The Carbon Trust is set to launch a new programme they claim will help thousands of UK SMEs to reduce their energy bills by a combined £40 million. Their Big Business Refit initiative provides firms with expert advice and access to interest-free loans to replace old, inefficient equipment with new, environmentally-friendly models.
Through their long-standing Energy Efficiency Loan Scheme, the Trust offers SMEs funding ranging from £3,000 to £400,000 to upgrade their equipment.The fund currently has £100 million worth of loans available, a sum expected to help up to 3,000 businesses cut a total of £40 million off their annual energy costs.
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Showing posts with label business grants. Show all posts
Showing posts with label business grants. Show all posts
Tuesday, 15 September 2009
Wednesday, 12 August 2009
Green Grants Machine
Designed to help small business owners like you find funding to make the small changes that can make a big difference where the environment is concerned.
Green Grants Machine is the UK’s most comprehensive source of information on grants, loans and awards available to help your business go green and save on energy bills.
Their completely free directory contains information on over £1.2 billion of funds available to help you... purchase hybrid fleet vehicles, install solar panels, introduce a recycling scheme in the workplace or to invest in green packaging to name just a few.
So why not run a search now and find out what money you could be eligible for?
Find funding now!
www.ukba.co.uk
Green Grants Machine is the UK’s most comprehensive source of information on grants, loans and awards available to help your business go green and save on energy bills.
Their completely free directory contains information on over £1.2 billion of funds available to help you... purchase hybrid fleet vehicles, install solar panels, introduce a recycling scheme in the workplace or to invest in green packaging to name just a few.
So why not run a search now and find out what money you could be eligible for?
Find funding now!
www.ukba.co.uk
Tuesday, 28 July 2009
Midlands Companies Go European
I am indebted to my good friends at The National B2B Centre in Warwick who tell me that Advantage West Midlands has unveiled its plans to encourage region wide involvement in business opportunities and collaborative projects in Europe http://www.wmictcluster.org/europe/ . AWM is also aiming to help SMEs in the region to benefit from European funding and will provide clear guidance on support services available. The core sections of the European section of the ICT Cluster website are updated frequently and consist of European Programme calls, tender opportunities, events and news. Additional features scheduled for the next few weeks will include regional support services; national contact points for the various programmes; and a “jargon buster” to assist those new to working in the arena of European project opportunities. It's aimed at any organisation involved in providing technology services and products, including regional businesses involved in ICT, education, science parks, researchers and Chambers of Commerce.
Source: National B2B Centre http://www.nb2b.co.uk http://www.mgba.co.uk http://www.ukba.co.uk
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Source: National B2B Centre http://www.nb2b.co.uk http://www.mgba.co.uk http://www.ukba.co.uk
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Friday, 3 July 2009
Carbon Trust expands interest-free loans to help more SMEs survive the recession and cut carbon
The Carbon Trust is to improve access for small and medium businesses to over £100m in interest-free and unsecured loans, it was announced today. The move is intended to help more businesses survive the recession by cutting both their energy costs and their carbon footprints.
Thousands of small businesses have already slashed their annual energy bills, some by as much as 75%, by installing new energy-saving equipment paid for by Government-funded Carbon Trust loans.
Now the Carbon Trust has extended eligibility for the recently-expanded loan fund. The minimum loan amount has been lowered to just £3,000, putting the loans within reach of micro-businesses; the upper limit has been doubled from £200,000 to £400,000 to meet the needs of small and medium businesses with high energy spends, such as manufacturing companies.
The Carbon Trust expects to deliver over £100m in loan funding to UK SMEs over the next two years, including almost £84m in England allocated by the Government as part of Budget 2009.
In most cases, businesses taking a Carbon Trust loan to update their equipment find the savings they make on energy bills exceed the cost of the loan repayments. This means they benefit from brand new equipment, increased efficiency and reduced running costs, all at no expense to themselves. They also help to drive the UK’s move to a low carbon economy.
