Blclub.co.uk

Birmingham City Council’s online business support service, Blclub.co.uk, offers free support, networking and advice to every type of business in Birmingham.
www.blclub.co.uk

Health for Work Adviceline for small businesses

Do you manage a small business, and feel you need advice on workplace healthy eating, controlling the long hours culture and preventing staff absenteeism? The NHS Health for Work adviceline for small businesses can help you improve morale and increase productivity in your workplace.
Tel: 0800 0 778844
Julie.Horsley@dh.gsi.gov.uk
www.health4work.nhs.uk

Regional Growth Fund (RGF) grants

The Regional Growth Fund (RGF) is now a £2.4bn fund operating across England from 2011 to 2015. It supports projects and programmes that lever private sector investment to create economic growth and sustainable employment. It aims particularly to help those areas and communities which were dependent on the public sector to make the transition to sustainable private sector-led growth and prosperity. Round 3 of the Regional Growth Fund (RGF) is now open until 13 June 2012: £1bn is available for this round. 

Greater Birmingham & Solihull Local Enterprise Partnership: RGF Round 3 Flyer (PDF)


Advanced Manufacturing Supply Chain Initiative (AMSCI)

AMSCI is a new Government backed initiative, launched in March 2012, which is designed to support the expansion of the UK’s supply chain capacity and capability. At the centre of the initiative is £125m of Government (Regional Growth Fund) funding that has been allocated to help manufacturing based supply chains to grow and to achieve world class standards. Stream 1 has two rounds of funding with application deadlines of Wednesday 13 June or Wednesday 12 September (both deadlines are at 12 noon). 

Greater Birmingham & Solihull Local Enterprise Partnership: AMSCI Flyer (PDF)

Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses support programme for small businesses: Applications now open

10,000 Small Businesses is an innovative fully funded programme designed to unlock the economic and job creation potential of small businesses and social enterprises from across the Midlands (East and West). The programme is delivered by Aston Business School in partnership with the Goldman Sachs Foundation and it is targeted at the owners or the most senior decision takers who have clear ambitions to expand their small businesses or social enterprises.

For full details of how to apply to join the programme, together with a copy of the application form and submission deadlines please visit www.aston.ac.uk/10ksb

Alternatively, application materials can be requested by email from 10ksb@aston.ac.uk or by phoning 0121 204 3225. The closing date for applications is 29 June 2012.

Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses PDF