The UK Space Agency is Unlocking Space for Business
The UK Space Agency has launched a new programme to help businesses unlock the benefits of satellite data and services.
Global satellite services currently support activity that contributes £370 billion to the UK economy, which is around 17.7% of our GDP. As the cost of accessing space continues to fall and the pace of innovation increases, a greater number of businesses now have the opportunity to harness the advantages offered by satellites through enhanced imagery, connectivity and navigation capabilities.
Unlocking Space for
Inflation bites as Humber firms feel pressure, quarterly survey reveals
MOST of the key economic indicators took a tumble in Quarter 3 according to the latest Quarterly Economic Survey research
The fieldwork for the Quarter 3 survey was conducted before the Bank of England decided to hold interest rates in a split decision by the Monetary Policy Committee, with the Governor of the Bank,
The cautious tone struck by Humber businesses in Quarter 2, followed by a further interest rate rise, has had a visible impact on business confidence among
New life for city centre office building thanks to funding boost
HEY LEP chair James Newman OBE with Allenby Commercial managing director Andrew Allenby and contracts director Paul Swallow.
A vacant and dilapidated Hull city centre building will soon benefit from ‘Grade A’ managed office space thanks to significant funding from Hull City Council and Hull & East Yorkshire Local Enterprise Partnership (HEY LEP).
A contribution of £1.5m has been granted to Venture Business Space, part of Allenby Commercial, towards its £6.5m project to create the office space at Monocle, formerly known
Employment and skills issues the focus of next Manufacturers Network meeting
Businesses in Hull and the East Riding with employment and skills issues are welcome to attend next week’s Hull & East Yorkshire Manufacturers Network.
This month’s event, organised by Hull & East Yorkshire Local Enterprise Partnership (HEY LEP), will support those who have expressed an interest in tackling employment and skills issues that they have faced.
It will look at these issues across the region in detail and will have three key objectives:
1) To raise awareness of the current funding and support
VIP – Meet the Cornerstones Employers a success
Hull & East Yorkshire’s Local Enterprise Partnership (HEY LEP) hosted a successful VIP – Meet the Cornerstones Employers event in Hull’s iconic Guildhall last week.
Wednesday 27 September saw a host of employers, business leads and careers leaders from school and colleges in Hull and East Yorkshire come together for a networking session.
Organised by HEY LEP’s Careers Hub, 10 Cornerstone businesses and partner employers showcased an array of employment opportunities for young people post-education.
These employers also work with the Careers Hub
The HEY LEP has a Hull & East Yorkshire Manufacturers Network – Employment & Skills Event on 12th October.
It is at
Aura Innovation CentreMeadow Road Kingston upon Hull HU13 0GD.
Join other manufacturing and engineering businesses this October as the Hull & East Yorkshire Manufacturers Network takes a look at some of the employment and skills issues facing the sector.
Network members have expressed a strong interest in tackling employment and skills issues that they face with the support of the Network. This event has therefore been developed to help look at these employment & skills issues in more
Export Growth Grant
Export Growth Grant (EGG) Funding Programme – Trade Show Exhibitor Grants
Hull City Council would like to announce the successful awarding to the Hull and East Yorkshire Local Enterprise Partnership (HEY LEP) of UK Shared Prosperity Funds (UKSPF) supporting Hull based businesses with an Export Growth Grant (EGG) Funding Programme. The Programme aims to provide revenue grants to Hull-based companies to support business growth through exporting to new markets.
Grants to a maximum of £5,400 are available to SMEs trading in a Hull Postcode (HU1 –
Driving forward your interest in export? Discover more at the Export 4 Manufacturing Businesses event
Hull and East Yorkshire Local Enterprise Partnership’s (HEY LEP) Made Smarter team and Hull & Humberside Chamber of Commerce have collaborated to provide a free manufacturing business support event this November.
Hull and the East Riding business are invited to Export 4 Manufacturing Businesses, the latest instalment of HEY Business Growth Hub’s Made Smarter workshop programme.
Export 4 Manufacturers will be hosted by the partnership supported by Hull & Humber Chamber of Commerce and Hull & East Yorkshire (HEY) Business Growth Hub’s
Application deadline: Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses UK
reference to the fully funded Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses UK programme, which is still accepting applications for Cohort 20, starting in February 2024.
The application deadline is Friday 22nd September 2023..
For more detailed information, and to find the application page, please direct any interested or suitable businesses to the website: www.gs.com/10ksb-uk,
or contact Vivienne Garnett Recruitment and EDI Manager Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses UK
email 10KSB.Recruitment@sbs.ox.ac.uk
In addition, they are always keen to keep there alumni informed of any new funding
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