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Wednesday 14th Jan 2026

How to find the right funding for your start-up | Lunch and Learn

How to find the right funding for your start-up | Lunch and Learn
Rachel Hayward
Rachel Hayward
Ask the Chameleon Ltd

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Price:FREE
Date:Wed 14th Jan 2026
Time:12:00 - 12:30

Funding your business can feel like a maze. With so many options available, how do you know which route to take?

In this session, funding specialist Rachel Hayward will demystify the funding landscape for start-ups and small businesses.

You'll learn the difference between grants and loans, where to find them and how to position your business for success when applying.

Topics covered in this session

  • Knowing your options: The key funding routes available to small businesses, including grants and loans
  • Finding the right fit: How to assess which type of funding best supports your business stage, size and ambitions
  • Getting application-ready: What funders are looking for and how to prepare a strong, credible application that stands out

About the speaker

Rachel is the founder of Ask the Chameleon Ltd, an award-winning consultancy that helps organisations access funding and grow sustainably.

With over 25 years of experience in business development and bid writing, she's supported hundreds of entrepreneurs, charities and SMEs with securing millions of pounds in grant and tender funding.

Passionate about simplifying the funding process, Rachel is known for her practical, engaging approach that allows businesses to get the resources they need to thrive.

If you have any questions you'd like Rachel to answer during the webinar, please send them to events@enterprisenation.com.

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Rachel Hayward
Rachel Hayward
Ask the Chameleon Ltd
 
Ask the Chameleon helps businesses of all sizes develop and grow by writing funding bids and supporting you and your staff through coaching. We consult, plan, provide high quality written applications to take the pains out of growing your business. We have secured £156.5m in funding for our clients to date (£4.6m for charitable causes), and proud to be multiple award winning (including FSB Self Employed/Freelancer of the Year 2024 East Midlands, British Business Awards Micro Business of the Year 2022, East Midlands Chamber Female Entrepreneur 2021, DerbyshireLive Professional Services winner 2021, and Federation of Small Business Micro Business of 2020 for the West Midlands). Let us write your winning words. Rachel was also the proud co-founder of The UK Swap Shop - created to help small businesses and charities swap skills, talents, products and services to survive Covid19 and beyond. With over 1100 members (62% of which were women) across the UK, it is now being reimagined with funding from Innovate UK.
 

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