Here, Rob Nicholls, managing director of Plastic Card Services, discusses how his company achieved a grant from the Cheshire and Warrington Growth Hub, which gives support to new and growing businesses. Give some background on your company. My business partner and I were made redundant in 1993 as a result of the recession. We saw an
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Blok Knives awarded small business grant of £20,000
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The winner of the second FedEx Small Business Grant competition in the UK has been announced by FedEx Express. Blok Knives was awarded the grand prize of £20,000 after successfully outlining its plans for international growth to a panel of business experts. Brontie & Co won the runner-up prize and received £10,000. The competition rewards
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New business grant gives aspiring entrepreneurs the chance to grab a grand
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The Formations Company Entrepreneur Award is returning for a second year, and is open to all aspiring entrepreneurs. Entrants from all walks of life will have the chance to battle it out for a £1,000 grant to put towards developing their brilliant business idea, while also getting their company formed entirely for free. To apply, all
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FedEx small business grant UK finalists revealed
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FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp and the world’s largest express transportation company, has announced the finalists of its Small Business Grant in the UK. Competing for a grand prize of £20,000, the finalists successfully emphasised their ambitions to go-global while heralding their future growth plans and now enter the final competition stage. The
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How a grant was influential in marketing a new skincare product
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Here Terence Chung, founder of cosmetics start-up FRUU, discusses how he achieved a grant from the Shell LiveWIRE programme for his cosmetics start-up FRUU. What is your business? We are FRUU. We are a young British indie cosmetic start-up specialising in sustainable fruit-derived skincare products. We produce them mainly from organic fruit and plant ingredients
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£20,000 grant announced to help small businesses go global
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A £20,000 grant to support businesses to go global has been announced today by FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp and the world’s largest express transportation company. Through the Small Business Grant, FedEx aims to help small businesses across UK to realise their international potential by providing a platform for small businesses to go
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Grant finance: The Mayor of London’s Low Carbon Entrepreneur Award
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What is your business? AEROPOWDER aims to create useful materials from everyday waste. I started the company with a friend, Ryan Robinson, in December 2015 as a student project we took part in at Imperial College London. As part of the project we had to consider what feathers are good for, which is mainly protecting
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How one small business achieved a grant for its cleantech operation
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Here, Carlton Cummins, founder of Aceleron, discusses how his business secured a grant for essential equipment. What is your business? Project Aceleron is an emerging cleantech start-up that deals with waste management and technology development. We want to accelerate access to energy storage by transforming end-of-life lithium batteries, like those found in electric vehicles and laptops,
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How one business found grant finance for photography studios
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Our business, Dobell Menswear, has been in operation since back in 2003, operating in the niche men’s fashion industry, specifically that of formalwear, wedding wear and accessories. The business is self-funded, and currently turns over around £9 million. It was started with a guaranteed overdraft, backed by parents of the entrepreneur owner, which was paid
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Small business finance: A list of grant and funding options
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Each year, hundreds of millions of pounds in grants, loans, awards and other funds are on offer to help businesses: • retrain and employ new staff • invest in new facilities, equipment and processes • carry out innovative R&D • diversify into new markets • undertake marketing initiatives • export. Where an individual is starting
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