Read more: http://www.carbontrust.co.uk/News/presscentre/loans-expansion.htm
www.ukba.co.uk
Thousands of small businesses have already slashed their annual energy bills, some by as much as 75%, by installing new energy-saving equipment paid for by Government-funded Carbon Trust loans.
Now the Carbon Trust has extended eligibility for the recently-expanded loan fund. The minimum loan amount has been lowered to just £3,000, putting the loans within reach of micro-businesses; the upper limit has been doubled from £200,000 to £400,000 to meet the needs of small and medium businesses with high energy spends, such as manufacturing companies.
The Carbon Trust expects to deliver over £100m in loan funding to UK SMEs over the next two years, including almost £84m in England allocated by the Government as part of Budget 2009.
In most cases, businesses taking a Carbon Trust loan to update their equipment find the savings they make on energy bills exceed the cost of the loan repayments. This means they benefit from brand new equipment, increased efficiency and reduced running costs, all at no expense to themselves. They also help to drive the UK’s move to a low carbon economy.
Read more: http://www.carbontrust.co.uk/News/presscentre/loans-expansion.htm
www.ukba.co.uk
Monday, 29 June 2009
AWM Close Proof of Concept Fund
We have just been speaking to The University of Wolverhampton who administer the Black Country node for the AWM Proof of Concept Grant Fund. They tell me that all projects under the fund must be completed by March 2010 and therefore the fund is closing for new applications very shortly.
So if you run an SME in The West Midlands and yo9u have a great and innovative business product idea now is the time to email us for more information. The scheme offers a 75% grant with a maximum value of £30,000 so it is worth applying for. It's certainly worth the email.You can find details of our grant application service on our website. So drop us an email. This is the last opportunity. Don't waste it!
http://www.ukba.co.uk/; http://www.mgba.co.uk/
So if you run an SME in The West Midlands and yo9u have a great and innovative business product idea now is the time to email us for more information. The scheme offers a 75% grant with a maximum value of £30,000 so it is worth applying for. It's certainly worth the email.You can find details of our grant application service on our website. So drop us an email. This is the last opportunity. Don't waste it!
http://www.ukba.co.uk/; http://www.mgba.co.uk/
Wednesday, 10 June 2009
Any business considering applying for a grant under Nottingham University’s Business Innovation Voucher fund should do so immediately. The fund closes on 30th June 2009.
Through the scheme, companies can cash in to the tune of £5,000 and “purchase” academic expertise from the University to help them work on innovative business development projects. Vouchers can cover up to 75% of the total cost of projects that aim to develop new products, processes or services – for example academic consultancy, technical services and small-scale research projects. In exceptional cases, companies may also be eligible for an additional £2,000 worth of support from the University’s Ingenuity initiative.
The scheme is open to applications from all UK-based SMEs, although priority will be given to firms from the East Midlands.
Vouchers will be allocated to companies that:
§ Can demonstrate evidence of real need to work with the University.
§ Are interested in developing products, processes or services that are aligned with the University's particular research interests.
For further information about the Business Innovation Voucher Scheme, contact martin.parry@mgba.co.uk, or visit the University of Nottingham website
Source http://www.j4b.co.uk http://www.mgba.co.uk
www.ukba.co.uk
Through the scheme, companies can cash in to the tune of £5,000 and “purchase” academic expertise from the University to help them work on innovative business development projects. Vouchers can cover up to 75% of the total cost of projects that aim to develop new products, processes or services – for example academic consultancy, technical services and small-scale research projects. In exceptional cases, companies may also be eligible for an additional £2,000 worth of support from the University’s Ingenuity initiative.
The scheme is open to applications from all UK-based SMEs, although priority will be given to firms from the East Midlands.
Vouchers will be allocated to companies that:
§ Can demonstrate evidence of real need to work with the University.
§ Are interested in developing products, processes or services that are aligned with the University's particular research interests.
For further information about the Business Innovation Voucher Scheme, contact martin.parry@mgba.co.uk, or visit the University of Nottingham website
Source http://www.j4b.co.uk http://www.mgba.co.uk
www.ukba.co.uk
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