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Summaries of local and national support, funding, events and networking.

Funded Training - Belfast Met

Training and funding support programmes through Belfast Met.

Southwark Pioneers Fund Accelerator

Have you got big growth plans and want to find new funding opportunities? Scaling a business is hard but when you have the right support around you, you can take your business to the next level.

Department for Business and Trade (previously DIT) - Aid Funded Business

Guidance for UK companies on winning business from international aid and development projects.

Folkestone & Hythe District Council

A summary of what information, guidance and support is offered to businesses by the local council.

Webinars and guidance - selling to government and the public sector

Resources for businesses looking to tender for public sector or government contracts.

Elevate Worcestershire growth support

Support and funding to help established businesses scale and grow.

Enterprising Worcestershire Start-Up Grant

Funding from £1,000 to £5,000 for (SME) businesses based in Bromsgrove, Malvern, Redditch, Wychavon or the Wyre Forest District who have been trading for less then 3 years.

Net Zero Worcestershire grants

Grant funding to help Small to Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Worcestershire to implement energy saving initiatives.

Elevate NI

Are you a community or voluntary organisation based in Northern Ireland that is looking for opportunities to develop skills, knowledge and expertise?

Community Automated External Defibrillators Fund

Defibrillator funding for community spaces across England.

VCSE Contract Readiness Programme

Online training for voluntary, community and social enterprises to develop their bid readiness capability

Data Analytics Innovation Voucher

Funded data analytics research, training, workshops, networking events and webinars.

Growth Guarantee Scheme

Loans to help businesses to invest and grow.

Ngage Solutions Ltd

Ngage Solutions Ltd deliver a range of public funded programmes, including rural and sustainability support.

Farming Support - Wireless Innovation Grant

Grants of up to £5,000 each are available for businesses and organisations in the three core sectors of Water Management, Agriculture and Public Sector.

West Lothian Council Innovation Grant

A grant fund to help businesses in West Lothian with innovation.

Enterprising Worcestershire – Early Stage Business Coaching

The specialist coaching support for businesses can help you to establish a strong foundation, help empower you to make informed decisions and guide your business to develop and grow.

West Midlands SME Grant Programme – Cannock Chase

The West Midlands SME Grant Programme is funded by the UK Shared Prosperity Fund and offers grant support of between £2,500 - £7,500 for start-ups, and £5,000 - £100,000 for existing SMEs.

Shropshire Net Zero Leaders

Support with carbon reduction for businesses in Shropshire

Rother Rural Prosperity Fund Grants

Grant funding for organisations in rural areas of Rother.

Boost Business Lancashire Growth Hub

Information on the local Growth Hub service covering Lancashire.

The Retail Enhancement Grant - Worcester City Council

Help is available for businesses and organisations that are either moving into empty retail premises or are looking to make improvements to their existing building in Worcester.

West Midlands SME Grant Programme - Birmingham and Solihull

The WMGP is a support package designed to help small to medium-sized enterprises across all sectors based in the Birmingham and Solihull Council local authority area.

Rother Community Grants Scheme

Funding for community organisations in Rother.

Actionable information, tools and resources

Advice & Connections

Simon Allen - Public Funding Consultant

Tools & Resources

Private vs public companies: what's the difference?

Tools & Resources

9 easy ways to improve your business website

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BUNDLE: Social entrepreneurship

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Disability discrimination law in the workplace

Tools & Resources

Your essential digital glossary

Tools & Resources

How to retain staff without hurting your bottom line

Tools & Resources

PODCAST: Jordan Dargue and Shaun Fooy on bridging the innovation funding gap

Tools & Resources

PODCAST: Hermina Ely, Sandi Rickerby and Sarah Cox on supporting older people at home, work and play

Events & Learning

Expo Sunderland Challenge Launch

Tools & Resources

A beginners guide to bids and tendering

Tools & Resources

Promoting your business with PR

Finance & Funding

An introduction to grant funding

Tools & Resources

Winning government contracts if you’re an SME

Discounts & Deals

Save 10% on Marketing Strategy & Action Plans with Boo! Marketing

Tools & Resources

How to set up and register your business

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BUNDLE: Cost of trading crisis

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Business development on a shoestring

Tools & Resources

To bid or not to bid

Advice & Connections

Chris Pay - Growth Consultant

Tools & Resources

PODCAST: James de le Vingne on employee ownership

Tools & Resources

BUNDLE: Low carbon business

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What is people management and why is it important?

Tools & Resources

An introduction to start-up accelerator programmes

Inspiration

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Scottish IT recruiter wins major public sector tender

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Ticking the ‘social value’ box in public sector tendering

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11 business presenting and public speaking myths

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The World We Want delivers call to action for public-private partnerships to achieve the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals

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Simple steps to support workers who use public transport

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Maximising the value of video interviewing for market research projects

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West Midlands leads in smart energy stakes

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North of Tyne Growth Fund reopens for business

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Tech startup lands government deal

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Social care solution gets government back up

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Greenlight for £80m Leith Skyliner 

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Dry ice specialists turning biogas carbon capture into renewable CO2

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Made Smarter rolls-out innovative Leadership Programme

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’Plain speaking’ certification help will bring cybersecurity into the boardroom

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Five things brands get wrong

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eBike company launches nationwide scheme for frontline workers

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Scottish Businesses demonstrate adaptation

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New year, new start: Thinking about starting up your own business in County Durham?

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Right to regenerate proposals could favour custom builders

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Care provider seeks employment opportunity

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Great Exhibition legacy project demonstrates the importance of supporting regional businesses to innovate

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Northumbria strengthens its support for business

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Networking startup pivots to success with support from DABS

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North East community joins together to celebrate Asian impact

Events and webinars

Inspiration

WATCH: Looking after your mental health when seeking investment

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WATCH: Diversity makes games better

Inspiration

Mythbusting when starting a business

Finance & Funding

UMi Makes it Easy... to get your business grant ready

Finance & Funding

WATCH: A guide to business loans

Finance & Funding

WATCH: How to structure your grant application

Finance & Funding

WATCH: Get the best from your Tide business banking app

Inspiration

WATCH: How do we encourage more entrepreneurship?

Events & Learning

WATCH: THREE Steps to Easier Business Growth

Events & Learning

WATCH: How to get started with video marketing

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WATCH: How to get started with advertising on Facebook and Instagram

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WATCH: How video recruitment makes businesses more human

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WATCH: Managing behavioural change when starting and scaling a business

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WATCH: Perfecting your marketing action plan

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WATCH: Creating a positive induction experience for new employees

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WATCH: Understanding website SEO audits

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WATCH: Barriers facing women in business

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WATCH: Get Your Business Started the Right Way

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WATCH: Why you can’t grow as fast as you wish

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WATCH: Understanding client psychology

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WATCH: Making Google Analytics work for your business

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WATCH: Understanding digital PR

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WATCH: How to position your PR effectively

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WATCH: How to get journalists to write your story