Further research

The following sites provide more information about public funding:

• Arts Council England’s Applying to National Lottery Project Grants: three steps guidance [Tip: hold Ctrl and click a link to open it in a new tab. (Hide tip)]
• Arts Council England list of trusts and foundations
• Arts Council Developing Your Creative Practice (DYCP) funding case studies
• Artquest funder listings
• Public Art online
• Grants Online – Arts, Culture and Heritage
• Just Giving arts page
• Crowdfunder ‘Artists and the crowd’

For ideas of different platfroms you could use to crowdfund visit UK Crowdfunding’s list of members. Remember to make sure you do your research before choosing one.

The following sites provide more information about commercial investment:

• UK Business Angels Association
• ‘Start Up Loans’ website – a useful set of frequently asked questions that explains more about the product and the process.
• Big List of UK Small Business and Start-up Grants and Loans
• Gov.uk ‘finance finder’