New Business Guidance to Boost Skills and Unlock Benefits of AI
In a strategic move to propel the United Kingdom into the forefront of AI innovation, the government has released draft guidance aimed at assisting businesses in upskilling their workforce to harness the potential of Artificial Intelligence (AI). Published on November 30, the guidance outlines key knowledge, skills, and behaviours required to effectively integrate AI tools, such as Large Language Models, into the workplace.
The primary focus of the guidance revolves around five key areas, encompassing the evaluation of project performance using
Find out how the Levelling Up Home Building Fund can support you
Homes England is helping hundreds of small and medium sized housebuilders to kickstart projects by providing development loans from £250,000 to £10 million+.
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The Levelling Up Home Building Fund is designed for housebuilders based in England, that are struggling to access finance from traditional lenders. Loans can be tailored to your individual circumstances and can be used to meet the development costs of building homes for sale or rent. Financing is also available to support community-led housing projects, serviced plots
stress-free accounting and financial management software
Say hello to stress-free accounting and financial management software Wherever you are on your business journey, Sage has the solution to support your accounting needs and help you thrive. Accounting and financial management software is a powerful business tool, helping businesses of all sizes to simplify and streamline their financial admin. Sage Intacct, Sage 50, and Sage Accounting are our solutions that help you manage your business and deliver strategic, profitable decisions on the go without missing a beat. Sage
A smart meter can help you focus on your customers
Scheduling a meter reading is a small job, but it can be a pain on top of everything elsethat fill your day. Then there’s waiting for an engineer and waiting until they’re finished.
A smart meter eliminates the need for any of this, as gas and electricity readings are sentautomatically to your supplier. This means you can devote more time to impressing yourcustomers with top-notch products and services.
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Yorkshire High Growth and Scale-up support survey
This e-survey is part of a project looking at the support needs high growth and scale-up businesses in Yorkshire.
The four Yorkshire Growth Hubs have commissioned Steer Economic Development (Steer-ED), an independent economic development consultancy, to undertake this project. The project is looking at the current support relevant to high growth businesses, their particular needs, and providing recommendations on future support.
The focus of this survey is to capture the views of high growth and scale-up businesses on the visibility and effectiveness of current
Yorkshire High Growth and Scale-up support survey
This e-survey is part of a project looking at the support needs high growth and scale-up businesses in Yorkshire.
The four Yorkshire Growth Hubs have commissioned Steer Economic Development (Steer-ED), an independent economic development consultancy, to undertake this project. The project is looking at the current support relevant to high growth businesses, their particular needs, and providing recommendations on future support.
The focus of this survey is to capture the views of high growth and scale-up businesses on the visibility and effectiveness of current
What are the new Made in the UK, Sold to the World Awards
Organised by the Department for Business and Trade, theMade in the UK, Sold to the World Awards recognise and celebrate the success of UK SMEs trading internationally from a wide range of sectors.•We want to inspire and encourage UK businesses to pursue global opportunities. The ‘Made in the UK, Sold to the World’ campaign provides us with a platform to acknowledge and celebrate exporters from across the country and tell their stories, with the aim of instilling an exporting culture.•As
HEY LEP to launch Create Growth Programme thanks to £520,000 of funding
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Hull and the East Riding will soon be able to benefit from expert, tailored support thanks to over half a million pounds worth of funding secured by Hull & East Yorkshire Local Enterprise Partnership (HEY LEP).
The government’s Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has awarded £520,000 to HEY LEP to deliver the Create Growth Programme (CGP).
The CGP will provide ‘scale up’ support to high-growth potential SMEs from the creative industries and help them
UK dairy industry to be boosted by new export programme
The Department for Business and Trade has launched the Dairy Export Programme designed to help grow agri-food exports in overseas markets.
New Dairy Export Programme launched to help grow agri-food exports in overseas markets.
Programme includes UK Dairy Showcase, education sessions and trade missions and follows £1m funding committed to dairy sector exports by the Prime Minister in May at the Farm to Fork Summit.
Minister for Exports Lord Offord visits Lye Cross Farm in Bristol to launch programme and showcase government support
Government Support for TV production firms to accompany Channel 4 reforms
The UK TV production industry will benefit from new safeguards as the government proceeds with reforms to support Channel 4’s long-term sustainability.
New freedoms for Channel 4 to make and own content included in the Media Bill, introduced today
New safeguards for UK’s world-leading TV programme makers, including requirement on Channel 4 to commission more shows from independent producers
Part of government plans to grow the creative industries by £50bn and expand Britain’s pipeline of TV talent
The UK’s world-renowned TV production industry will