DIT will be launching its new European Structural and Investment Fund
DIT will be launching its new European Structural and Investment Fund
(ESIF) for eligible Yorkshire and the Humber businesses later this
year.
They recommend submitting an EOI sooner rather than later so that they can plan and be able to expedite subject to eligibility etc.
Match-funded grants of between £1,000 and £9,000 will be available
(subject to eligibility and availability).The funding can be used to support a
number of activities, including market research, translation services,
international social media and SEO, market visits and more.
While
NPIF exceeds £20m lending milestone in Humber region
The Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund delivered by British Business Bank, has facilitated over £21m of investment across more than 54 transactions in the Humber region.
NPIF which has been investing since 2017, delivering equity finance, debt finance, and microfinance solutions ranging in size from £25,000 to £2m to businesses in the region is working closely with the Humber Local Enterprise Partnership and Growth Hub.
The total £21m invested includes £8m directly from the Fund itself, along with a further £13m leveraged from
Construction Leadership Council’s Talent Retention Scheme
Supporting careers in construction, engineering and building services
The Construction Leadership Council’s Talent Retention Scheme (CLC TRS) was conceived to help talented individuals showcase their experience and expertise and help businesses find the skills they need. The CLC’s TRS is a not for profit programme, supported by business associations, member companies, professional institutions, unions and other stakeholder organisations.Following support from the Government announced in July 2020,
Kick-starting Tourism Package
The Scheme has now closed details here
As announced
by the government on Friday 03 July 2020, the Humber Business Growth Hub will
be taking receipt of a share of the £10 million Kick-starting Tourism Package.
This funding will be available to help support small and medium businesses
(SMEs) that operate in the tourism industry in the Humber region; that is the
City of Hull, the East Riding of Yorkshire, North Lincolnshire and North East
Lincolnshire.
The Growth
Hub is working with its accountable body Hull City Council
Humber Business Growth Hub Supports Thousands of Businesses in the Past Year
Almost 3,000 businesses from across the Humber region were supported by the Humber LEP’s Business Growth Hub in the last year.
Overall, 2,972 businesses received either light, medium or high intensity support from the Hub from April 2019 – March 2020, which was an increase of 149 businesses from the year before. In addition, businesses that worked with the Growth Hub in 2019-20 were able to go on to secure £7.1M of private sector investment to enable their growth plans.
Throughout the
The Chancellors Plan for Jobs will help Britain bounce back
The Chancellor Rishi Sunak today set out a ‘Plan for Jobs’ that will spur the UK’s recovery from the Coronavirus outbreak.
Delivering his Summer Economic Update in Parliament, the Chancellor announced a package of measures to support jobs in every part of the country, give businesses the confidence to retain and hire, and provide people with the tools they need to get better jobs.
The plan for jobs is the second part of a three-phase plan to secure the UK’s economic
£6.5m boost for SME manufacturers looking to recover from Covid-19 impact
Small
to Medium-sized (SME) manufacturers across England have been given a £6.5m
funding boost to help them recover from the Covid-19 pandemic and address key barriers
to growth.
The
Manufacturing Growth Programme, which is funded by ERDF and delivered by Oxford
Innovation Services, has been extended until December 2022 and will give a
further 2800 companies access to industry experts and grants to tackle
immediate business issues and support improvement plans.
This
additional backing will safeguard/create 3500 new jobs and takes the total
package of support the initiative is able to
Department for International Trade Yorkshire and the Humber (DIT) Covid-19 Webinars
Watch
COVID-19 virtual events you may have missed
The Department for International Trade
Yorkshire and the Humber (DIT) remain committed to supporting you and your
company during these unprecedented times.
They have developed a programme of virtual events which aim to help you and your business face the challenges the COVID-19 outbreak may have brought with tailored, specialist support on a range of topics. Below you can view recordings of virtual events that have taken place since April 2020.
Please note the information in these
Specialist webinars and grants on offer for Humber businesses reopening after Covid
The Humber Business Growth Hub is hosting a number of fully-funded, free to access online webinars offering businesses expert advice about reopening after Covid-19 and the steps to take to ensure their staff and customers stay safe.
As part of the #GrowMySME scheme, the webinars will focus on businesses across; factories and warehouses, offices, remote working environments such as construction sites, and retail, leisure and hospitality.
Led by specialists in each area, SMEs will get valuable advice and guidance on what they
NEW REOPENING TIMELINE ISSUED BY The GOVERNMENT
Government sets reopening timeline for high street shops, department stores and shopping centres.
In the announcement the Prime Minister Boris Johnson, stated the following plans:
From 1 June 2020 all outdoor markets and car showrooms will be able to reopen, as soon as businesses are able to meet COVID-19 secure guidelines to protect shoppers and workers. As with garden centres, the risk of transmission of the virus is lower in these outdoor and more open spaces. Car showrooms often have significant outdoor space and