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A round up of business news including; information on new support services, grant funding, success stories, advice and information and dates for your diary.
Creative England – Digital & Creative Investments
23 August 2018
Creative England Investments Are you looking to grow and scale your creative, digital business? Have you struggled to access finance elsewhere? Creative England understands the needs of SMEs, particularly those in the creative sector. They know how difficult it is to access finance from traditional sources and that in order to take your business to the
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Sporting Capital
13 August 2018
Sporting Capital invests in organisations that make a difference through sport. The £3 million sporting Capital Fund provides loan funding between £50,000 – £150,000. The loan funding will be used to help organisations develop new projects, operations and revenue streams. Sporting Capital can invest in a wide range of organisations from community clubs, social enterprises,
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Creative Innovation and Growth Grant (Adult Social Care)
13 August 2018
The Creative Innovation & Growth (CIAG) Grants Programme supports Adult Social Care businesses and organisations in Devon. Grants Fund Details The CIAG Grants Fund involves the provision of revenue, capital, or mixed revenue and capital grants to eligible organisations and businesses: Revenue grants between £5,000 and £40,000 to support providers to implement innovative ways of
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Devon County Council Launches New Support for Adult Social Care Businesses
13 August 2018
A range of new support has been launched by Devon County Council to help the development and growth of adult social care businesses and organisations in the county. Free business support, training, development opportunities, and grant funding are being offered by Devon County Council with the aim of increasing provision of adult social care in
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Devon and Somerset 15-18 year olds to take advantage of £1 million to develop skills
03 August 2018
Devon and Somerset (Heart of the South West) 15-18 year olds Not in work, education or training urged to take advantage of £1 million to develop skills and progress onto a range of positive outcomes that include employment, education, apprenticeship’s and traineeships. European Social Funding has invested in a programme of support for young people
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Help Innovate UK understand what support your business needs to grow
02 August 2018
Short survey – your views on innovation investment, collaboration and support Innovate UK are looking for owners and directors of UK businesses (with 2+ employees) to contribute to an important study to understand what support businesses need to grow. As the Government’s innovation agency, this research will help them shape their services in the future.
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Queen’s Awards for Enterprise are open for applications
26 July 2018
About Queen’s Awards for Enterprise The Queen’s Awards for Enterprise are the most prestigious business awards in the UK. The awards were first established in 1965 and since then over 7000 companies have achieved a Queen’s Award. The awards celebrate the success of exciting and innovative businesses which are leading the way with pioneering products
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Natwest: Skills & Opportunities Fund – Final Round
25 July 2018
NatWest Skills & Opportunities Fund, launching on 3 September, will be the final opportunity to apply for a community grant of up to £35k. With the busy summer holidays just around the corner, Natwest wanted to make sure that you had plenty of time to prepare, if you’d been considering a future funding bid. There
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Devon and Somerset Social Entrepreneurs Development Programme
23 July 2018
The School for Social Entrepreneurs have just launched their Devon and Somerset Social Entrepreneurs Development Programme 2018/19. This will provide a tailor-made programme for social venture leaders to help them develop the skills, personal effectiveness and knowledge to help their social venture grow and become sustainable. The course provides access to over £2500 worth of
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Devon Summer Tour
17 July 2018
Warm up for the Tour of Britain Devon stage and get ready for Cycle September with the Devon Summer Tour, 16 July – 12 August! You are invited to form a social team of six riders – just like in the Tour of Britain. You and your team will earn points by riding and encouraging
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