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Access to Funding & Finance

There are a number of funded programmes available in the region to help promote international trade activity which your business may be eligible to apply for. The availability of these funds to businesses depends on a range of factors determined by each separate funding source. If you need financial advice or information for your business needs please contact Medilink YH's International department. 

This Business Link guide also provides support and advice on raising finance, managing finance and help with financial matters. It can help with financing your business needs, borrowing, business banking, grants and government support.

UK Government Support:

• UK Trade & Investment:
  Passport to Export
  The Passport to Export programme assists new and inexperienced exporters to develop an international trade strategy and action plan to access overseas markets. 
  Targeted Export Support Scheme (TESS)
  Targeted Export Support assists eligible businesses to develop and implement an international trade strategy, usually over a 6-12 month period.

 EU Funded Trade Support:  

• AL-Invest
  This European Commission programme organises meetings between companies from the European Union and Latin America who are operating in the same sector. Benefits include the opportunity to set up distribution agreements, joint-ventures, or simply exchanging information.
• Switch Asia
  This programme was born out of this need. It focuses on sustainable consumption and production (SCP) and directly contributes to sustainable growth and the fight against poverty. 
• Central Asia Invest
  A programme that aims to promote the sustainable economic development of Central Asian Countries (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan) by encouraging the development of SMEs.
• Leonardo da Vinci II
  Leonardo da Vinci II is the 2nd phase of the EUs vocational training programme. It encourages collaboration between organisations involved in vocational training with the aim of improving the quality of training provision and developing the skills of the workforce. 
• ProInvest
  ProInvest is an EU-ACP (Africa, Caribbean and Pacific) partnership programme developed and undertaken by the European Commission and financed by the European Development Fund. The ProInvest objective is to promote investment and technology flows to enterprises operating within key sectors in the ACP states.
• Tacis
  The Tacis programme provides grant-financed technical assistance to the EU’s partner states of Eastern Europe and Central Asia and mainly aims at enhancing the transition process in these countries.
• Integrated Action Programme – Lifelong Learning
  This proposed lifelong learning programme will incorporate the current Socrates and Leonardo da Vinci II programmes. The aim is to contribute through lifelong learning to the development of the EU as an advanced knowledge society, with sustainable economic development, more and better jobs and greater social cohesion. The proposed budget is €13.62 billion for the total period 2007-2013.

Contact our international team for more information