LoCASE 2 funding, Finance & Debt Management Course, New Enterprise Grant & Major Projects Webinar

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LoCASE 2 funding

LoCASE (Low Carbon Across the South East) 2, offers SME's 40% match-funded grants of up to £10,000 to help businesses reduce their carbon footprint. Grants are also available for organisations operating in the Low Carbon, Environmental Goods and Services sector (LCEGS). Funding is also available
to help you purchase an electric vehicle for your business. Check your eligibility on LoCASE website

LoCASE grant

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Understanding Finance and Debt Management

On 15th & 16th June – 9.30am to 4.30pm in Colchester

This FREE 2 day workshop in Colchester helps Essex-based business owners understand all things finance - from accounting and entrepreneurial finance to managing debt.

Delivered by business coach Jim Fletcher, on behalf of Backing Essex Business, this course, will provide a basic understanding of finance and accounting concepts, demystifying the accounting language so that you are in control of the financial performance of your business.

You’ll learn about double-entry bookkeeping, trial balances, profit and loss statements, and other must-have accounting topics, and on day two, you’ll learn how to apply these techniques to manage your business better, which will give you confidence and control when making financial decisions.

Register today for the Understanding Finance and Debt Management course

Debt Management Course

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South East Business Boost (SEBB) New Enterprise Grants

There are a limited amount of 100% funded cash back grants of £1000-£2000 available for businesses under 12 months old.

The business must be trading and have an existing business offer i.e. a product or service to sell. It would need to be shown that the items purchased using the grant will assist in growing the business. (They are unable to support pre-start/non-trading businesses). Apply now for a New Enterprise Grant


Major Projects—Growth—Opportunity: One Year On

Webinar: Join South East Local Enterprise Partnership (SELEP) to hear about the progress of our exciting Major Projects across the South East in creating skills and employment opportunities

One year on from their event when projects gave insight into their plans for bolstering skills in the South East, this session will focus on their progress and future plans for the area. The scale of investment we are seeing is significant and will generate skills needs and job opportunities for the local area, so join in, hear what’s going on and see how you may be able to get involved.

Taking place on Wednesday 8th June at 10.30am - 12.30 pm on Zoom. Attendees will also be able to hear about the emerging action plan of the Major Projects Group for Skills, which supports collaborative activity across the area, as well as from the projects directly and have the opportunity to pose questions via a panel.

Projects include:
• Bradwell B
• Ebbsfleet Garden City
• Freeports
• Hoo Peninsular
• Lower Thames Crossing
• UK Health Security Agency on its relocation to Harlow
• Construction Industry Training Board

Register for the Major Projects webinar

Major Projects webinar

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