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Don't miss the Lincolnshire Financial Wellbeing Conference

This important event is being held in Boston next week by the Lincolnshire Financial Inclusion Partnership. 

The event on Tuesday 21 February focuses on financial wellbeing in light of the cost of living, and is aimed at organisations working in financial inclusion on a daily basis and local businesses interested in learning how they can further help employees at this time.

Conference Speakers include:
Andy Cleaver (Area Manager – East Midlands, Trussell Trust)
Damon Gibbons (Chief Executive, Centre for Responsible Credit)
Richard Humphrey (Operations Director, His Church Charity)
Graham Metcalfe (Partnership Manager, DWP)
Paul Rhodes (Regional Manager – Money and Pensions Service)

It's being held at the Boston United Community Stadium. Book your ticket here.

Still time to get heart tags for love seat

Lots of people enjoyed free Valentine's Day portraits at our temporary heart seat installation in Sleaford's Riverside shopping centre. Businesses in Sleaford can still request heart tags free by emailing ecodev@n-kesteven.gov.uk for people to collect and add them to the love heart seat. The seat is in place throughout February. This project is funded by the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund

Free support for North Kesteven businesses

The Council offers the service of a Business Support Adviser, Phil Means. Phil can provide bespoke advice and support.

If you are in business and feel you could benefit from free business advice please contact him. Either call Phil on 07920 472671 or email phil_means@n-kesteven.gov.uk

Is your business on social media?

If so, join our Business NK group here or follow us on twitter. We share information, support and advice on each platform.

Collaboration 4 Growth grants 

There are revenue and capital grants between £2,000 and £15,000 available from the Collaboration 4 Growth project for businesses in North Kesteven.

The grant can support anything from upgrading equipment to help expand your business, to search engine optimisation to help promote a newly designed website. Businesses will need to pay 100% upfront, then the grant will pay 60% of the total project cost.

The Collaboration 4 Growth project is delivered by Lincoln BIG and the Lincolnshire Chamber of Commerce and funded by the European Regional Development Fund.  

The project comes to an end in June 2023, and the Collaboration 4 Growth team are aiming to allocate all the grants by the end of March 2023.

Further information is available on the Lincoln BIG and Lincolnshire Chamber of Commerce websites.

Brains of Kesteven

The Council Chairman is holding a Brains of Kesteven charity quiz night in aid of Children With Cancer UK.

Everyone is welcome to enter a quiz team, including businesses and colleagues who might wish to form quiz teams as an opportunity to connect and enjoy time together. It's £10 per person for up to six people, with a light supper included

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Webinars for the weeks ahead

21/02/2023 09:30-15:30 NBV | Starting in Business Programme | Online

21/02/2023 10:00-11:30 Planning a Website and its Content

22/02/2023 09:30 - 16:00 FREE Business Workshop Social Media 101 Part 2

23/02/2023 10:00 - 11:30 Powerful PR - Raise your Business Profile