Growth Hubs Part Of Government Strategy For Supporting Businesses To Start And Grow.
The Government have released their green paper for building the UK’s Industrial Strategy.
The Government aim is to build an industrial strategy that will deliver a high-skilled, competitive economy that benefits people throughout the UK.
The green paper lays out its plans for developing a modern industrial strategy. They want to build on the UK’s strengths to enable all parts of the country to succeed: helping to deliver a high-skilled, competitive economy that benefits people throughout the UK.
Part of the 10 point
Manufacturing Matters – Barometer survey
Manufacturing Matters – Barometer offers firms the chance to have their say and ensure industry gets the support it deserves
The Manufacturing Barometer is being relaunched in your region, giving you – the senior decision makers of smaller manufacturers – the perfect opportunity to have your say on current issues, opportunities and future challenges.
As the largest survey of its kind in England, the Barometer will be a crucial tool in informing the Government’s industrial strategy and helping to shape future support
Boost Your Digital Skills with The Free Google Digital Garage
The Digital Garage offers you the opportunity to boost your digital knowledge to help grow your business or career.
There are free tutorials from Google on everything from your website to online marketing and beyond. Choose the topics you want to learn, or complete the whole online course for a certification from Google and IAB Europe.
It provides you with a one-stop shop for mastering digital marketing. If you have what it takes to complete each of the 23 topics and unlock
Progress in The Humber 2016 Economic Analysis Report
The Growth Hub has commissioned an economic review of the Humber Sub-region for 2016.
The report reflects the business focused and economic-driven agenda of the LEP.
These comprise:
Key performance benchmarks for the Humber versus the UK;
Summary of the economic and political context policy environment;
The Economic and Business Base;
Population, Skills and Settlements;
Resources and Infrastructure
The report has been produced during a period of political and economic uncertainty at the global and national level, following the UK referendum on EU membership, the appointment of a
Transforming products and services: apply for business funding
Business can apply for a share of £15 million to support development of new products and services in any technology or industrial area.
Innovate UK has up to £15 million to support the best business-led and innovative ideas for new products, processes and services.
Ideas can come from any technology, engineering or industrial area. They can fit in with Innovate UK’s 4 priority sectors for growth – emerging and enabling technologies, health and life sciences, infastructure systems, and manufacturing and materials –
95,000 businesses launched with jobcentre scheme
More than 95,000 businesses have been launched by entrepreneurial jobseekers in the past 5 years with the support of a scheme designed to boost innovation.
New ventures have been launched through the New Enterprise Allowance (NEA) across a wide range of industries and sectors, including manufacturing, design, fashion and leisure.
Jobseekers who want to start their own firm can access government funding and on-going expertise from dedicated mentors through the scheme.
Employment Minister Damian Hinds said:
This year will be remembered as one in
The Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Programme
Do you run a successful business or social enterprise and are looking to grow?
The Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Programme is an investment to help entrepreneurs create jobs and economic opportunity by providing greater access to education and business support services. 10,000 Small Businesses is funded by Goldman Sachs and the Goldman Sachs Foundation
The programme provides high-quality, practical education specifically tailored to the needs of UK small business leaders. Participants will receive 100 hours of teaching designed by leading experts
Funding For Innovation In Infrastrucure
Businesses can apply for a share of £15 million to support projects to develop new integrated infrastructure solutions and business models.
Innovate UK has up to £15 million to fund innovative projects in:
smart infrastructure
energy systems
connected transport
urban living
The competition aims to stimulate innovation in the infrastructure that provides critical services for the economy, the environment and society.
Infrastructure systems are vital to continued economic growth, competitiveness, productivity, environmental sustainability and social wellbeing.
They also represent a huge market opportunity for UK businesses. There is
The Government is Open for Business
The Government is Open for Business and wants to work with more small and medium businesses across the UK.
By 2020, the government plans to spend £1 in every £3 with small business in the UK, either directly or through the supply chain. That’s almost £3 billion of new business up for grabs every year, either directly or through the supply chain.
Increasing the proportion of government spend that reaches SMEs has been a key priority within the governments procurement policy over the
Up To 3000 Jobs To Be Created in Humber Enterprise Zone
Up to 3000 new jobs are to be created in one of the Humber Enterprise Zones. Planning permission was granted by East Riding Council for a new distribution centre at Capitol Park on the Goole 36 Enterprise zone.
The development, which was put together by Capitol Park owners Sterling Capitol and the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA), will include a mix of warehouse units, retail and leisure facilities and car showrooms, along with a 100-bed hotel. A number of high profile