The Growth Hub Enterprise Support Summit
Small and medium enterprises in the Humber stand to benefit from a united business support community aiming to help entrepreneurs to grow and prosper.
This was the message from the Enterprise Support Summit, an event held in Hull on 11th October which saw the launch of an Enterprise Alliance of leading public and private sector business support organisations coming together to promote entrepreneurial spirit in the Humber.
The event was organised through the Humber LEP’s Growth Hub and brought together businesses and
NORTHERN LIGHTS AWARDS
Welcome to the Northern Lights Awards 2017.
The awards are designed to highlight collaboration between companies and within companies in the Northern Powerhouse geographical area, collaboration which ultimately leads to growing the Northern Powerhouse and helping to re balance the economy.
The awards winners will be announced at the Conference Dinner in Manchester on the evening of the 21st February 2017, the evening of the first day of the next UK Northern Powerhouse International Conference and Exhibition.
The Award categories are as follows:
Business
Funding for Innovation
Businesses can apply for funding for a range of business projects in areas from food security to smart cities and green vehicles.
A European funding programme is to invest more than €550 millon across 6 initiatives launched this month.
Business support is available for projects in a range of fields including sustainable food security, rural innovation and business, marine projects, the bioeconomy, smart cities and green vehicles.
The funding opportunities
Six new Horizon 2020 funding calls are now open.
Sustainable food security: €280.5 million is
Humber LEP launches 100 Pledges in 100 Days Campaign
The Humber Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) introduced The Skills Pledge in 2013, aiming to provide employers with a one stop shop when it comes to supporting their current and future workforce. Since its inception, a total of 373 organisations from across the Humber have supported the campaign which won national acclaim at last years Adult Learners Week awards.
Monday October 3rd marks the launch of a new campaign, with the aim of signing up 100 additional supporters to this already successful
Hull City Of Culture Business Survey
We want to hear your story!
UK City of Culture 2017 will impact on the local economy. Hull 2017 represents a huge opportunity for the region’s business community to make the most of the year ahead.
Please join Humber Local Enterprise in supporting the Culture Company by completing the survey below. The more information we can provide, the more they can ensure that Hull 2017 helps you boost your bottom line.
Please tell us how your business is gearing up for 2017 by
Mariner Packaging Ltd Gets Help From The Growth Hub
Mariner Packaging Ltd has been trading in the manufacture and supply of packaging materials to the food, agricultural and construction industry for the last 12 years, seeing rapid growth in the last four years. Servicing markets in both the UK and in overseas sectors such as USA, Canada and Europe, it is currently operating from two locations in Grimsby consisting of warehousing/ office premises and a factory.
The key issues the company are looking to address in the short term are:
Lack
Growth Hub Adviser Helps Arialtrail Ltd Get Off The Ground
Anthony and Denise Fowler have set up an exciting new leisure attraction in North Lincolnshire.
Arialtrail Ltd operates an outdoor climbing and high rope course covering 6000 square metres of woodland at the Pink Pig Farm in North Lincolnshire. The course consists of 16 elements approximately 5m from the ground ending with two 100m-zip lines. The course has a safety system called a rope roller whereby once a person is connected on the ropes they cannot disconnect until they have finished
£15m Funding competition for health and life sciences
Innovate UK have opened a new £15 million funding competition for innovation projects. There is £5 million available for projects lasting up to 1 year, £5 million for projects lasting up to 2 years and £5 million for projects up to 3 years. Project may focus on technical feasibility, industrial research or experimental development.
The aim of this competition is to stimulate innovation in Health and Life Sciences (H&LS). Projects must cover at least one of the following Innovate UK priority areas:
increase
New European Funding For Business Innovation
A European funding programme for businesses and researchers is to invest more than €600 million across 7 new initiatives launched this month.
Businesses can apply for support for projects in a range of fields including smart transport, autonomous transport, factories of the future,digital health, the circular economy and energy efficient buildings.
The funding is part of the EU’s Horizon 2020 fund for researchers and business, which aims to ensure Europe produces world-class science and that barriers to innovation are removed.
The funding opportunities
Seven
£250 million milestone for Start Up Loans
Since 2012, Start Up Loans worth a quarter of a billion pounds have been agreed with start-up businesses to support them in getting up and running with finance and support.
Funded by government through the British Business Bank, Start Up Loans generate a return on investment to the economy of £3 for every £1 spent. Businesses up and down the country from digital start-ups to recreational centres have benefited from the government scheme.
Business and Energy Secretary Greg Clark said:
Whether you live