Richmondshire Business Week 2020 (
19 - 23 October) will go ahead this year, but virtually.
The events will provide local businesses, from start up to established companies, with the chance to take part in a number of free events and workshops aimed at growing and developing their businesses. Sessions include identifying new routes to market, how to innovate, public/private sector supply chain opportunities, marketing and business continuity planning.
Please click below for details of the workshops and events and where to book.
www.richmondshire.gov.uk/richmondshire-business-week
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SME grant funding applications are not currently open – register your interest here
The government has announced new SME grant funding to support small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) to access specialist advice to help further mitigate the impacts of COVID-19 to build in resilience or address potential new opportunities.
The grants of between £1,000-£3,000, will be available to help SMEs that have been directly impacted by the coronavirus pandemic to access professional support covering digital, legal, HR, financial, health and safety, or other consultancy advice, and to purchase minor equipment to adapt or adopt new technology in order to continue to deliver business activity or diversify in response to COVID 19.
Grants will cover 100% of costs, excluding VAT. Once an application has been approved, businesses will be required to make the payment for the support or purchase, and make a claim for the grant.
This scheme will open for applications mid-September.
Further details on how to apply and eligibility will be available shortly. You can register your interest at
https://www.ynygrowthhub.com/resources/covid-19-small-business-grant/
If you are a tourism business, please register your interest via the Kick-starting tourism grant funding scheme here.
Alternately, you can keep up to date on the LEP social channels or
sign up to receive emails on all the latest business support news.
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Internationalisation Fund
The fund will be available to businesses across the whole of Yorkshire and Humber (subject to eligibility*) to support activity which will help them to trade internationally. We anticipate that the fund will be available from November/December. It will need to be match funded at a 50% intervention rate and cannot be used on any activity that has already been bought or committed to. It can be used in a variety of ways (but not exclusively limited to)
- Market research
- IP advice
- Translation services
- International social media/SEO
- Trade fairs (where no TAP funding is available)
- Independent market visits
- Consultancy and other international commercial services
(*ineligible Fishery and aquaculture sector; undertakings involved in the primary production of agricultural products; undertakings active in the sector of processing and marketing of agricultural products (see Commission Regulation (EU) 1407/2013 Art. 1 1407/2013))
DIT are currently taking expressions of interest from businesses (see link).
https://www.enterprisegrowthsolutions.co.uk/dit-internationalisation-fund/