grants under £100,000
SERAD**	Agricultural Business Development Scheme (in liaison with LECs)	.	.
SERAD**	Agricultural Marketing & Processing Scheme (administered through the HIE Network)	.	.
SERAD**	Aquaculture Scheme
SERAD**	Fishing Vessel Modernisation Scheme
SERAD**	Processing & Marketing Grant Scheme – Fisheries and Aquaculture Produce (delivered by LECs)	.	.
SERAD**	Scheme to assist operations by members of the Fisheries Trade
Crofters Commission	Crofting Communities Development Scheme	.	.

KEY:

National programme

*SEELLD – Scottish Executive, Enterprise & Lifelong Learning Department

**SERAD – Scottish Executive, Rural Affairs Department