£3M TATA SUPPORT FUND
North Lincolnshire Council on behalf of the Tata Steel Taskforce is launching a £3m support fund for business within the Tata Steel supply chain and other local businesses to help with creating and safeguarding jobs.
Are you part of the steel supply chain, or looking to grow your business?
Then, grant funding is now available to help you with the following:
Tailored Business Advice and Support
Organisational Development and Training
Capital Investment
Wage Subsidy for Particular Groups
Research and Development.
The funding can be used for capital investments
Growth Hub Apprenticeship Funding Event
The Humber LEP Growth Hub along with the Skills Funding Agency held a Apprenticeship Funding Information event for local Businesses at the Mercure Hotel in Willerby East Yorkshire on Tuesday 15th March 2016.
The information session was to help local businesses understand what funding is available for businesses looking to take on apprentices.
The session started with an introduction from the Kishor Tailor, the Chief Executive of the Humber LEP. Bev Moxon from the Skills Funding Agency gave a presentation on how
FSB Newsletter 4th March 2016
The latest South & East Yorkshire FSB Newsletter is now available. The array of issues addressed in this week’s edition includes:
Cyber crime and business – what’s the future?
Yorkshire Coast Expo 2016 – Scarborough Spa
(Healthy) Breakfast Club Network at the Digital Media Centre
HMRC’s online support
Blogging for business workshop at the Digital Media Centre
International Women’s Day – ‘SheFest’
Northern rail franchises – air your views
Barnsley Farming Forum
Looking to Rotherham’s future
Sheffield’s creative and digital businesses given £3.5m boost
Great Yorkshire Way in Doncaster drives forward Yorkshire
Offshore wind opportunities in China and Taiwan
UKTI regional roadshows, April – May 2016
UK Trade and Investment (UKTI) in partnership with China-Britain Business Council (CBBC) and regional partners present offshore wind opportunities in China and Taiwan. This is a unique opportunity for UK companies to gain an insight into these emerging and accessible markets. UKTI’s experts offer up-to-date knowledge and unparalleled contacts to guide and support you through your exporting journey.
Opportunities for you
The large up scaling in both markets has led to both Governments encouraging collaboration
Export Opportunities Await Your Business
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dbqja-aBEIs
A World of opportunities await you. There are over 1000 export opportunities available on the Exporting Is Great web site, could there be one for your business? Can you export Baby and Children’s Gifts to Canada or Printer consumables to Mexico and a host of other prospects.
Visit exporting is great and see what opportunities await your business.
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Employer guide to apprenticeships and traineeships
An Information guide for employers showing the benefits of apprenticeships and traineeships to their business.
This guide gives employers the information and benefits of recruiting apprentices to their business.
The benefits of apprenticeships are becoming increasingly obvious to more and more businesses. It’s a fact that apprenticeships develop a motivated, skilled and qualified workforce. Businesses that offer apprenticeships view them as beneficial to their long-term development.
The guide also offers information for employers considering offering traineeships to young people, including the benefits of
Interactive Healthcare Fund
For small creative and digital businesses (SMEs) who wish to bring innovative digital health and wellbeing products and services to market
Funded by Creative England’s Regional Growth Fund and managed by Creative England in partnership with the Yorkshire & Humber Academic Health Science Network (AHSN).
Key Information
£250,000 will be available via investments of up to £50,000 per application
Companies must be based in England, outside of Greater London (innovations that have potential to benefit Yorkshire & Humber communities are welcomed)
The fund will open
Humber LEP Newsletter – February 2016
The Latest edition of the Humber Local Enterprise Newsletter is now out.
In this months edition:
£58m Local Growth Fund approved projects
Grant feeds growth for animal nutrition firm Agrimin
STEAM event to support careers choices
Humber Enterprise Zone projects and Programmes
Tata steel task force
Skills Pledge
View the newsletter here
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Childcare New Business Grant Scheme Extended
The future of the Childcare New Business Grant Scheme is currently under review. While this review takes place, the current scheme will remain open to new applications up to and including the 31st March 2016.
Claimants accepted to the scheme will have until the 17th June 2016 to submit a valid, Ofsted or CMA certificate to enable the grant payment to be made.
Application will be accepted for new business and new businesses who are operating within the 1st 12 months since
FSB Newsletter 19th February 2016
The latest South & East Yorkshire FSB Newsletter is now available. The array of issues addressed in this week’s edition includes:
FSB Business Opportunity 2016 – Making serious contacts.
Events for Sheffield Year of Making
World of Work Week professional networking event
Cyber crime and business – what’s the future
‘Mystery shoppers’ required for Meadowhall Young Enterprise project
Hull forum for local construction employers
Digital Demons United at Glanford Park
Yorkshire Coast Expo 2016 – Scarborough Spa
Would you like to grow your business?
February 2016 is proving to be a