New £10 million community business fund
Power to Change, a community enterprise support organisation, has launched a new £10 million Community Business Fund, which will provide grants of between £50,000 and £300,000 to community enterprises in England.
The funding is intended to increase the social impact of community enterprises and support them to increase trading income, secure assets or reduce costs. Any grants awarded must be used for either capital costs (including building, vehicle and equipment costs) or project-specific revenue costs (including staff salaries).
The first funding round
Green Alley Award 2016 – Business Start-ups prize worth 30,000 Euros
Kick off for European circular economy start-up competition of Green Alley and Seedmatch
The Green Alley Award is Europe’s only award for entrepreneurs and start-ups working in the circular economy. Green entrepreneurs with ideas for a sustainable economy and new ways of looking at waste as a resource can apply for the award at www.green-alley-award.com until the 27th of July 2016. Both classic pitch decks and creative videos are accepted – the online application is quick and easy. The guidelines explain which
Local Authority Contracts Up For Tender
We have a selection of contracts which are up for tender in each of the four Humber Local Authority areas.
East Riding Council
2052-16 External Training and Conference Venues
Kennelling Facilities to Accomodate Dogs
Hull City Council
Further Competition within the ESPO LED street lighting luminaires Contract
Taxi & Small Bus Service 2017. Call for Competition
North East Lincolnshire
Housing related support services enabling independent living for people in North East Linc…
Community Led Local Development (CLLD) – Workshop design and delivery
Request for Quotation Community Led Local Development (CLLD)
Technology boost for UK businesses
UK businesses are set to be at the heart of the fourth industrial revolution by embracing digital technologies that could improve productivity.
The EU Commission has published details on how businesses across the EU, including those in the UK, can get better access to the technologies that will help them to modernise. The innovative package includes improving access to cloud computing and services, data analytics and the Internet of Things. It will improve the way the UK does business in the research, technology and industrial sectors, and
FSB Newsletter 22nd April 2016
In this weeks addition of the East Yorkshire & Sheffield FSB newsletter:
• HS2 Supply chain – register your business for supplier roadshow
• ASEAN Insight Seminar Yorkshire and the Humber
• Big discount for new Saturday accounting course
• HR Challenges 2016: ‘Understanding Digital Risk’
• Chartered Manager degree apprenticeship – employer lunch
• Antiques Quarter book launch celebrates ‘A Lifetime in Antiques’
• Rule-breakers conference delivered to your inbox
• Entries open for Made in Hull 2016
• Yorkshire cyber security cluster event
• Yorkshire Bank announces plans
Calling innovators
Enterprise Europe and the EU are inviting SME’s to respond to a short survey: Call for Ideas, open until 29th April 2016.
Europe’s economic performance and job creation depends on the ability to translate the creativity and inventiveness of European citizens and entrepreneurs into world-winning products and services. At present, Europe lags behind some of our key international competitors in generating the kind of disruptive, market-creating innovations which are needed to secure Europe’s future prosperity.
With this in mind, the European Commission is keen
Innovate UK invests £561 million to back cutting-edge UK firms
Innovate UK is to invest £561 million in innovation over the next 12 months and take a more focused and efficient approach to supporting innovative UK companies. The delivery plan for the year 2016 to 2017 includes:
a new sector focus that is easier for industry, investors and government to work with
a 5-point plan to underpin activity across these sectors and drive productivity growth
clearer funding programmes that are easier to navigate
improvements to the way Innovate UK connects businesses to knowledge and
Employers of young apprentices will no longer pay National Insurance contributions
Employer National Insurance contributions for apprentices aged under 25 years have been abolished.
Employers of young apprentices are set to save thousands of pounds after the government abolished employer National Insurance contributions for apprentices under 25 years of age.
The change, which came into effect on 6 April 2016, will make hiring an apprentice even better value for employers across the country.
This exemption will apply to both existing employers with apprentices and those taking on a new apprentice.
Skills Minister Nick Boles said:
We’re
Humber Business Week Programme of Events
Humber Business Week 5th June to 10th June over 50 events to choose from.
Now in its 12th year, Humber Business Week (Biz Week) showcases the wealth of talent, entrepreneurship, vision and future potential of our region through a diverse programme of events which both inspire and educate.From high-profile keynote speakers, expos, conferences, workshops, tours, celebration receptions – and of course the odd networking breakfast and lunch – Europe’s longest established festival of business has grown year on year since being
FSB Newsletter 8th April 2016
The latest South & East Yorkshire FSB Newsletter is now available. The array of issues addressed in this week’s edition includes:
Business in the Spotlight returns for a networking spectacular!
Breaking Barriers – free export event
STEM Employer Open Evening at Barnsley College
East Yorkshire Local Food Network’s spring event: ‘Feeding minds and bodies’
Sheffield conference: Making history for a successful city
Free Business Sheffield information sessions April – June
Business leaders meet to discuss ‘what’s next for Doncaster’
Supersonic car to be star attraction
Competition opens to host Great