Venturefest Yorkshire – Win free places and cash prizes
Venturefest Yorkshire is a one day festival with a clear remit to nurture business growth in the region, – by helping innovators develop their ideas and helping entrepreneurs get investment.It is intend to inspire, entertain and amaze our delegates with fantastic talks, workshops and exhibitions and a spectacular end-of-day show.The event will take place at York Racecourse on the 16th November.
Two competitions are available with the chance to win:
Free Showcase stand at the Venturefest event.
A £5000 cash prize.
A £1000 cash
Hull’s Old Town Grant Scheme
If you are a small or medium independent enterprise in Old Town and would like to start up or expand a business in Old Town, you may be eligible to apply for a grant.
The Old Town grant scheme is part of a programme to revitalise Hull’s historic heart by improving both the visual landscape and quality of commercial premises. It also aims to encourage small and medium sized enterprises to occupy vacant or underused premises.
The Old Town programme also plans
Tech North Northern Stars Competition
Northern Stars is a pitch competition that seeks to identify and showcase the best tech startups in the North of England. We do this through an online application process, supported by a series of Regional Pitch events, culminating in a Grand Final where 10 winning companies are chosen by a high-profile panel of judges.
We want to hear from early-stage tech and digital startups from across the tech sector and of all shapes and sizes, working on everything from AI, VR
Driving Skills Programme
Are You Looking to recruit LGV Drivers?
Due to increased demand, changes in legislation, and lack of new entrants, LGV driver is the fourth biggest skills shortage nationally.
A new joint scheme by North East Lincolnshire Council, Jobcentre Plus and Scania can help fund the LGV driver training.
What’s on offer?
If you have LGV driver vacancies in the Humber they can provide:
•Hassle free help in recruiting potential drivers
•Candidates you can select for your business
•A work trial to ensure they fit your organisation
•Funded category
Visit Hull & East Yorkshire – The Big Welcome training programme
Visit Hull and East Yorkshire (VHEY) has devised “The Big Welcome” for local businesses – a two part visitor welcome training programme which shows how attention to the smallest of details can make a difference to customer care levels.
The visitor economy of Hull & East Riding of Yorkshire is worth over £750 million and next year, when Hull is UK City of Culture 2017, an extra million visitors are expected.
VHEY have come up with a professional training programme to help
£4m Funding competition: compound semiconductor applications
Businesses can apply for a share of £4 million to encourage the commercial use of compound semiconductors.
Scope
Innovate UK is to invest up to £4 million in innovative projects that help to speed up the use of compound semiconductors. This is in areas such as power electronics, RF/microwave, photonics and sensors.
Innovate UK are seeking proposals with large and scalable commercial potential. The aim of this competition is to ensure that UK businesses can respond to market opportunities in compound semiconductors. Projects
Cutting Red Tape Review of Local Authorities – Business Survey
The Cutting Red Tape review of Local Authorities is a government review led by the Cabinet Office, DCLG and BIS, working together with other government departments and regulators.
The Cutting Red Tape Review of Local Authority Regulation and Enforcement aims to identify and remove unnecessary regulatory barriers to growth and associated costs placed on Local Authorities and businesses.
The review wants to identify and remove unnecessary regulatory barriers to growth and associated costs placed on businesses by local authorities, while ensuring necessary
The Great British High Street Of The Year Awards 2016
The Great British High Street Competition is a Government and business-led initiative which celebrates our nation’s much-loved high streets. Now in its third year, it showcases the people, businesses and partnerships that are putting their high street at the heart of their communities.
The 2015 Competition was a huge success. Over 230 high streets took part and the campaign to find the winners made a huge dent in the public consciousness, with over 200,000 votes cast for the finalists. This year,
Government gives UK businesses £57m boost to bring ideas to market
A new funding boost of £57.5 million has been announced for the UK’s energy and infrastructure, biomedical and quantum technology sectors.
The best ideas will compete for funding to develop new sustainable energy and transport solutions, bring new healthcare advancements to market and drive forward commercial advances in quantum technology (used in electronic devices such as clocks and computers).
The series of competitions will open over the next 2 weeks and be run by Innovate UK and its partner organisations. The competitions
Humber Business Resilience Forum (HBRF) – helping business combate cyber crime
The HBRF brings together businesses, Law enforcement and academics to ensure that businesses can access the most up to date expertise and information to protect themselves from security threats. The HBRF aim is to create a secure Humber region where businesses and organisations can flourish.
Members of HBRF will learn how to make their organisations more resilient to cyber security threats. The HBRF is open to organisations of all sizes and sectors across the Humber region.
It combines the expertise of academia,