Win up to £1200 pounds for your business in Hull
The Badgers Sett Enterprise Challenge is a “Dragons’ Den” style competition in Hull for enterprising young people aged 24 or under, with the support of five organisations – Hull Training, The John Cracknell Youth Enterprise Bank, Force-7, HWS Hosting and GH Events. The Badgers Sett Enterprise Challenge is named in honour of Ruth Badger, former BBC Apprentice Finalist and successful entrepreneur. In 2013 many brave young entrepreneurs faced off with The Badgers, don’t take our word for it.
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UK Government sets up £10m Internet of Things fund
Start-ups challenged to innovate as multi-million pound competition looks to harness the power of technology to create the cities of the future…
A £10 million Internet of Things (IoT) fund has been established by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport and Innovate UK, with the idea of encouraging UK businesses to envision how the IoT could benefit the general public.
Forward-thinking entrepreneurs who wish to get involved are required to produce a research and development project, detailing how new technology could
Innovation Vouchers
Innovation Vouchers
Overview
You can get up to £5,000 from Innovate UK to pay for an external expert to help your business grow.
You can use this expert to develop or improve an innovative idea for a new product, process or service. Or they could show you how to use design within your business or how to manage and use intellectual property.
Innovate UK can help you find and choose an expert from one of the following:
universities and further education colleges
research and technology institutes
technical
Fast-Form Systems and Finance Yorkshire
Construction firm Fast-Form Systems is targeting international growth after winning a major investment from Finance Yorkshire.
The Grimsby-based formwork business helps companies to reduce build times, costs and carbon use by supplying reusable, adjustable stainless steel brackets that hold plywood or polymer boards securely in place during concrete pours.
An independent study by the Grimsby Institute showed that Fast Form Systems reduces the carbon footprint of a concrete pour by up to 10 times compared to using traditional timber shutters.
Fast-Form Systems has
Stelios Award for Disabled Entrepreneurs in the UK – 2015 Round Open
Stelios Award for Disabled Entrepreneurs in the UK – 2015 Round Open
Sponsored by Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou and administered by Leonard Cheshire Disability, the Stelios Award for Disabled Entrepreneurs in the UK identifies and celebrates business ability by recognising an exceptional disabled entrepreneur.
The competition is open to disabled entrepreneurs on the management board, and with ownership, of any business in the UK. Eligible businesses must have an annual turnover above £10,000 and have been trading for between two and five years.
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Youth Enterprise Bank – Needs your help
We Need Your Support
The John Cracknell Youth Enterprise Bank relies on support from young entrepreneurs, Hull City Council and businesses in Hull. This is why we have introduced a new bondholder investment scheme in order to be able to give support to more enterprising young people; we would therefore appreciate it if you were willing to become a bondholder and that you would consider one of our three options on how to become involved.
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GrantFinder New £40 Million Loan Fund
New £40 Million Loan Fund Opens to Support Small Firms’ Growth (UK)
The Enterprise Ventures’ SME Loan Fund was launched in June 2015 and provides loans to established and growing SMEs in all sectors and across all areas of the UK, with a particular focus in the North West, Yorkshire and Humberside.
The aim of the scheme is to generate business growth. For example, a business may require additional working capital to fund expansion, cover the cost of fulfilling a new contract
The Green Alley Award 2015
The Green Alley Award 2015 – for start-ups in the circular economy
New award for eco-entrepreneurs linking the top start-up cities of London and Berlin
UK ‘tech for good’ accelerator Bethnal Green Ventures and the European Recycling Platform (ERP) UK have teamed up with Berlin based green economy investor Green Alley and Germany’s leading crowdfunding platform Seedmatch to bring Europe’s first circular economy focused start-up competition to the UK. The Green Alley Award initiated in 2014 recognizes start-ups and entrepreneurs who contribute