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Need more help in growing your business?

The Government has launched a campaign called Business in You” which will offer you with  range of support, provided by both the private sector and government.  

There is a wealth of information and help available to you. Various partners have come together through the campaign to make sure that small firms know what is available, with some of the campaign partners providing free services including workshops, web-based seminars and video tutorials on issues like finance, as well as providing mentoring and face to face consultancy sessions.

Each month, the campaign will focus on a different theme relating to start ups and growth and will highlight the wide range of support available; from online advice on www.Businesslink.gov.uk through to specialist schemes such as the Enterprise Finance Guarantee (http://www.startups.co.uk/enterprise-finance-guarantee.html), a loan guarantee scheme that encourages banks to lend to viable SMEs which lack the collateral or credit history to secure a normal bank loan.

For more information about the “Business in You” campaign go to: http://businessinyou.bis.gov.uk

Still need to find out more about the Green Deal? Look no further…

Join the free, half day events which aim to raise your awareness of the skills requirements for Government’s Green Deal initiative to improve the energy efficiency of UK households and businesses. The roadshows have proven very popular and there are future events being held on:

·         15 February – Glasgow
·         21 February – London
·         7 March – Manchester
 
The events are being organised by the Green Deal Skills Alliance (GDSA), a consortium of sector skills councils – SummitSkills, Asset Skills and CITB-ConstructionSkills.