The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) has unveiled a new centralised website, targeted at helping the UK’s 5.5 million businesses. The new ‘Help to Grow’ site from DBT is aimed at upskilling both big and small businesses across the country by helping them to: Learn new skills Reach more customers Boost business profits Businesses […] Read more
Are you a creative business in Essex, Kent or Sussex with an ambition to grow? Creative businesses in the South East can now apply for a free programme of support to accelerate, create jobs, and prepare for investment. The Create South East website is now live and accepting applications from local organisations operating in the […] Read more
A new energy scheme for businesses, charities, and the public sector has been confirmed today (9th January), ahead of the current scheme ending in March. The new scheme will mean all eligible UK businesses and other non-domestic energy users will receive a discount on high energy bills until 31 March 2024. This will help businesses […] Read more
Grants of up to £25,000 are now available for small and medium commercially viable businesses that are focused on creating solutions to overcome barriers that create real and meaningful jobs for individuals with Learning Disabilities and Autism. If you… * Have a new, creative innovative business proposal? * Have a proposal that is both viable and […] Read more
Brought to you by the Department for International Trade, the UK Export Academy is a free training programme, delivered through a hybrid of online and face-to-face learning. Join thousands of businesses to discover your export potential, increase your confidence, and upskill your knowledge of overseas sales. Sign up and create your personalised account. Then you can pick […] Read more
The Innovate UK Creative Catalyst is a £30 million programme of phased financial and non-financial activities to provide end to end innovation support for high potential businesses in the creative sector. The aim of this competition is to scale up innovation within the creative industries by providing a package of targeted and continuous support to […] Read more
Rochford District Council is proud to announce the launch of the Rochford Business Awards 2023. Nominations are now open to the following categories: Micro Business of the Year SME of the Year Apprentice of the Year Entrepreneur of the Year Start-Up Business of the Year Environmental Impact Award Community Impact Award Social Enterprise of the […] Read more
Following a competitive process, a consortium of partners working on behalf of the South East Creative, Cultural and Digital sector has secured one of only six awards to regional partnerships across the UK to deliver the Create Growth Programme. The Create Growth Programme is a Department for Digital Culture Media and Sport (DCMS) initiative to […] Read more
If you’re running an innovation driven-business and want to take your ideas one step further, open the door to limitless opportunities. Innovate to accelerate your business growth, Innovate UK, the nation’s innovation agency, working with the region’s Growth Hubs and local universities is hosting the first ever Arc Innovation Festival from 5-9 December 2022. The […] Read more
*In 2018-2020, 45% of UK businesses were innovation active- this is an increase compared to 38% in 2016-2018, and Essex County Council (ECC) want to understand how we can work together to make this figure even higher. ECC wants to support local businesses with innovation across the county and is reaching out to our partners, […] Read more
