GREEN MONDAY – 5th December – Unlock Funds to not only Grow your business but Grow Greener!
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LoCASE is pleased to announce that the Green Monday Business Support Expo will be taking place on Monday 5th December from 10am – 3pm at The Ironworks venue in Southend.
The Green Monday Business Support Expo is aimed firmly at SME Businesses looking to not only grow and grow greener, but also looking to discover the support and help out-there from the incredible businesses and organisations exhibiting at this event. It will also be a great opportunity to network and meet new potential customers/clients and support for your own business/service.
There will also be workshops running during the event that will be free to attend. Spaces for these will be available on a first come basis. Further information will be available soon.
The Forward Motion team will be bringing their cycle hub – just outside the Ironworks – so if your precious wheels are in need of some TLC – or you fancy choosing a greener way to travel to work – the team are always stocked up with very reasonably priced refurbished quality bikes.
Gary Crooks, Economic Development Manager LoCASE says ‘We are thrilled to be hosting our first EXPO at The Ironworks in Southend, not only to bring together and celebrating the businesses that have benefited from the LoCASE grant already – but showcasing what these grants can do for other SME’s. We want to encourage all that are eligible to take advantage of this amazing opportunity before the programme ends in 2023’
WHAT IS LOCASE AND HOW CAN MY BUSINESS BENEFIT?
The Low Carbon Across the South and East (LoCASE) programme is supported by UK Gov & the European Regional Development Fund to provide a free business support programme in the South and East. The aim is to help your business to become more competitive and profitable while protecting the environment and encouraging low carbon solutions.
To do this, LoCASE provides grants for businesses of up to £10,000 as well as training workshops and fully funded events. Targeted business support is on offer for companies who offer “green” or low carbon goods and services.
HOW WILL IT DO IT?
The LoCASE Programme brings together 3 key requirements for the growth of a low carbon economy – “Stimulating Demand”, “Supporting Supply” and “Transferring Knowledge”. This work will offer focused, individual support to SMEs (including social enterprises) improving competitiveness and creating jobs through increased energy efficiency and new low carbon business predominantly across the Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) areas of South East (SELEP), Solent, Coast 2 Capital and Enterprise M3.
Achieving these ambitious targets means creating and encouraging collaboration of a range of stakeholders, sectors and supply chains across the South and East. This builds on the shared aims of linking the economy, environment and sustainability, bringing them into reality through best practice. Whether it be unlocking funding for an energy efficiency upgrade to their operations, to develop or improve their ‘green’ product/service or simply assisting them to streamline or innovate, LoCASE is here to support businesses.
WHERE IS LOCASE DELIVERED AND FOR HOW LONG?
LoCASE is being delivered from Spring 2016 until Spring 2023 across the South and East. The partnership consists of local authorities and universities across four Local Enterprise areas which are SELEP, Coast to Capital, Enterprise M3 and Solent. SMEs are able to seamlessly access the programme through multiple routes including local authority or Growth Hub referral, engagement at awareness raising events and peer to peer recommendation. If you’ve already benefitted or know someone that has, don’t be afraid to share information about the programme by word of mouth – our funding is secure and available until 2023.
The LoCASE Team will be on hand throughout the day and will be able to walk you through the first stage of the application process to get your business onto their pipeline.
Don’t miss out on vital funding opportunities…To book your FREE VISITOR TICKET for the Green Monday Business Support Expo click here
Alternatively, just pop along on the day anytime between 10am-3pm.
Notes to Editors:
LoCASE has helped a grand total of 1,278 SMEs across the SELEP region.
£7.05 million of ERDF grants were claimed by 929 SMEs.
For more information or for interviews contact Natalie Solomons on info@kiwiproductions.co.uk/ 07779990786