Take your business to the next level with the Help to Grow: Management Course - a government-backed programme designed to help you learn new skills, reach more customers and boost your profits.  The 12 week-programme is delivered by Keele Business School and accredited by the Small Business Charte

A new interest-free loan scheme to support a business’s transformation to more sustainable operations and cut costs is now live Staffordshire County Council and Stoke-on-Trent City Council would use £1.4million government funding to help businesses better access the existing Green Solutions progr

EXPANDED: Get Started and Grow Helping businesses up to five years old with fully-funded back office support from local experts including: processes to recruit and manage your workforce; legal advice to take the risk out of setting-up and expanding or drafting new contracts; fully-developed financi

Whilst you can register before you hit £90,000 our experience is that it's better to wait until you need to. Do have a mechanism for knowing when that will be, and make sure you know what your plan is for administration when you hit it. Do ask professional advice on this one because everyone has th

Is your business looking for support on how to reduce your costs and become greener? Green Solutions in affiliation between Staffordshire County Council and the Business Energy Advice Service, offering a programme to support businesses in Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent to take action to reduce

Businesses across Staffordshire have a unique opportunity to make their voices heard at the highest levels of UK policy-making by participating in the latest Quarterly Economic Survey (QES). The QES helps to highlight the barriers facing businesses of all sizes and sectors across the county, all

To Thrive business grant scheme Grants of between £2,000 and £5,000 for costs associated with the implementation of plans to achieve growth including: purchase of equipment or machinery; website design; review of business strategy; computers or laptops for new starters.

Staffordshire business start-up loans scheme New businesses and those less than two years old could be eligible for an interest free loan of between £3,000 and £5,000. Check our website for information about other available funding.

Received at COGNEWS 13.07.24 UK Shared Prosperity Grants for Moorlands businesses - July deadlines for applications - don't miss out! TheUK Shared Prosperity Fund is based on three investment priorities: communities and place; supporting local business; and people and skills. The following grants

Now in its third edition, find out how the Midlands is performing across five key themes: trade, business, investment, higher education and the visitor economy. https://midlandsengineobservatory.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Midlands-Engine-Global-and-Investment-Scorecard-July-24Dev1.pdf