<?xml version="1.0" ?><?xml-stylesheet title="XSL_formatting" type="text/xsl" href="viewRss.xsl"?><rss version="2.0">  <channel>    <title>Grants | Startups</title>    <link>http://www.startups.co.uk/grants_1</link>    <description>Small business start-up grants are not easy to come by, however there is funding available to those in the know. Use our top tips to help you locate business grants, navigate the application process and find out more about organisations such as The Prince's Trust and  CDFIs.</description>    <language>en-gb</language>    <docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs>    <ttl>20</ttl>    <item>      <title>How securing a grant from our local council provided us with finance, mentoring and press coverage</title>      <description>Pure Pet Food founder Matthew Cockroft reveals how access to a £1500 grant enabled him and his co-founder to launch their organic pet food product</description>      <link>http://www.startups.co.uk/how-securing-a-grant-from-our-local-council-provided-us-with-finance-mentoring-and-press-coverage.html</link>      <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.startups.co.uk/how-securing-a-grant-from-our-local-council-provided-us-with-finance-mentoring-and-press-coverage.html</guid>      <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 16:36:26 GMT</pubDate>      <category>Business</category>    </item>    <item>      <title>How securing an R&amp;D grant enabled us to finance our product development</title>      <description>Founder of Release Consulting William Lovegrove reveals how he won an £88,000 technology research grant to build a new product</description>      <link>http://www.startups.co.uk/how-securing-an-randd-grant-enabled-us-to-finance-our-product-development.html</link>      <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.startups.co.uk/how-securing-an-randd-grant-enabled-us-to-finance-our-product-development.html</guid>      <pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2013 14:19:46 GMT</pubDate>      <category>Business</category>    </item>    <item>      <title>What are CDFIs?</title>      <description>Community Development Finance Institutions explained</description>      <link>http://www.startups.co.uk/what-are-cdfis.html</link>      <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.startups.co.uk/what-are-cdfis.html</guid>      <pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2007 12:04:00 GMT</pubDate>      <category>Business</category>    </item>    <item>      <title>Grants - top tips</title>      <description>How to jump to the head of the queue</description>      <link>http://www.startups.co.uk/grants-top-tips.html</link>      <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.startups.co.uk/grants-top-tips.html</guid>      <pubDate>Thu, 31 Jul 2003 16:42:00 GMT</pubDate>      <category>Business</category>    </item>    <item>      <title>Apply for a grant to start a business</title>      <description>How to apply for a business grant and navigate your way through the grant applications process</description>      <link>http://www.startups.co.uk/grants-applying.html</link>      <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.startups.co.uk/grants-applying.html</guid>      <pubDate>Thu, 31 Jul 2003 16:28:00 GMT</pubDate>      <category>Business</category>    </item>    <item>      <title>Grants - where to get them</title>      <description>Startups looks at the main sources of potential funding for your small business</description>      <link>http://www.startups.co.uk/grants-where-to-get-them.html</link>      <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.startups.co.uk/grants-where-to-get-them.html</guid>      <pubDate>Thu, 31 Jul 2003 16:27:00 GMT</pubDate>      <category>Business</category>    </item>    <item>      <title>Grants for starting a business: what small business grants are available?</title>      <description>Everything an entrepreneur needs to know about the types of free help available for small businesses</description>      <link>http://www.startups.co.uk/grants-for-starting-a-business.html</link>      <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.startups.co.uk/grants-for-starting-a-business.html</guid>      <pubDate>Thu, 31 Jul 2003 16:24:00 GMT</pubDate>      <category>Business</category>    </item>    <item>      <title>Fair Finance Consortium </title>      <description>Focuses on comfortable repayments</description>      <link>http://www.startups.co.uk/fair-finance-consortium.html</link>      <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.startups.co.uk/fair-finance-consortium.html</guid>      <pubDate>Wed, 4 Dec 2002 11:25:00 GMT</pubDate>      <category>Business</category>    </item>    <item>      <title>The&amp;nbsp;Prince's&amp;nbsp;Trust</title>      <description>This charity organisation offers help and grants to young entrepreneurs</description>      <link>http://www.startups.co.uk/the-prince-s-trust.html</link>      <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.startups.co.uk/the-prince-s-trust.html</guid>      <pubDate>Tue, 19 Jun 2001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>      <category>Business</category>    </item>  </channel></rss>