ARE you confused by all the different sources of support available to small businesses who want to grow?
Do you need funding to take your business to the next level or to take advantage of a particular opportunity? Did you know that there is a wide variety of funding options available? If only you knew who to ask and how to access them.
The Northamptonshire Growth Hub is here to help you find the best solutions. As the first port of call for small businesses, our team of expert advisers can conduct a funding search for a client from virtually any business sector or explain in more detail about local initiatives such as Ready2Grow and Innovate Northamptonshire – two European funded projects which provide one-to-one advice sessions and skills workshops and the opportunity to apply for grant funding. After discussing your requirements with an adviser, the best solution may be one of the offers from our delivery partners such as Velocity, SEMLEP or the Food & Drink Forum.
Of course, each of these organisations can be contacted directly for more details, including information about eligibility criteria and how to apply, or simply call the Northamptonshire Growth Hub to review each of the alternatives and take advantage of as many options as appropriate for your business.
The Northamptonshire Growth Hub was established in November 2013 to fulfil an obvious need for business support for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the county and in that time has helped over 2,500 businesses since it opened for business. It is based in the centre of Northampton in the Innovation Centre – a state-of-the art facility offering office space and meeting facilities. The Northamptonshire Growth Hub handles between 100 and 150 calls per month, 60 per cent of which are established businesses with a significant portion from pre-start and start-up enterprises.
To contact the Northamptonshire Growth Hub call 01604 212696 or email or you can visit the website for further information: www.northamptonshiregrowthhub.co.uk.
Ready2Grow and Innovate Northamptonshire are delivered by the Northamptonshire Growth Hub partners and is part funded by the European Regional Development Fund.
European Regional Development Fund
The project is receiving up to £1,431,974 of funding from the England European Regional Development Fund as part of the European Structural and Investment Funds Growth Programme 2014-2020. The Department for Communities and Local Government (and in London the intermediate body Greater London Authority) is the Managing Authority for European Regional Development Fund
Established by the European Union, the European Regional Development Fund helps local areas stimulate their economic development by investing in projects which will support innovation, businesses, create jobs and local community regenerations. For more information visit www.gov.uk/european-growth-funding.