Nottingham Jobs Fund – Real Financial Assistance for Small Businesses
[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…