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Where to find green small business grants

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Originally written by Anna Jordan on Small Business
Many entrepreneurs are looking to eco small business grants to help them fund environmental projects, adopt green technologies and become more sustainable.
Funding comes under the following categories and are often distributed by local authorities:

Renewable energy business grants
Sustainability grants
Energy efficiency grants
Sustainable innovation
Green jobs

The green business grants below have been divided according to where they are in the UK and contain a link to the application page which will give you more information.
England
Woodland Creation Planning Grant (WCPG)
Receive a maximum of £30,000 per project for creating multi-purpose woodland.
Coventry and Warwickshire Green Business Programme
The purpose of these eco business grants is to invest in equipment that cuts down on carbon emissions within your business. Warwickshire District Council will fund up to 40 per cent, providing eco business grants between £1,000 and £50,000. The grants are for installing energy efficient equipment like LED controls and renewable technologies.
Low Carbon Revenue Grants, Warwickshire
These eco business grants aim to commercialise low carbon products either new to the company or to the general market. Once again, it’s 40 per cent cover but with a maximum £6,000 funding. It covers things like market research, software and manufacturing consultancy as well as intellectual property

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Opening a restaurant: the key ingredients to start-up success

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Originally written by Ben Lobel on Small Business
The way we dine out has been transformed in the last decade with independent cafes and restaurants opening on every corner and food stalls booming throughout multiple UK cities.
As an entrepreneur who is thinking of opening a restaurant, it is important to consider the time, money, legalities and commitment needed to start a food business. However, many of these considerations are often forgotten.
Many food businesses that start as an idea and quickly grow into a brick and mortar venue without sufficient planning can often face hurdles in the future, such as cash flow problems and even liquidation.
It’s frustrating for any business owner to see their hard work dissolve, so by seeking professional advice and investing in time to set up your business properly, you have a better chance of running an effective and profitable restaurant.
Here are 10 ingredients for a profitable restaurant start-up, from Bobby Kalar, managing director of Yu Energy.
1. Deciding on a concept
You may have an idea already in mind or you may still be at the drawing board, but choosing what type of restaurant you want to offer, your target audience and its unique selling point are important to think about

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3 things small businesses should know to successfully sell online

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Originally written by Anna Jordan on Small Business
Over the Covid-19 pandemic, we’ve seen a significant shift in businesses selling online to meet an increased demand from customers.
However, it takes more than just posting a few products in a small corner of the internet. To help small businesses attract visitors and turn them into customers, their latest webinar, Back to Business Masterclass 3: Selling Online, helped businesses learn how to target customers and close the deal.

Joining the GoDaddy team were Cheavon Clarke, entrepreneur and heavyweight Olympic boxing hopeful, along with Daniel Walton, founder and director of OLPRO.
We’re going to be looking at three tips to help you when selling online, as explained by GoDaddy’s customer care guide, Louis Brightman.
Understand your online customer
Part of understanding your customer is knowing where to find them. Certain demographics will be in different places online – for example, younger people are more likely to be on TikTok than they are on other social media platforms.
Then you need to start thinking about how you can help them. Brightman uses the example of Lovely Little Treats, a family pyjama company, offering discounts on Facebook in exchange for sharing a post.
What other value could you give? Brightman suggests a

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Lady Chanelle McCoy: ‘Banks treat us like we’re illegal’

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Originally written by Anna Jordan on Small Business
Welcome to Small Business Snippets, the podcast from SmallBusiness.co.uk. Today’s guest is Lady Chanelle McCoy – entrepreneur and former Dragon on Dragon’s Den Ireland.
We talk about her time on the show as well as the barriers to growth facing the CBD industry.
Listen to it in the media player below.

Alternatively, you can watch the video here:

You can also catch our episodes with:

Businessman and The Apprentice winner, Mark Wright
Entrepreneur and campaigner, Paul Lindley
Managing director of Brompton Bikes, Will Butler-Adams
Businessman and author, Gerald Ratner
Entrepreneur and TV presenter, Trinny Woodall
Pub owner and bartender on Channel 4’s First Dates, Merlin Griffiths
Founder and chairman of Pimlico (formerly Pimlico Plumbers), Charlie Mullins
Retail expert and former Dragon, Theo Paphitis
Author and boardroom expert, John Tusa
Digital guru and investor, Sherry Coutu
Entrepreneur and former Dragon, Rachel Elnaugh
Businesswoman and Dragon, Deborah Meaden
Entrepreneur and The Apprentice 2005 candidate, Tim Campbell
Gousto CEO, Timo Boldt
Entrepreneur and The Apprentice 2018 candidate, Jackie Fast
Investor and former Dragon, Piers Linney
Investment fund manager, Nicola Horlick
Supermodel turned entrepreneur, Caprice

We’ve got podcast episodes from the first series looking at:

How one business owner’s mental breakdown caused her to see trolls from her past
How one entrepreneur hired a videographer to track their every move and build

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