This page is dedicated to local business news in the Forest
Heath District. You can find information on business support, local
meetings and groups.
If you have any information which you would like to share with
other businesses please contact Louise Fenwick in Community
Services on 01638 719 786 or email
natasha.smith@forest-heath.gov.uk
£20,00 to Test a Bright New Business Idea in the East of
England
Local business and budding entrepreneurs from
across the East of Englnad can secure up to £20,00 to help test the
commercial potential of new products or processes.
The East of England Development Agency (EEDA) has opened a new and
final round of its Proof of Market funding and local businesses
have unitl 5pm on Friday 10 September to apply for a grant.
The funding can be used to carry-out-depth market research, helping
the business to identify the demand for new products and allowing
them to hone their ideas to conquer those markets.
A link to EEDA's press release can be found
here
with further information on applications.
Support for Rural Businesses in Forest
Heath
The Rural Enterprise Hub is able to offer free
of charge support to farms and other rural businesses, helping
businesses identify advice and possible grant funding. We
understand rural issues and work with businesses at their own
premises to provide approaches to problems. Please call Richard
Rampton on 01603 731241;
www.ruraladvice.co.uk
Woman's Work
Woman's Work is a new monthly
one-stop resource for women and provides support for start-ups, the
self-employed, those wishing to get back into employment or facing
redundancy and established business women.
The June 2010 newsletter is now available for
download.
Resource Efficiency East
It is widely
acknowledged that small businesses looking to improve resource
efficiency will often benefit from adopting an environmental
management system (EMS). An EMS can help a company identify cost
saving opportunities, ensure compliance with relevant legislation,
meet the requirements of key customers and reduce the organisations
impact on the environment.
However, more often than not, small businesses will lack background
knowledge, understanding or time to implement such a system
unaided.
In order to address some of these issues the Resource Efficiency
East programme has developed the EMS Club to assist eligible small
businesses who are looing to develop an EMS for the first
time.
For further information and registration details, please see
the document below:
EMSClub.pdf
Carbon Trust 0% business loans to businesses across the
UK
Energy-guzzling heating, air conditioning and
plant equipment could be draining your business of vital profits.
To help businesses upgrade to more efficient equipment and cut
energy bills, the Carbon Trust is offering 0% loans of up to
£500,000.
No security is required for the interest free business loans –
and the loans scheme is designed so that anticipated energy savings
cover monthly repayments. What’s more, the new equipment may also
qualify for 100% first year tax relief.
Thousands of companies have now taken advantage of the interest
free loans to reduce their energy bills:
· Nursery retailer PreciousLittleOne installed an
energy-efficient radiant heating system with a loan of £10,000 –
and is achieving annual energy savings of over £5,000.
· Office space providers, Boon & Sons, installed
fast-reacting motion sensors with a loan of £5,200 – for annual
energy savings of £3,600.
· Precision Engineering Plastics’ three consecutive 0% loans,
totalling £67,685, are now saving them £26,435 a year in energy
costs.
More information on the Carbon Trust’s 0% business loans is
available at
www.carbontrust.co.uk/loans
Supply2Gov
The Government's website,
supply2gov, advertises thousands of public sector procurement
opportunities to small and medium sized businesses in the UK.
The fee that was previously charged to search the site will now be
removed providing businesses with better access to public sector
contracts.
For further information please see the
news release from the Department for
Business Innovation & Skills.
www.Visitmildenhall.co.uk
The website above is designed to provide information on a wide
range of issues that are part of Mildenhall. This includes the
History of Mildenhall, places to eat and drink, entertainment,
groups, retail and much more. You can also make good use of the
message board by sharing information and helping to answer others
queries.
The website is also a fantastic location for your business to
advertise it's service/product, to advertise or sumbit any
information please email
info@visitmildenhall.co.uk or contact
Steve Warren with content at;
VisitMildenhall.co.uk c/o FIERYhot
8 High Street
Mildenhall
IP28 7EQ.
Latest help from Business Link East
Through
this tough time for businesses a number of services are
being offered to help your business. These include the
following
- Health Checks
- Free workshops and Seminars
- Funding towards expert help and advice
- Anonymous helpline
For further information please visit
http://www.businesslink.gov.uk/bdotg/action/home?site=150
Suffolk Chamber's Online Business to Business Trading
Platform
This is an online trading platform that
matches up business opportunities with registered companies.
Visit
http://www.suffolkb2b.co.uk
Forest Heath District Council is not responsible for the contents
or reliability of any websites linked to our own
website.