HEY Growth Hub makes final call for Social Enterprises to scale via the Social Enterprise Accelerator
Social enterprises in Hull, East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire are being encouraged to take advantage of a fully-funded accelerator programme before it closes to new applicants.
The Hull & East Yorkshire Growth Hub’s Humber Social Enterprise Accelerator (Humber SEA) supports not for profit organisations – that are engaged in commercial activity – to take a fresh look at their long-term plans with a view to supporting sustainability and growth.
Delivered on behalf of the Growth Hub by sector experts CERT CIC, the
Introducing Start Up Loans’ new Business Support Partners
Start Up Loans, part of the British Business Bank, has today announced its new Business Support Partners (BSPs) – three national partners and a number of regional support partners. The new appointments will work with the Start Up Loans programme to deliver funding and support for small businesses across the UK over the next two years.
The Start Up Loans Company provides personal fixed-interest loans and support to aspiring and early-stage business owners from across the UK
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As part of a research project called ReTraCE (Realizing
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in the UK. This research will be beneficial for all organizations who aim to
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US State Senators enjoy civic dinner with Lord Mayor following clean energy visit
Lord Mayor of Hull, Cllr Christine Randall, hosted a civic dinner at the Guildhall on Thursday 16 March, where guests included State Senators and representatives from the USA.
The officials had visited Hull and the wider Humber area on a fact-finding mission to understand more about the UK’s clean energy sector.
Delegates learnt about how this transition is taking place in the Humber region, heard about its decarbonisation and net zero projects and how it is a world leader in offshore wind
Humber and Wolds Rural Action Digital Chocolate newsletter
Chocolate is like digital inclusion It’s the time of year when many of us eat chocolate. Did you know that digital inclusion is like chocolate? Will you eat a tiny bit of chocolate, indulge a lot or leave it alone entirely. You might go online loads whereas your relative might just use the Internet a little or not at all. You can break down online learning into manageable chunks. Different types of chocolate appeal to different people. It’s the same with digital inclusion. A
National Cyber Security Centre Campaign
The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) will be launching the next burst of its Cyber Aware campaign activity . This phase is aimed at sole traders, micro and small businesses and other organisations. NCSC would be grateful if you could use your various communication channels to help raise awareness amongst the target businesses about the campaign and tool available.
NCSC will be
joining the next Growth Hub Network Cluster leads call on Wednesday, to discuss
the campaign. So please do feel free to
SMEs to lead the country out of the economic downturn
Digital technology adoption will be a key driver
Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are expected to lead the economy out of its current economic downturn and digital adoption will be a key driver to their growth.
On Thursday 16 March, Humber SME leaders demonstrated their willingness to contribute to the economy by gathering to share ideas at the HEY Growth Hub hosted Innovation & Technology Roundtable and learn how they can grow their business through digital adoption.
While digital tools offer many opportunities
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Humber Industrial Cluster Plan launches with seven powerful mandates
The Humber Industrial Cluster Plan was first proposed in 2019 with the aim to drive sustainable growth and reduce carbon emissions in the Humber region, which is the largest industrial emitting cluster in the UK.
After 24 months of detailed analysis, modelling and interviews, the plan was launched on the 9th March 2023, by an influential consortium of companies and organisations, including the Hull and East Yorkshire Local Enterprise Partnership, CATCH, Drax Group, Equinor, National Grid Ventures, Centrica Storage, British Steel, VPI,
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