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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
Stoke and Staffordshire Business Helpline
Free eBooks - education related books for business professionals and students
Start Up Office
Do you need an office to work from but don’t want the overheads ?
Would you like to hire an office to use as and when required ?
The Staffs BIC has the ideal office accommodation solution and currently offering
FIRST MONTH FREE RENTAL - come and try it out!
We offer a simple solution… individual, dedicated workstations in Incubation Units.
Plus advice and support from BIC Staff to help you develop your business
From £45.00 + VAT per week
Each Unit hire includes:
- Use of a desk
- Computer*, Internet Access
- Incoming Post
- Kitchen Facilities and Free Parking
These services are available at BIC offices throughout Staffordshire including:
Staffordshire Technology Park (Stafford)
We have six Incubation Units at this centre.
Current Vacancy – three single units free
Lymedale Court Enterprise Centre (Newcastle under Lyme)
We have three Incubation Units at his centre.
Current Vacancy – two single units free
Computer* - Computers on offer are subject to availability - iMac 20, iMac 24 (MAC OSX or Windows 7)
Stafford Incubation Gallery
Newcastle Incubation Gallery

Tel :: 01782 333798

SBIS II Funding Grant

Specialist Advisor Application

Procurement Application

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