Queen’s Award For Enterprise
There is still time for nominations and applications for the Queen’s Award for Enterprise. Applications must be made by 30th September 2015.
There are 3 Queen’s Awards for Enterprise for organisations, and one for individuals.
For organisations
The Queen’s Awards for Enterprise are awards for outstanding achievement by UK businesses in the categories of:
innovation – for commercial success as a result of innovation
international trade – for growth and commercial success in international trade
sustainable development – for commercially successful products, services and management that benefit the
New £5000 Government grant for small businesses to boost cyber security
New online hub to tackle cyber skills shortage
A new scheme to protect small businesses from cyber attacks has been announced by Government today (Thursday 16 July 2015).
Speaking at the Reform “Cyber Security: assurance, resilience, response” conference in London, Digital Economy Minister Ed Vaizey has outlined how a new voucher scheme designed specifically for small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) will launch later this month.
The launch of the voucher scheme is part of a package of initiatives designed to increase the resilience
How teenage markets are revitalising UK towns
An interesting article in the Guardian on how a simple idea of setting up local markets for teenage traders has become a huge hit with young entrepreneurs breathing new life into UK markets.
View the full article here.
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Growth on Growth Fund
University of Lincoln to Help Incubatees ‘Fly the Nest’!
The Grow-on Growth Fund is a new £2m RGF funded initiative led by The Research and Enterprise Department at University of Lincoln. The scheme enables early stage businesses located in business incubation environments (e.g. business incubator, innovation centres, enterprise centres etc.) to ‘fly the nest’ and create secure sustainable high quality jobs. Acting as a funder of last resort, the Fund has two objectives:
Facilitate and support early stage companies with growth plans
Young Hull entrepreneurs launch digital game
Hull City Council Press release:
Pupils from three Hull schools are getting ready to launch a new online game following a year of development work, as part of a Young Enterprise project. The students from Gillshill Primary School, Sirius Academy and Malet Lambert originally produced a board game, with support from Engaging Education and the John Cracknell Youth Enterprise Bank. The game, “Hull Enterprise Trail”, shows local organisations that support enterprising young people in the city. After presenting the game to Lord Young
IP Minister Baroness Neville-Rolfe launches Copyright Hub
First public use of The Copyright Hub and Digital Catapult’s ground-breaking technology
Agreement to use new system in Australia announced
Launch of the public information website copyrightdoneright.org
LONDON, UK. 30 July 2015 – Intellectual Property Minister Baroness Neville-Rolfe has become the first public user of The Copyright Hub and the Digital Catapult’s innovative new copyright technology at an event in London today. Using a single mouse-click, the Minister was able to secure permission to use a copyrighted image provided by project partner 4Corners Images.
The event marks the first time
Success of Enterprising Libraries Programme
Over the past two years, Hull Libraries have been supporting entrepreneurs to set up and successfully grow their own businesses as part of the national ‘Enterprising Libraries’ programme.The findings of a report into the initiative reveal that the project has attracted high numbers of women, young people and those from black and Asian minority ethnic backgrounds, as well as people that were unemployed or seeking work.
Over 600 people have accessed support through the scheme, which offered start-up advice, funding advice
New commissioner to tackle late payment culture
The government sets out proposals for a Small Business Commissioner to help tackle payment disputes and other unfair practices.
Proposals for a new Small Business Commissioner to lead a culture change in how small businesses resolve disputes with larger companies have been set out today (26 Jul 2015).
The government is publishing a discussion paper on the Small Business Commissioner and is asking businesses for views on its proposals.
The Small Business Commissioner would help small businesses handle disputes over late payment and
Finance Yorkshire News Summer 2015
Finance Yorkshire News Summer 2015
I am delighted that Finance Yorkshire has now invested over £94 million into a wide range of growing companies.
Our investments to date have created and safeguarded 10,196 jobs across Yorkshire and the Humber, increased turnover by £309 million and generated private sector leverage of £179 million. More information about this and more is featured below.
Remember you can find out more on Finance Yorkshire by visiting www.finance-yorkshire.com or follow us on Twitter @FinanceYorks
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CR Parrott Consultants Limited – Rebrand
CR Parrott Consultants Limited – Rebrand
Originally established in 1994, over the last few years CR Parrott Consultants Limited have undergone a period of expansion; most recently with the addition of an Architectural team based at their new office situated at Europarc, Grimsby. The Company has gone from strength to strength in recent times, and they have now signalled the beginning of a new renaissance for the Company by launching a complete rebrand, including a new logo and a freshly designed