Robin Rigg Community Fund 10 October 2019 10 October 2019 0 2310 Robin Rigg Community Fund Robin Rigg Community Fund As part of the consenting process for the E-On Robin Rigg wind farm in the Solway Firth, a local Community Benefit Fund was established for a ten year period. This time period has now come to an end and a new fund, the Robin Rigg Community Fund, is now running from 2020 to 2022. Solway Firth Partnership will be administering the fund on both sides of the Solway. The deadline for applications to the first round of the Robin Rigg Community Fund will be 5pm on Thursday 12 December 2019. Further applications may be invited during 2020 if funds are available.
ScaleUp Institute Survey 2019 27 August 2019 27 August 2019 0 2374 ScaleUp Institute Survey 2019 The ScaleUp Institute works to make the UK the best place in the world for a business to scale up and grow. We want to help you to overcome the barriers that may be stopping your business from achieving even greater growth. What has been important to your growth journey to date? What barriers does your business currently face when you try to grow? What is the most critical support that you need from the UK and private and public sectors to help you to continue to scale? The link to the survey is: http://bit.ly/ScaleUp19l306
IoD Cumbria | Finance for start ups to multinationals 05/09/2019 10:30 - 12:30 05/09/2019 10:30 - 12:30 0 1150 IoD Cumbria | Finance for start ups to multinationals Date & Time: 05 Sep 2019 10:30 - 12:30 Location: University of Cumbria, Carlisle IoD Cumbria welcomes Grant Peggie from the British Business Bank for this insightful workshop on financing. After a welcome from IoD Cumbria Chair, Barry Leahey MBE, Grant will offer his wealth of knowledge to explain the finance options available to Cumbria based businesses through the British Business Bank’s programmes no matter its size or structure. Attendees will also get to hear from other speakers, including a real life case study from Stuart MacLennan of Appleby Creamery who has benefited from the £400m Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund. Event will be held at the University of Cumbria, Carlisle on 05 Sep 2019 (10:30am - 12:30pm) Click "Read More" then follow the link to get tickets for this event.
Countryside Productivity Small Grants (CPSG) scheme Round 2. NOW OPEN! 05 August 2019 05 August 2019 0 2280 Countryside Productivity Small Grants (CPSG) scheme Round 2. NOW OPEN! The RDPE Countryside Productivity Scheme provides funding for projects in England which improve productivity in the farming and forestry sectors and help create jobs and growth in the rural economy. It is administered by the Rural Payments Agency (RPA). Under the RDPE Countryside Productivity Scheme, there are grants for: Small grants. Water resource management and reservoirs. Improving forestry productivity. Adding value to Agri-food. Improving farm productivity. The grants are funded by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD). The RDPE Countryside Productivity Small Grant (CPSG) scheme provides funding for farmers to purchase equipment to improve the productivity of their farm. The scheme is different to other parts of the Countryside Productivity scheme as it uses an online application process and is targeted at supporting investment for specific pieces of agricultural equipment.