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Summaries of local and national support, funding, events and networking.

Running a Business From Home

A guide on gov.uk on running a business from home.

Business Growth Calderdale

Growth support for businesses in the Calderdale area.

Haringey Business Support Programme

Consultancy support for businesses starting or growing in Haringey.

International Trade Support for Business – Preston

Business support funded by Preston City Council UK Strategic Prosperity Fund to help new exporters and existing exporters boost their International Trade.

Haringey Business Growth Programme

Consultancy support for high growth businesses in Haringey.

Hammersmith & Fulham Council Business Support Programme

This new programme offers a multitude of support to businesses and residents within Hammersmith and Fulham, building on the support that is already in place.

Go Succeed – NI Business Support

Go Succeed is the new go-to source for free expert business advice for businesses of all stages.

Business Development Grant - Bridgend County Council

The Business Development Grant will support SME's in Bridgend County Borough to diversify, decarbonise and grow which will contribute to creating a vibrant and strong local economy.

Leicestershire Business Advice Scheme (LBAS)

The Leicestershire Business Advice Service is a fully-funded programme available to entrepreneurs and business owners in Leicestershire.

Mind Your Business Course

This course looks at the tensions, rewards and stressors of the whole of a business owner’s work and home life together, not just one area in isolation through a in person course in Durham.

Advancing Black Pathways – JP Morgan Chase & Co.

The initiative offers Black entrepreneurs support in growing their businesses through access to business education and coaching.

Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women

10,000 Women is a free to access online business education programme available to women around the world.

Business Exporting Grant – Inverclyde Council

This discretionary fund can provide an exporting grant to businesses that are trading in the area.

Business Lincolnshire Growth Hub (DS)

Information on the local Growth Hub service covering Lincolnshire.

East Hertfordshire District Council Business grants

Grants of up to £3000 are available for businesses planning to open a new trading premise or businesses looking to expand their current premises in the district.

Think Business, Think Equality

A self-assessment tool for SMEs who want to benefit from gender equality in the workforce.

Local Authority Business Start Up and Development Service

A range of support, training, advice and workshops for people starting and running a small business.

Small Business Adaptation Grant

Offers grants of up to 80% to micro and small businesses for adaptation projects costing between £2,500 and £10,000.

Business Productivity and Digitisation Grant Scheme - Business Sheffield

The Business Productivity and Digitisation Grant Scheme supports small to medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in South Yorkshire to grow, become more productive and measure that improvement.

Hounslow Business First

Hounslow Business First is helping Hounslow pre-start, start-up and existing entrepreneurs across all industries to build viable, sustainable businesses and to help them thrive.

Business Feasibility Grant - Bridgend County Borough Council

The Business Feasibility Grant is to support businesses to explore feasibility of longer-term options to diversify, decarbonise and grow.

Amazon Small Business Accelerator

The upgraded Accelerator is now available on Amazon and offers a suite of free-to-use resources for all startups, entrepreneurs and small or medium-sized businesses.

UKSPF Business Support Grants – Nottingham City Council

The Council has established a number of grant schemes to support and sustain existing businesses on the High Street, particularly retail businesses and those in the hospitality and leisure sectors.

Tendring 4 Growth

Specialist one to one support for businesses in Tendring.

Actionable information, tools and resources

Tools & Resources

PODCAST: Nicki Clark on running a responsible business

Tools & Resources

PODCAST: Ian Kinnery on running a business without it becoming overwhelming

Tools & Resources

Business development on a shoestring

Tools & Resources

Top cost saving tips for your business

Events & Learning

Responsible Business Leadership

Events & Learning

Business Resilience

Tools & Resources

How to cultivate qualities that drive business success

Tools & Resources

Do You Have Drama Triangles In Your Business?

Tools & Resources

Business continuity planning

Tools & Resources

3 Types of Meetings That Will Make Your Business More Effective

Events & Learning

WATCH: Managing behavioural change when starting and scaling a business

Tools & Resources

How to Build a Business Resilience Action Plan

Tools & Resources

An introduction to business tax

Events & Learning

WATCH: THREE Steps to Easier Business Growth

Tools & Resources

Podcast: Department for Business and Trade on exporting in the Northern Powerhouse

Tools & Resources

BUNDLE: Low carbon business

Tools & Resources

Energy efficiency savings for your business

Finance & Funding

Understanding how inflation affects your business

Tools & Resources

Understanding how inflation affects your business

Tools & Resources

Guide to writing a great business plan

Tools & Resources

Strategic frameworks to make better business decisions

Tools & Resources

How to reduce the carbon footprint of your business

Tools & Resources

What are freeports and how can they benefit my business?

Events & Learning

WATCH: Barriers facing women in business

Inspiration

Inspiration

Fly tying materials manufacturer enjoys export success with support from the Department for Business and Trade

Inspiration

How to scale and sell your business

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6 tips for running a successful family business

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How to Maximise the Value of Your Business

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Building a robust supply chain

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SMEs still struggling with business rates

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East London SMEs in the running for millions of pounds worth of business

Inspiration

Scotland’s global export grows from strength to strength

Inspiration

Northern Powerhouse export market looking positive

Inspiration

Business Journey: Bio-D

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East London SMEs set to secure millions of pounds worth of business

Inspiration

Business journey: Rob Stone – Instaloft

Inspiration

Growth programme launched for County Durham businesses

Inspiration

Tips for navigating your way to business success from women on the journey

Inspiration

UK Export market is growing – but SMEs risk getting left behind

Inspiration

Scottish Export Index names twenty fantastic export businesses

Inspiration

Showcasing Scottish export on the world stage

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Planning your business sale

Inspiration

Why should the social impact of their business be important to entrepreneurs?

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Mythbusting when starting a business

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How do I… sell my business while maximising value

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Opportunities in China

Inspiration

A world of opportunity for Northern Powerhouse exporters to explore

Inspiration

How healthy is your business: how to step back and improve productivity?

Events and webinars

Events & Learning

WATCH: Managing behavioural change when starting and scaling a business

Events & Learning

WATCH: Barriers facing women in business

Events & Learning

WATCH: THREE Steps to Easier Business Growth

Events & Learning

WATCH: Why you can’t grow as fast as you wish

Events & Learning

WATCH: How to get journalists to write your story

Events & Learning

WATCH: How to position your PR effectively

Events & Learning

WATCH: Creating a positive induction experience for new employees

Events & Learning

WATCH: Understanding digital PR

Inspiration

Mythbusting when starting a business

Events & Learning

WATCH: Understanding client psychology

Events & Learning

WATCH: How video recruitment makes businesses more human

Finance & Funding

WATCH: Get the best from your Tide business banking app

Events & Learning

WATCH: How AI and machine learning can improve your business

Finance & Funding

UMi Makes it Easy... to get your business grant ready

Events & Learning

WATCH: Get Your Business Started the Right Way

Events & Learning

WATCH: Making Google Analytics work for your business

Finance & Funding

WATCH: A guide to business loans

Events & Learning

WATCH: How to use LinkedIn to grow your business and personal brand

Events & Learning

WATCH: Perfecting your marketing action plan

Events & Learning

WATCH: Setting up a side hustle

Events & Learning

WATCH: Go further with digital adoption

Finance & Funding

WATCH: How to structure your grant application

Events & Learning

WATCH: Understanding website SEO audits

Events & Learning

WATCH: Marketing - friend or enemy?