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Welcome to the latest edition of the Coventry and Warwickshire Green Business Programme newsletter. The team has now been embracing the world of remote working for the past 6 weeks. We have made numerous video calls, attended lots of webinars and discovered new ways of supporting businesses through remote energy audits. Environmental issues and supporting our customers remain our priority and we will continue to tackle this through our work with businesses. If Coronavirus teaches us anything then let it teach us about the reduction in carbon emissions, better air quality and us all coming together to tackle climate change going forward.
We are excited that we are running our first ever GreenTalk Live webinar today on how to be more energy efficient whilst your business may be closed and you are working from home. Then our second webinar on Tuesday will be providing information about the grant funding which is available to businesses during COVID-19, so if you have not claimed anything to date then please book on - more details below. If you have any comments, news or suggestions, please get in touch. To keep up with our latest initiatives and news, then do follow us on Twitter and LinkedIn.
The team would like to wish you and your families our best wishes during this difficult time and please stay safe, well and keep in touch.
Bernie, Bethany, Clare, Daniel, Denise, Faustina, Matt and Sara.
Three programmes, aimed at supporting small and medium sized business (SME) in Coventry and Warwickshire, have been extended until June 2023 and provided with additional funding.
The teams on the Business Support, Green Business and Innovation Programmes are excited to announce that they will now run until 2023. In addition to the programmes being extended, there will also be a further £8.1m of funding available for qualifying businesses to apply for. This includes £5.5m of direct grant funding to SMEs for activities such as helping to support start-ups and existing business, improving the energy and resource efficiency of business premises, and supporting them to develop new to market products and services.
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A Coventry based manufacturer is investing to make a major reduction in its carbon footprint – and has received grant funding to support its efforts.
Sarginsons Industries Ltd, is buying a new de-coring machine which will reduce its carbon emissions by 524.9 tonnes per year. It is the latest in a series of investments made by Sarginsons to make it more environmentally friendly and has been supported by a £50,000 grant from the Coventry and Warwickshire Green Business Programme assisted by the Coventry and Warwickshire Local Enterprise Partnership (CWLEP).
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 Small and medium-sized (SME) businesses are currently facing a period of uncertainty, but there is government funding support available for businesses during the coronavirus. In Coventry and Warwickshire, well over £100m has been made available in business grants since the start of April. However, there are still thousands of eligible businesses that we haven't heard from yet. Businesses receiving either Small Business Rates Relief or Expanded Retail Discount are eligible for payments of £10,000 or £25,000. This webinar will provide an easy to understand guide to all the funding options that are available to your business.
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Our colleagues at Coventry University Enterprises are running a week long free online workshop that matches concise, straightforward explanations with hands-on exercises and tutorials to teach new users of SketchUp the software's core features and functions. Participants will gain practical hands on knowledge of the essential elements and will be given simple training exercises and examples to complete as part of the course.
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Coventry City Council is working hard to support local businesses by making grant support available through the Small Business Grant Fund (SBGF) and Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Grant Fund (RHLGF). This is grant support and therefore will not need to be repaid.
To date, 53% of eligible businesses in Coventry have claimed, amounting to grant payments totalling over £31million.
If you think you might be eligible and haven’t yet claimed: Apply for a grant now
Please read the eligibility criteria and if you qualify complete the verification form. You will need your business rates customer reference number which can be found on your bill.
If you are a business based in Warwickshire then please contact the CW Growth Hub or CW Chamber who will be able to advise you:
We understand that priorities have changed as we all face the challenges of COVID-19, and so that as many people as possible can respond to the air quality consultation, we have extended the deadline for responses to midnight on Sunday 31 May. Find out more and have your say at www.coventry.gov.uk/airquality
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A new business website aimed at SMEs has been launched to provide companies with high-profile supply chain opportunities, news and events happening in Coventry and Warwickshire.
The Coventry and Warwickshire Local Enterprise Partnership (CWLEP) Growth Hub has joined the Finditin regional network which has over 80,000 registered users and has advertised over £50 billion worth of opportunities so far in 2020.
The user-friendly website at www.finditincw.co.uk will be a one-stop shop for all contracts and opportunities for Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games and HS2 as well as tender and contract alerts for high-profile projects in the area.
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The Coventry and Warwickshire Green Business Programme is part funded by the European Regional Development Fund and is delivered by Coventry City Council, Coventry University and Coventry University Enterprises Ltd.
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