Staffs BIC is Exhibiting @ Finance For Business

WHEN : Wednesday 7th May 2014 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

TIME : Gatehouse Theatre, Stafford, ST16 2LT

WHAT IS IT : Stoke-on-Trent & Staffordshire Local Enterprise Partnership invites you to discover the financial support available within the area. This FREE event will inform, raise awareness and overcome misconceptions of the models and sources of funds available to small and medium sized businesses.

  • Small Business Grants
  • High Growth Investment
  • Equity & Venture Capital
  • Non-Bank Lending
  • inc. finance, invoice, discounting / factoring

Funding | Advice

Staffs BIC Funding

To help you find funding to support your business growth, the BIC has developed over a number of years its own database of funding support which identifies all the business support organisations in the region that can help your business and includes a separate section showing all the funding opportunities open to businesses in the region.

Who can the BIC help?

Inventors
Entrepreneurs
Small and medium sized businesses

How can the BIC help?

By providing advice on new product and new business ideas
Through the provision of seminars and workshops to encourage innovation and New Product Development
By sourcing UK and European grants for funding and innovation
Through the provision of incubation workspace and grow on accommodation combined with 0n-site business facilities, advice and support.

What does it cost?

The BIC is supported by local sponsors, the European Regional Development Fund, UK Business Incubation, Staffordshire County Council and various other national and local funding organisations. This means that much of the work carried out is free of charge. However, for detailed work carried out on your behalf, charges would be agreed in advance, and calculated on a cost recovery basis.

Specialist Intensive Assistance

Through our recently awarded contract funded by the European Regional Development Fund the Staffordshire Business Innovation Centre can help businesses in certain sectors to develop and grow with their innovations by offering:

  • Face to Face or On-line Business Advice on New Product/s or Process Developments
  • Useful Business Start up and Directors Briefings (click here for a sample briefing)
  • Access to Finance + Regular Business Updates
  • Regular Networking Events
  • BIC On-line IT Support
  • Regular Self Development Workshops on Innovation

 

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BIC Specialist Intensive Assistance Fund

Does your business fall within any of the following sectors?

  • Information
  • Communication & Technology
  • Creative Digital
  • Medical Technology
  • Renewable Energy
  • Building Technology
  • Business & Professional Services
  • High Value Added

If you are also a small or medium sized business in Staffordshire, you may be eligible for some financial assistance from the BIC to help you to fund specialist intensive support: Up to £4,500 subsidy, 25% Intervention Award Panels will sit on a Regular Basis 
To be used to pay for specialist advice in areas such as IPR strategy, advice on New Product Design and Development, IT support, Financial advice, Marketing strategy etc Companies must show growth potential through jobs and GVA! 
Ring the Business Innovation Centre on 01782 333798 to express your interest or complete the form below.

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