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
The Small Business Organisations essential guide to hitting your 2023 sales targets.
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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,
Are you planning to become a Carbon Neutral Business?
Clients are increasingly
demanding that their suppliers have a robust carbon reduction plan in place.
Consumers want to purchase
from sustainable companies.
If you are a business that
is looking to:
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your impact on the planetReduce
energy usageReduce
WasteReduce
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company imageImprove
employee pride and retention
Then the team at Beyond
Procurement are here to help you.
There 12 month support program will provide
Introducing a new resource from the British Business Bank: The guide to building business resilience
For small
business owners, rising costs can be a real challenge. It’s easy to get
overwhelmed trying to keep a business afloat in an uncertain economy of high
inflation and potential recession.
The new guide to building business resilience from the British Business Bank contains impartial, practical, and actionable information and support to help smaller businesses manage their costs, boost their long-term profitability, and increase their resilience. The guide features everything from energy efficiency to controlling staff overheads to help smaller business owners build a
HEY Growth Hub to launch new Hull and East Yorkshire Manufacturers Network
HEY Growth Hub is calling on manufacturers from across the region to join them for the launch of a new manufacturers network on Thursday 2 March.
Whilst the economy has been turbulent of late, “doing business” for manufacturers has been particularly challenging.
Faced with supply chain disruption, skills shortages, rising energy costs, and the implications of Net Zero, running a manufacturing business in 2023 is a challenging proposition.
With the launch of the HEY Manufacturers Network, the HEY Growth Hub is here to
Support From HMRC
Dear customer, Now is a good time to check up on the key changes affecting payroll for the 2023 to 2024 tax year. Get an overview of the main changes affecting the way you deal with employee and payroll matters by joining our live webinar, where you can ask questions using the on-screen text box.
Employers – what’s new for 2023 to 2024?
Join this webinar for an overview of the new rates for:
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Seven tips for starting a business when you work full time
Starting your own business takes a lot of hard work. You’re effectively building a company from nothing: finding clients, securing funding, and promoting your services. You’ll have to learn a variety of new skills along the way, such as marketing, bookkeeping, and technical support, and you will have to get used to working long hours.
t may be some time before your business is profitable. You can’t expect to set up a website and start raking in customers overnight. You
New funding opportunities from Innovate UK
Please see below a list of all the new and current funding opportunities available to you on behalf of Innovate UK. lease check individual competition dates as they may have been extended. UK-Germany bilateral: collaborative research and development