Funding scenarios
Fictional worked examples showing how different businesses might separate grants, RDTI, export support, finance and capital. Use them to see the thinking, then run the free check for your own snapshot.
Six common situations
Software or AI company
Engineering build, model development, infrastructure, and a first push into export markets.
Hardware or manufacturing company
Prototyping, testing, tooling and production equipment, with R&D running alongside.
Exporting SME
Market entry, customer development, compliance and the working capital that growth demands.
Food or beverage business
Product development, food-safety and compliance work, production capacity and market growth.
Equipment-heavy business
Plant, machinery, vehicles or productive assets, with possible tax treatment to consider.
Founder considering capital
Growth, runway, hiring and market expansion, with a capital raise on the table.
Your situation will be different
These are illustrative. The free funding check gives a pathway snapshot based on your own answers, then flags the routes worth checking first and the ones to avoid.