Warwickshire County Council has launched a major new £300,000 business support programme to help SMEs in the county recover from the devastating impact of the Coronavirus pandemic. The “Survive, Sustain and Grow” programme is part of an initial £5 million package of investment which has been approved by Warwickshire County Council’s Cabinet to help businesses […]
The NHS COVID-19 app is currently being trialled and will launch on Thursday 24 September in England and Wales, including QR check-in at venues QR codes will be an important way for NHS Test and Trace in England and NHS Test, Trace, Protect in Wales to contact multiple people if coronavirus outbreaks are identified […]
Alexis Toft, Head of Minerva Business Angels, part of the University of Warwick Science Park Ltd based in Warwickshire, has received the accolade of the Regional Icon which seeks to recognise an individual who is a local thought leader of influence who actively contributes to the development of the local entrepreneurial ecosystem and is an […]
Warwick Acoustics Ltd, a spin-out company from the University of Warwick’s School of Engineering, has won a £370,000 grant from Innovate UK, to support development a lower cost version of its patented ElectroAcoustics Audio Panels for next generation vehicles. Warwick Acoustics manufactures next generation audio systems for the automotive sector and personal use. The grant awarded will support a £500,000 […]
New data from the British Business Bank shows that businesses across the West Midlands have received a total of almost £3.5bn in funding under the government’s two largest Covid-19 loan schemes, the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme and the Bounce Back Loan Scheme. These provide financial support to businesses across the UK that are losing […]
Businesses in Coventry and Warwickshire are being urged to make sure they stay informed on the latest Government Guidance on Coronavirus – after staff tested positive at a city supermarket. The Coventry and Warwickshire Chamber of Commerce, the Coventry and Warwickshire LEP, the CWLEP Growth Hub and the FSB are all urging companies to continue […]
Accessing debt finance is a means of borrowing money for a set period of time to help a business realise their plans. Companies receive a loan against a set criterion and for a specific purpose. Asset and cash flow based loans are two of those examples. Download Business Nugget Asset-Based Asset-based loans are secured against […]
Innovate UK have recently launched a number of new funding competitions to help tackle industry challenges ranging from sorting nuclear waste to psychological therapies. 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 an Innovate UK grant […]
Our Business Ready programme team and selected facilitators have successfully provided a number of different workshops/webinars from ‘raising finance for business growth’ to ‘developing a business plan you can actually use’, all based in the Coventry and Warwickshire area. We have recently begun work to kickstart our Autumn webinar programme; providing businesses with support and […]
CWRT are one of the British Business Bank accredited lenders delivering the Government-backed Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS). CBILS provides financial support to smaller businesses (SMEs) across the UK that are losing revenue, and seeing their cashflow disrupted, as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak. The scheme is a part of a wider package […]