Business leaders in Coventry and Warwickshire have urged the Government to increase support for firms to get them through the devastation of the latest lockdown. The Coventry and Warwickshire Chamber of Commerce has also called for the vaccine roll-out programme to be ramped up after Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced the latest lockdown was coming […]
An angel investment group – which is part of the University of Warwick Science Park – hit a record for the amount of cash injected into businesses in 2020 despite the Covid-19 crisis. Minerva Business Angels, which now has investment groups across the Midlands and on Merseyside, pumped £1.4 million into start-up, spin-out and scale-up […]
A specialist in developing point of sale systems and e-commerce apps for the hospitality industry has seen major growth during 2020 – despite the sector being hit hardest by Covid-19. Epos Anytime has been trading for several years, but during the past six months and adapting to the pandemic it has seen its fastest […]
Ten new businesses will be the first to benefit from a new Creative Futures Accelerator Programme in Leamington Spa’s Creative District that will help those businesses become part of the UK’s largest creative cluster outside Greater London. The project, which will also work with 500 innovators, will help business teams develop their entrepreneurial skills, test, […]
Innovate UK have recently launched a number of new funding competitions to help tackle industry challenges ranging from transforming food production to the detection of heart failure management. A selection of the current funding competitions are outlined below, the full list can be found on the Innovate UK website. If you are interested in applying for […]
The UK Prime Minister announced today a Ten Point Plan for a “green industrial revolution”, including a ban on the sale of new cars that are wholly powered by diesel or petrol from 2030. Top experts from WMG at the University of Warwick comment on this story. Margot James is the Executive Chair of WMG, and […]
The rules regarding R&D tax credit claims for the SME scheme are changing from April 2021 and it could affect the ability of many small businesses to obtain this important tax relief. The Government is looking to introduce a new PAYE cap on qualifying expenditure from this date, which will attempt to prevent abuse of […]
Minerva Birmingham Pitch Up (previously known as Pitchfest WM) will be holding its inaugural Venturefest WM final online on 28th January 2021. The Minerva Birmingham Pitch Up competition will provide the opportunity for ambitious businesses to improve their ability to win investment while simultaneously boosting your business’s profile. Over the last five years, the competition […]
The Peer Networking initiative is 100% funded by BEIS and is open to eligible SME businesses delivered through a series of high impact group sessions, sharing your biggest challenges, you will gain and reflect on valuable feedback from your peers and identify practical solutions to overcome them. Eligible businesses are: • In operation for at […]
The £130 million UK Battery Industrialisation Centre (UKBIC), a first of its kind battery production development facility in Coventry, will soon be operational. The pioneering, 18,500 square metre government-funded facility can be accessed by any organisation with existing or new battery technology, if that technology will bring green jobs and prosperity to the UK. UKBIC – […]