30Jan 2014 by David Ajsose

TechCityNotts announces Nottingham NTech Grant Fund for Business

Finance, Grants for Business, TechCityNotts
Our friends at TechCityNottingham (Twitter @techcitynotts) have just informed us of some exciting news. Whilst Nottingham City council has come under criticism for its lack of support for small businesses in the past it seems that things may well be changing. A number of new initiatives designed to assist the SME sector have been introduced. We’ve talked about some of these before  (click here for info) but one of the more recent initiatives which seems to have slipped under the radar is the N’Tech Grant fund. TechCityNotts and Exeid are therfore delighted to be able to pass on  this information  which could help boost your business. The Central Governments 'Regional Growth Fund' was established to help businesses grow and particularly create new jobs. £10 million of this central fund has…
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06Feb 2013 by David Ajsose

Financial Grant Assistance for Nottinghamshire Businesses and Organisations

Economy, Grants for Business, Nottingham
The Jobs Fund is a £1.5million scheme that has been introduced by Nottingham City Council to help jobseekers back in to work – but how does this benefit your business? We asked Rachel Graham is the  Project Manager working along side  Nottingham City Council to help promote the scheme and we asked her  how the scheme works. Rachel said “We've been asked to help introduce the Nottingham Job fund to private sector companies, encouraging them to create new roles for unemployed people from Nottingham by providing a financial incentive. For each new role that is filled through the Nottingham Jobs Fund, the scheme contributes 50% of the yearly salary and in certain circumstances up to 75%!  There are limits on the total amounts paid based on a formula  and number of hours worked, but…
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05Mar 2012 by David Ajsose

Nottingham Jobs Fund – Real Financial Assistance for Small Businesses

Exeid News, Nottingham
[caption id="attachment_1163" align="alignleft" width="200"] Nottingham Jobs Fund is funded by Keep Nottingham Working[/caption] The Jobs Fund is a £1.5million scheme that has been introduced by Nottingham City Council to help 18-24 jobseekers back in to work – but how does this benefit my business? The funding is aimed mainly at private sector companies, encouraging them to create new roles for unemployed people by providing a financial incentive. For each new role that is filled through the Jobs Fund, the scheme contributes 50% of the yearly salary. This is great news for SME’s – maybe your business could really do with an extra pair of hands in administration, but doesn’t want an excessive overhead. Maybe you want to try alternative marketing strategies, but haven’t been able to justify the cost of…
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