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West of England Growth Hub: Financial and Business Support
open-opportunity“Whatever stage your business is at, Growth Hub can help you find the right support and funding to take your next step. From understanding your intellectual property to saving costs by cutting carbon emissions, their support can help to boost your business.”
Alex Leach
Deputy Director of Programmes
The Growth Hub provides tailored support, expert guidance and access to finance and support programmes to small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs). They offer help to businesses throughout Bath & North East Somerset, Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire.
EIC Accelerator
open-opportunity“EIC Accelerator is a funding programme great for innovators that have the ambition and commitment to scale up, and are looking for substantial funding, but the risks involved are too high for private investors alone to invest.”
Alex Leach
Deputy Director of Programmes
EIC Accelerator develops and helps to scale up innovations with the potential to create or disrupt markets. Single start-ups and SMEs, individuals intending to launch a SME and small mid-caps can apply.
Free carbon survey
open-opportunity“Find ways to reduce energy bills and carbon emissions in your business with a free visit from one of West of England Growth hub’s advisors.”
Tara Copps
Programme Assistant
A Carbon Survey normally consists of around 12 hours of support per business, provided free of charge by a Technical Advisor. During the survey, they’ll get to know your business, find out how you operate and take a look at the construction, services and lighting systems in your building.
The Shuri Network Digital Fellowships
open-opportunity“The Fellowship will help empower women from ethnic minority backgrounds to overcome career-related challenges, gain insight into different digital roles, support career progression, build positive relationships and self-confidence. ”
Cheryl Scott
Industry and Innovation Lead
The Shuri Network and NHS England are working collaboratively to support women from ethnic minority backgrounds to succeed and thrive in digital health and improve patient care.
Made Smarter West of England Programme
open-opportunity“This excellent programme offers 1:1 support with sector experts to establish the most appropriate support for SMEs.”
Tara Copps
Programme Assistant
WECA’s Made Smarter West of England Programme supports production-based Small and Medium Enterprises in the region (Bristol, Bath and North East Somerset and South Gloucestershire) to adopt industrial digital technologies to support their development and growth.
START - pre-incubation programme
open-opportunity“If you, or someone you know, has ever wanted to run your own business, to realise an idea, to have something that’s yours or to make an impact, then START can help.”
Claire Denyer
Project Manager
START is a fully-funded programme to take individuals from business idea to starting a company. It’s a West of England Combined Authority funded programme, led by UWE Bristol in collaboration with University of Bristol, the University of Bath, Bath Spa University and techSPARK.
