Do you want to access opportunities in the very light rail and electric light vehicles sector. If so, this project could be for you. With partners including the West Midlands Growth Company and Ice Blue Marketing (who own the Find It network which was launched to develop contract and procurement opportunities across the region) the project covers
- Overview of the opportunity, key customers, processes and technology
- Accreditations, standards and other requirements
- Sales and marketing
- Bidding, winning and managing contracts
- Skills, qualifications, training and recruitment
- Change and risk management
This would be of particular benefit to those businesses already supplying the automotive, heavy rail or aerospace sectors – and benefits include a personalised supply transition road map, 2 OEM site visits, a meet the buyer event, and three support workshops. To register your interest in joining the first cohort please email supplychains@cwgrowthhub.co.uk and business.development@wolverhampton.gov.uk
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Understanding how best to finance the growth of your business can be a challenge - the following Business Growth West Midlands funded workshops could help:
Access to Finance 2-Day Advice Workshop
Tuesday 21th May and Wednesday 22nd May 9.00am – 4.00pm The Hub, Littleton Street West Walsall WS2 8ES
This 2-day event is designed to enable you to identify the best source of finance for your business’ needs and prepare for an application. Delivered by a team of experienced business finance specialists, you will walk away prepared to begin your business finance journey. For more information and to book a place click here
Access to Finance - LGBTQ+ Workshop and Network
Tuesday 28th May 10.00am - 2.00pm SPEED Wolverhampton Science Park
This free interactive taster session is an opportunity for the LGBTQ+ community to discover the funding options available to their business and create new networking opportunities in the region. For more information and to book a place click here
Access to Finance Workshop for Creative Businesses
Wednesday 29th May 9.30am - 1.00pm Zellig Business Centre, Gibb Street, Digbeth, Birmingham B9 4A1
A free interactive taster session with an overview of the funding options available to businesses and help to demystify the world of business funding including: Debt finance & understanding interest rates; Alternative Finance; Grant funding – is it free?; Crowdfunding – reward, social and equity; Angel Investment & Venture Capital – when is it right for you?; The importance of creating a Pitch Deck or a Business Plan; Financial forecasting and why it’s the narrative you need.
For more information and to book a place click here
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Working out how to start and grow a business can be tough – Enterprise Nation seeks to help address this through plugging you into a network of fellow businesses, business advisers, resources, expertise and connections. Support can be accessed at a selection of events or online.
To get a personalised action plan for your business please click here
To get a started on a series of e learning modules click here
To access a series of themed ‘Insight papers and reports’ please click here
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What do we mean by innovation, how can your business be more innovative, what difference does an innovative mindset make, what support and funding is available? To answer these questions and more the city council have partnered up with Innovate Business Growth to deliver a programme of 8 local workshops and drop in sessions.
Details of the first 2 sessions which are being held at Wolverhampton Science Park are below
Introduction to Innovate UK Business Growth – Who are we and what do we offer?
Friday 14th June 9.00am - 10.30am Wolverhampton Science Park
To book a place please click here
The Innovation Journey – How to create a road map for your innovation journey and the things to consider
Friday 5th July 9.00am - 10.30am Wolverhampton Science Park
To book a place please click here
These workshops start with refreshments and a breakfast bap and conclude with an opportunity for a follow on 121 session that morning with an Innovate UK advisor, or can be booked for a later date.
and to get an insight of the support available from Innovate UK Business Growth please click here
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The Net Zero Innovation Programme has recently been launched by the Warwick Manufacturing Group. This free programme offers a cohort based approach to understand what net zero would mean and look like for your business. It includes a net zero readiness assessment, a net zero roadmap, collaboration events, a best practice visit, a technical innovation project, and the opportunity to apply for grant funding toward an energy efficiency project (and this can be additional to the city councils Net Zero grant funding).
Underpinning this is an understanding that key to business engagement in the Net Zero journey is to help manufacturing SMEs understand the commercial benefits of decarbonising the workplace. Sustainability is important to businesses but the ultimate drivers for this kind of change are reducing costs, boosting reputation and meeting their customers’ growing requirements for a greener supply chain.
For more detail and to register your interest please email Jonathan.Rackley@warwick.ac.uk and business.development@wolverhampton.gov.uk
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With funding through the West Midlands Combined Authority, the Momentum Group is offering free First Aid and Fork Lift Truck training.
If either of these courses supports your company training plan and you have employees who you would like to be put forward for any of the courses please contact Tom Winbow at Momentum Group direct - tom.winbow@momentumgroup.org.uk
Quoting reference number: WCC1.
If you have any queries relating to business support, growing your business, or some of the challenges you are facing then please call the council's Business Support helpline on 01902 555572 or complete the online enquiry form here
To support your business enquiry and growth our team is more than happy to carry out a free business diagnostic - to ensure we can connect you quickly to the right support.
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The Wolverhampton Black Business Network (WBBN) has successfully secured £20,000 funding to relaunch its mentoring programme. The funding will support both new and existing businesses in the Wolverhampton area covering a two-year period. WBBN will be launching ‘The Community Enterprise Mentoring Project II’ on the 24th of May, 2024, at Heritage Centre, Clifford Street, Whitmore Reans, Wolverhampton, WV6 0AA, from 5.30pm. ‘The Community Enterprise Mentoring Project II’ will deliver a tailored mentoring programme to meet the needs and challenges of each participant on their journey to become successful in their business and will offer mentorship in areas of entrepreneurship such as business strategy, business finance, marketing, procurement and related business challenges. Should you wish to join this year’s Mentoring cohort, please indicate your interest by contacting Sam Duru on 07771734967 or Ms. Janet Smith on 07481018227, or emailing wbbncic2020@gmail.com All prospective mentors and mentees will be expected to complete the enrolment forms at the launch.
Almost 300,000 customers submitted their tax return in the first week of the tax year. You can join them by submitting your Self Assessment tax return for 2023 to 2024 now and have peace of mind for the rest of the year. You can also find information below on stopping Self Assessment and unsubscribing to these emails. You have until the 31 January 2025 to file your return and pay any tax you may owe, but there are many benefits to submitting your tax return early.
There’s lots of hints and tips on GOV.UK on how to get your tax return done early.
HMRC’s You Tube Channel has useful videos on filling in your tax return, or for anything else you can use their digital assistant and online chat.
Don’t need to complete a tax return You can use their online tool to check if you need to send a Self Assessment tax return
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