Experience with UK Business Funding Centre?

[phcb92]

I have been doing some research to find out about funding that could be available to start up free-lancing (training/equipment). I put my details into a few websites who offer advice on where to find funding etc.

 

Ive just been on the phone to a woman from UK Business Funding Centre. She took some details and had a look to see if there was anything out there for me.

 

It all sounds quite promising but there is a catch - £349 to access the database...

 

It is refunded to me once i recieve funding from one of the government schemes, apparently?

 

Anyone had any experience with it? Could be an expensive scam or it could save me £thousands...

[kevinjohnsonmbe]

My general opinion of 'funding schemes' (wether that be Leader, Business Link (as was), local hubs etc... Is that they are a total waste of time and effort and completely miss whatever the original point of the government incentive scheme was by spending more on staff and administration than they ever seem to pass on to whatever cock-eyed schemes they are supposed to support.

 

There is a whole industry grown around funding applications and the 'business' of making grant applications is a tortuous distraction from the real business of earning a living.

 

And that's the pucker ones! Those that want cash up front, well, you seem to already have a sniff of BS so trust your intuition.

 

Just my experience, others may differ!

[phcb92]

Yeah thats fair. I looked up some reviews and they seemed 50/50 so asked the question on here. I then looked further and read plenty horror stories - i think ill go back to the drawing board and get things done the hard way!