Here, you can find comprehensive information on various funding opportunities available to support different areas of your business.
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Business Growth though Upskilling
This programme provides fully funded leadership and upskilling training to businesses across Shropshire and its market towns. Through the Active Leadership Programme, managers can access £4,500 worth of fully funded training, coaching and mentoring to become better leaders and improve business productivity.
Through the Team Upskilling Programme individuals can access free training on a variety of thematic and topical issues relevant to the Shropshire business community.
100 places available (2 per company) on Active Leadership Programme.
Course delegates can access 3 hours of 1-2-1 coaching. 100 places available for individuals to upskill through topical and thematic training courses.
Work in Shrewsbury Programme
This programme showcases the benefits of living and working in Shrewsbury. Providing training and upskilling for business owners and managers of local businesses in the town and establishing a ‘Future Club’ programme targeted at younger entrepreneurs aged 16-25.
Support for 50 businesses. 5 grants available for young entrepreneurs. Support for 25 potential entrepreneurs to become enterprise ready.
Shropshire Leadership Programme
This Programme for Small Business Growth provides a comprehensive growth programme to a cohort of SMEs from the Shropshire area.
The project will assist 30 small business owners in increasing their turnover and creating additional job(s) within 12 months of completing the programme.
30 places.
25 Innovation vouchers of up to £2,500 (50% match funded) for programme attendees.
Shropshire Manufacturing growth programme
This programme provides support for 70 SMEs in Shropshire to overcome barriers to growth. Delivering specialist advice and support to SMEs in the manufacturing sector to improve productivity.
70 places available | 70 Grants available.
West Midlands Growth Programme
This programme provides grant funding of £2,500 to £100,000 (match funded) to support businesses to increase productivity by improving business confidence, stimulating business activity, attracting investment, safeguarding existing and creating new jobs within Shropshire.
27 Grants available.
Sustainability
Sustaining Shropshire
This programme supports businesses in the agri-food sector and works to address the barriers to growth such as rural connectivity, ageing workforces, food security, access to investment and skills.
Delivered through innovation support service focused on Agri-tech, food manufacturing and logistics in Shropshire.
Support for over 100 businesses.
Decarbonising shropshire business supply chains
This programme supports companies in becoming more competitive in the sustainable economy through measuring and reducing their supply chain emissions.
Delivered through advice, support and mentoring to allow business to understand their supply chain emissions and develop net zero initiatives.
Support for 25 businesses.
Clean growth marches & worcestershire
This programme offers free advice and grants for SMEs to improve energy efficiency and invest in renewable energy measures.
Available to SMEs from all sectors (including B2C) and community buildings across Shropshire.
Support available for up to 50 businesses.
30 Grants available.
Start Up Programmes
Shropshire Startup
This programme supports individuals and new enterprises (trading for less than 12months) through a Masterclass programme of business support, advice and knowledge.
Businesses who engage with the programme can go onto access individual mentoring and start-up grants of £1,000 to £5,000 (50% match funded).
Support for 40 businesses.
85 Grants.
Support for 75 potential entrepreneurs to be enterprise ready.
Silverpreneurs
This programme works to inspire and empower the over 50’s, who are looking to start or develop their business as part of an experienced and supportive business community.
This programme is a fully funded 8 week programme which will be delivered through a combination of virtual and in-person 1-2-1 and group sessions, where you can learn, grow and share your journey and experience with the group.
Support for 58 businesses.
Support for 25 potential entrepreneurs to be enterprise ready.
Prototyping
Shropshire APF
The Advanced Prototyping Facility (APF) project is provided by Aston University to assist businesses improve awareness of the opportunities available through additive manufacture (3D Printing) to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of existing designs and to develop new products all the way through to producing prototypes.
Support available for 80+ businesses.
Grants
Work in Shrewsbury Programme
This programme showcases the benefits of living and working in Shrewsbury. Providing training and upskilling for business owners and managers of local businesses in the town and establishing a ‘Future Club’ programme targeted at younger entrepreneurs aged 16-25.
Support for 50 businesses. 5 grants available for young entrepreneurs. Support for 25 potential entrepreneurs to become enterprise ready.
Shropshire Leadership Programme
This Programme for Small Business Growth provides a comprehensive growth programme to a cohort of SMEs from the Shropshire area.
The project will assist 30 small business owners in increasing their turnover and creating additional job(s) within 12 months of completing the programme.
30 places.
25 Innovation vouchers of up to £2,500 (50% match funded) for programme attendees.
West Midlands Growth Programme
This programme provides grant funding of £2,500 to £100,000 (match funded) to support businesses to increase productivity by improving business confidence, stimulating business activity, attracting investment, safeguarding existing and creating new jobs within Shropshire.
27 Grants available.
Shropshire Startup
This programme supports individuals and new enterprises (trading for less than 12months) through a Masterclass programme of business support, advice and knowledge.
Businesses who engage with the programme can go onto access individual mentoring and start-up grants of £1,000 to £5,000 (50% match funded).
Support for 40 businesses.
85 Grants.
Support for 75 potential entrepreneurs to be enterprise ready.
Shropshire Manufacturing growth programme
This programme provides support for 70 SMEs in Shropshire to overcome barriers to growth. Delivering specialist advice and support to SMEs in the manufacturing sector to improve productivity.
70 places available | 70 Grants available.
Clean growth marches & worcestershire
This programme offers free advice and grants for SMEs to improve energy efficiency and invest in renewable energy measures.
Available to SMEs from all sectors (including B2C) and community buildings across Shropshire.
Support available for up to 50 businesses.
30 Grants available.
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