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Looking to boost your productivity, grow your business, or start a new enterprise in 2025? GetSet East Devon (GSED) is a new, fully funded business support offer, designed to complement the existing Prosper programme.
Sign-up for GSED to receive 1-2-1 support from YTKO's team of expert business advisors who can help you take your business to the next level. They will provide flexible and tailored support that fits around your business' needs and ambitions, including help with marketing, budgeting, and setting up a new company.
 East Devon businesses can benefit from free, bespoke, and flexible retrofit courses through our Retrofit Programme. Delivered by Exeter College, the Level 2 Understanding Retrofit Courses provide a great opportunity to upskill your team with essential knowledge in sustainable construction.
The Retrofit Programme provides a range of endorsed, fully funded courses available to all East Devon residents including External Wall Insulation, Understanding Damp and Mould, and Introduction to Retrofit.
Get in touch with the team at Exeter College to explore the bespoke courses available and discover upskilling opportunities that meet your business' training needs.
Three drop-in events at Bradfords’ East Devon branches are being held as part of the Retrofit Programme. Open to both the general public and professional trades, these events aim to raise awareness of renewable technologies, sustainable building materials, green skills, and opportunities to diversify your business into renewables.
The next event will be held in Honiton on the 20th of Feb from 2-4:30 pm, with the final event in Exmouth on the 4th of March.
The East Devon Retrofit Programme is funded by UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.
 Join the Devon Food Partnership for "People Planet Profit: Marketing Sustainability" an event for local food and drink businesses looking to communicate and market their sustainability efforts to their customers.
This is part of the People Planet Profit series, a collaboration with the Food Drink Devon Sustainability Working Group to support the local sustainable food and drink sector in Devon.
The event will consist of three interactive workshop sessions led by experts in communications and marketing who will share their knowledge and practical strategies, plus networking opportunities and lunch.
This session runs from 9-2pm on Wednesday 5th March at Exeter Science Park. Spaces are limited, so book now!
Does your business provide goods or services to the public sector? Current and future suppliers need to be aware of changes to the public procurement process which come into force on Monday 24th of February.
This changes are intended to streamline the process and benefit smaller businesses and start-ups interested in supplying to the public sector. This includes a central digital platform to make it easier to find and bid for contracts.
Demonstrations of the new platform and guidance for suppliers can be found on the UK Government website. A summary of the changes and links to all the guidance has been posted on the EDDC website.
UK Shared Prosperity Fund Update
 The UK Shared Prosperity Fund, a UK Government local growth funding programme , has been extended for an additional year into 2025/26.
EDDC will receive a proportion of this funding to continue a scaled-down version of its current UKSPF programme. We expect this to include ongoing support for culture, leisure, and tourism, generalist business support, business grants, and the Honiton Employment Hub.
Subscribers of our newsletter will be the first to hear about the projects and opportunities coming forward in 2025/26, including announcements of any grant schemes.
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