UK-China project partnerships: apply for business funding
UK businesses are invited to partner with Chinese ones on projects that meet challenges in energy, healthcare, urbanisation and agri-food.
Innovate UK, Research Councils UK and the Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST) for the People’s Republic of China are to invest up to £16 million in collaborative research and development projects that propose commercial solutions to critical challenges affecting socio-economic growth and development of China.
UK and Chinese businesses are invited to join forces to apply for a share of the money for projects in
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 floor coverings to Australia,supply water pumps to Switzerland or supply o-rings to Japan.
Visit exporting is great and see what opportunities await your business.
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LEADER FUNDING PROGRAMME
Northern Lincolnshire LEADER Programme will be launching on 16th November 2015.
Leader Launch Event
What is LEADER?
LEADER is part of the Rural Development Programme for England (RDPE). LEADER uses local knowledge to promote a joined-up ‘bottom up’ community-led delivery of RDP grants. In England this is being delivered by Local Action Groups (LAGs) and it targets rural areas with specific needs and priorities.
How local action groups work
The LEADER Funding Programme is aimed farmers, foresters, businesses and community groups within rural North and
Federation of Small Businesses Newsletter 13th November
This week’s edition which contains all the business news, resources, some great free events, business achievements, burning issues and things to watch out for in the future… everything you need to know about what’s happening in the enterprise world, all in one place.
This week’s edition includes:
Business in the Spotlight is back!
‘The Telephone Assassin’ in live webinar
Shaping the future of your business
SheffEX – Sheffield’s business event
How to grow your Business with Social Media
Rotherham Hospice business breakfast wake up call
UK City Of
£4million Video Games Prototype Fund to support UK video games development
A new £4 million fund to help boost the UK’s growing video games industry has been launched by Government.
Aimed at helping smaller companies get concepts off the drawing board and into production, the fund will provide additional support to the sector which has already given the world global blockbusters like Tomb Raider, Little Big Planet, Runescape, Monument Valley and Batman: Arkham Knight.
Over the four years from 2015 to 2019, the Video Games Prototype Fund will offer grants of up to
Tech North – Northern Stars Hull 2015 Highlights
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmzSvJvfNCY&feature=youtu.be
Northern Stars is a Tech North initiative designed to support ambitious digital entrepreneurs from across the North of England, by connecting digital founders and showcasing their talent on the national and international stage.
Northern Stars will raise the profile of inspiring digital startup businesses and broaden the startup community’s connections with investors and a wider support network.
Working in partnership with organisations at local, national and international levels, Northern Stars offers digital entrepreneurs a series of regular events, missions and networking opportunities.
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The Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act is here
The Act contains a number of measures which together represent significant change for companies and Companies House customers.
The Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act received Royal Assent in March 2015. It’s expected to be implemented to the timescales as set out by the government.
The measures that affect companies aim to:
reduce red tape
increase the quality of information on the public register
enhance transparency
The Act intends to provide a boost to the economy, making it easier for businesses to find the valuable information they need.
UK-India project partnerships: apply for business funding
UK businesses are invited to partner with Indian ones on projects that meet challenges in clean-tech energy, affordable healthcare and ICT.
Innovate UK and the Government of India are to invest up to £3.4 million in collaborative research and development projects that propose commercial solutions to critical challenges affecting socio-economic growth and development of India.
UK and Indian businesses are invited to join forces to apply for a share of the money for projects in the fields of clean-tech energy, affordable healthcare
Professor Brian Cox Exporting is Great – Switzerland Engineering
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DT66sb3oSA0&utm_source=BGS&utm_medium=social_twitter&utm_campaign=exportingisGREAT
Professor Brian Cox highlights one opportunity at CERN in Switzerland for cutting edge UK advanced engineering companies.Exporting is GREAT is the Government’s most ambitious export campaign ever. It aims to inspire and support 100,000 new UK exporters to sell their goods and services overseas by 2020. Our mission is to become the world’s greatest exporting nation, capturing the imagination of the UK public, boosting business confidence and national pride and empowering more UK companies to go out and succeed in
Pioneering a British food and drink revolution
The country’s brightest food pioneers are being brought together to help Britain become a Great Food Nation.
Britain’s food and drink pioneers will be brought together for the first time to help Britain become a Great Food Nation, Environment Secretary Elizabeth Truss announced today.
Top chefs Raymond Blanc OBE and Ken Hom OBE will join entrepreneurs like Leon’s Henry Dimbleby and a new generation of food leaders including culinary architects Sam Bompas and Harry Parr to help Elizabeth Truss launch the five-year