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News from our partners Marches Growth Hub Shropshire

Businesses across Shropshire will be given vital advice on how to launch and grow at a summer funding summit being staged in Shrewsbury on Thursday 18 July 2019.

The free event will bring together experts from a range of funding and support programmes along with specialists from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS).

Marches Growth Hub logo

Marches Growth Hub

It is being staged by the Marches Growth Hub Shropshire and peer-to-peer lending organisation Folk2Folk, with support from the Marches European Regional Development Fund technical service.

Anna Sadler, from the Marches Growth Hub Shropshire, said the event, at Shrewsbury Town FC’s Oteley Road stadium, would be a vital one-stop-shop for anyone wanting to find out about the funding and support available for their business:-

“There is a wealth of help, support and funding on hand to businesses across the county which we have brought together under one roof at this summit next month.”

Anna said the event would give business owners the opportunity to discuss their requirements directly with key support programmes and funders, and also includes practical workshops:-

“If you want to find out what grants and funds are available, learn how to make your funding application stand out from the crowd, and learn about the pros and cons of different investment sources, this is definitely the event for you.”

 

The event, which starts at 8.30am, will also include the launch of the Business Growth Programme in Shropshire.

EU European Regional Development Fund logo

EU European Regional Development Fund

The £23.5m ERDF Business Growth Programme 2 for existing B2B businesses in the Marches offers grants of up to £1million to existing businesses and up to £10,000 for start-up businesses.

The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy will also be providing an overview of the current situation with regard to Brexit and special workshops for both start-up and growing businesses will give practical tips on how to access funding and support.

To book tickets for the event visit: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/summer-funding-summit-tickets-62197020964 

About the Marches Growth Hub

  • The Marches Growth Hub brings together all national and local business support in one place for the first time and is fully aligned to the Government’s ‘Business is GREAT’ campaign.
  • A comprehensive business support website – www.marchesgrowthhub.co.uk – and dedicated enquiry line – 0345 6000 727 – provide businesses across the whole Marches region with access to funding, support and advice. All resources are available to enterprises of all sizes, from start-ups to large employers.
  • This is supported by physical hubs in Telford at the University of Wolverhampton’s Telford Innovation Campus, at Skylon Park in Hereford and at the Food Enterprise Centre in Shrewsbury.

Growth Hubs and the Growth Hub Network

  • The 38 Local Enterprise Partnership led Growth Hubs across England bring together and simplify access to national and local business support. Supported by the Government, Growth Hubs ensure that no matter the size, sector or maturity of a business they provide locally tailored business support and advice to direct businesses to the most appropriate organisations to assist with their specific requests.
  • Some additional key facts:

There are 38 Growth Hubs covering the whole of England – one in each Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) area.

At the end of 2018/19 financial year, the Government will have invested £56.4 million in Growth Hubs via Local Enterprise Partnerships. The Government has committed a further £12 million to Growth Hubs for 2019-2020.

About Folk2Folk

  • Folk2Folk helps to create and sustain financially and socially successful local communities by facilitating straightforward local peer to peer lending.
  • It matches local businesses looking for loans with individual investors through an award-winning peer to peer lending platform.
  • For more information on Folk2Folk visit https://www.folk2folk.com/