Following the Chancellor’s announcement in the Autumn Statement that the government is to fund a business-led initiative to boost management skills and productivity, a UK Productivity Council will be created to encourage and support UK businesses. The UK suffers from a serious and long-standing productivity gap, currently standing around 36 percentage points behind Germany, 30
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The company that secured a £1.5 million council grant
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Instantprint is a South Yorkshire based web-to-print business, providing promotional print products for small and micro businesses. The company is now in its seventh year and has placed 50th on the Virgin Sunday Times Fast Track 100. Here we talk to co-founder, Adam Carnell about the process of seeking a £1.5 million council grant. 1. How did you
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How a flooring company was assisted by an LEP grant
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Leeds-based flooring specialist bestatflooring.co.uk benefitted from a grant from the Leeds City Region Enterprise Partnership (LEP) ‘Unlocking Business Investment’ Regional Growth Fund programme. Here, founder Steve Walker discusses how his company navigated the process of achieving this Regional Growth Fund grant. 1. What is your business, how long has it been going and how was it funded? We
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How an events company benefitted from grants for small businesses
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Kate Gaskin is director of Right Angle Events, which specialises in unusual events-based experiences. Here, she discusses the range of grants for small businesses that saw her company ramp up marketing and take on staff. What is your business, how long has it been going and how was it funded? We run a corporate events, team building and
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Small business grants: How multiple grants helped launch a company
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In the next in our series on businesses that achieved small business grants, we talk to Fergus Moore, co-founder and director of recycling enterprise, Revive Eco, about how grant funding has been instrumental in helping to get the business off the ground. 1. What is your business, how long has it been going and how was it
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Small business grants: How multiple grants helped launch a company
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In the next in our series on businesses that achieved small business grants, we talk to Fergus Moore, co-founder and director of recycling enterprise, Revive Eco, about how grant funding has been instrumental in helping to get the business off the ground. 1. What is your business, how long has it been going and how was it
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Small business grants: The companies that benefitted
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Small business grants are notoriously hard to come by, but help does exist out there if you know where to look. In this Q&A we talk to Tom Craig, co-founder of digital marketing company Impression about the help he achieved from the Creative Quarter (CQ), Nottingham’s flagship project for economic growth, enterprise and entrepreneurial spirit. 1. What is
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