British Business Bank - Find the Finance to Grow Your Business
The British Business Bank Finance Hub is designed to help businesses understand the financial landscape and ultimately access the right finance for their growth potential. It’s an independent, impartial digital hub designed to raise awareness of the different types of finance available for growing UK businesses. Explore finance options and find funding to suit your business.
https://british-business-bank.co.uk/finance-hub/?utm_source=east-anglia&utm_campaign=ukn
Innovate UK's Smart programme
Innovate UK's Smart programme - information
5th Tec-Valley China Mission
5th Tech-Valley China Mission
There is just 1 month to go until we head to China for our 5th trade Mission and there is still time for you to register your interest in joining us in China. Below is the full mission Agenda:
Urban&Civic welcomes Erasmus students to Alconbury Weald
This month Urban&Civic welcomed a group of European exchange students who were visiting Cambridge Regional College as part of an Erasmus project to Alconbury Weald to learn about working life and to explore the variety of different career opportunities that exist within the region.
The twelve students, from Italy, Finland and the Czech Republic, were visiting the college via the Erasmus programme, which is focusing on how students are supported to engage and prepare for apprenticeships and supported internships. The project is a European-wide project and is called Next Steps.
Alconbury Weald Prepares for its Next Stage of Development
Alconbury Weald is preparing for its next stage of development, with an application that provides the framework to deliver a secondary and special needs school, the next 1,000 homes, shops and employment space as well as parks and open spaces. The additional development proposed sits to the east of the existing first phase of homes and covers land up to the central part of the historic Cold War runway.
The submission follows on from consultation events in December and partnership working with local authorities and key partners around the next phase of facilities coming forward, including the innovative Education Campus.
The 2019 Awards are Open for Entries
Once again the Hunts Post Business Awards will be recognising and celebrating the best in business from the District.
There are 11 categories open for entries in this year's awards and businesses are able to enter up to three.
Apply now: Independent Business Chair, Oxford-Cambridge Arc
- Location: Flexible
- Salary: £1,250 per day, 1 day per week
- Job type: Contract
- Job reference: 931156
- Sector: Central Government
Cambridge Firm Receives £6,000 Grant
Energy Efficient Cambridge Sensotec Receives £6,000 Grant
St Ives-based Cambridge Sensotec recently welcomed members of the Business Energy Efficiency (BEE) programme to mark their efforts to reduce energy use.
The firm, who specialise in the design and manufacture of gas analysis equipment, had previously invited the team from BEE to help them identify potential energy saving measures that could deliver cost reductions.
Preparing Businesses for EU Exit
The UK will leave the EU on 29 March 2019. Leaving the EU means businesses may need to prepare for change.
Leaving the EU with a deal remains the government’s top priority. However, a responsible government must plan for every eventuality, including a no deal scenario. Without a deal, businesses may need to take action before 29 March 2019, and we recommend that businesses ensure they are prepared.
Businesses identify over £1million of savings with help from Business Energy Efficiency programme
Small and medium sized businesses across the region have identified over £1million of potential cost savings which could be made by improving their energy efficiency.
Over the past 18 months, the Business Energy Efficiency (BEE) programme has supported over 170 businesses in the wider Cambridgeshire area to identify cost and carbon savings, thanks to ERDF funding. To date, BEE have identified over £1.1million of savings, and carbon savings of 5,893 tonnes; all through taking steps to improve their energy efficiency. The savings are the equivalent of 1082 flights from London to Sydney.