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Disability means business
Tailored opportunities for disabled and neurodivergent entrepreneurs to help you start, manage and grow your business.
A note on language: for simplicity, we refer to the Equality Act definition of disability, that is if you have a physical or mental impairment that has a ‘substantial’ and ‘long-term’ negative effect on your ability to do normal daily activities. We recognise there is no single consensus on how to talk about disability. The word ‘disability’ covers a wide range of conditions, manifests in an array of differing lived experiences, and is understood in different ways.
Breaking barriers through financial empowerment
If you’re a disabled or neurodivergent entrepreneur you make up around 25% of the UK’s 5.5m small business population. By helping to create equal opportunities for you and your business, the Lilac Review estimates that £230bn could be added to the economy.
The Lilac Review
A government-backed independent review that aims to tackle the inequality faced by disabled-led businesses and level-up entrepreneurial opportunity across the UK.
Disabled business founders explain why the Lilac Review is important.
Lilac Centre Mentoring
Inclusive mentoring designed for Disabled, d/Deaf and neurodivergent founders. Every mentor has a lived experience of disability – meaning you’ll be supported by someone who gets it.
Learn. Connect. Thrive.
Build your journey
Curate your own programme of webinars and mentoring with Digital Boost.
Breakthrough Programme
Benefit from an eight‑week accelerator programme supporting disabled founders with expert guidance, lived‑experience mentors and the chance to pitch for grant funding.
Bite-size video learning
Choose from an online catalogue of quick-fire lessons on how to successfully start and grow your business.
Start-Up, Scale-Up
Access over 20 free learning modules delivered by expert trainers to help you start and grow your business with confidence, by Lloyds Bank Academy.
Access finance, your way
A finance solution tailored to MRB Recruitment Services
From overcoming profound deafness to building a thriving recruitment business. Lloyds supported Colleen Morrison with tailored financial solutions and a dedicated relationship.
Other funding options
Charitable funding programmes
A range of open funding programmes that support local charities and communities. Application opens yearly.
Helping you start-up, manage and grow your business
Navigating neurodivergence
Discover how Emma built an international business whilst navigating the world through the lens of autism and ADHD.
She believes that her difference is fundamental to her success after she created her own way of working and built a team that play to her strengths.
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Disability and neuro-inclusion training
This e-module can help provide the skills and confidence to have open conversations about disability and neurodiversity.
Disability at workSupporting employees with disabilities
Create a truly diverse workforce that reflects the people you serve.
Mental well-beingMental health in the workplace
Why engaging with employees is a priority for businesses, plus insights on how business owners can improve their own mental health.
Sharing your access needs can help get the support you want
Elevate Disabled Founders Pitch
As headline sponsor of Naidex 2026, we are thrilled to support the return of Elevate – Disabled Founders Pitch Initiative, providing a platform for disabled-led businesses to pitch their ideas to industry experts and the Naidex audience. Congratulations to the 2026 finalists and winner.
Winner
Runner up
Finalist
Finalist
Tom Berry Head of Origination and Digital Sales, Markets – Commercial Banking Coverage, & Co-Chair of Access, LloydsIn a strong field, Alex stood out for the clarity of his delivery, a well articulated plan for how the funding would be used, and the significant wider societal impact Loujo has the potential to deliver at scale.
Loujo – Winner
Alex was diagnosed with dyslexia while studying Neuroscience at Cardiff University, where music became his way to learn and stay motivated. Years later, seeing his niece struggle with the same challenges, he realised traditional teaching methods weren’t working. That inspired him to create Loujo – a service that turns learning into personalised songs, helping dyslexic children understand, retain information, and build confidence in a way that truly works for them.
Trem – Runner-up
Diagnosed with an Essential Tremor at 27, Ilinca experienced firsthand the lack of objective tools to measure and manage her condition. That’s why she built Trem, creating the reliable data foundation that clinicians and pharma need to better understand tremor and accelerate more effective treatments for the millions affected.
We’re working with partners to help break down barriers
Being a founding signatory of the Disability Finance Code for Entrepreneurship and a steering board member of the Lilac Review means we are committed to better understanding the challenges and support for disabled-led business.
The Lilac Centre
The Lilac Centre combines lived experience with practical, innovative support to help Disabled founders overcome barriers, offering webinars, networking events mentoring and more.
Supporting business across the UK
Discover how we’re supporting business with expert analysis and tailored resources.
We’re taking steps to improve the accessibility features of this page. If you’d like to share any feedback or suggestions please email us: socialsustainability@lloydsbanking.com.