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Scaleup Week 2021 (18th – 20th May) was a series of virtual debates about the crucial issues and opportunities facing growing businesses as they navigate towards a sustainable, diverse, and prosperous future. These nationwide conversations included speakers from varied backgrounds including politics, business, and academia
Read more about How Innovate UK Business Growth supports businesses with its Scaleup ProgrammeIn addition to its impact on public health, coronavirus (COVID-19) has caused a global economic shock. Business owners may have concerns as businesses begin to reopen, but new research finds that their confidence is high. The number one concern for businesses is the time it will take to rebuild their customer base, and the key question in their minds is when will revenue return to pre-pandemic levels? The second most common concern for businesses is the need to adapt to meet COVID-19 safety regulations.
Read more about Confidence Boost for Businesses as Economy Begins to ReopenIn business terms, sustainability refers to conducting business without negatively impacting the environment, community, or society as a whole, and considers the impact that businesses have on both the environment and society.
Read more about Why sustainability is increasingly important for businessesInnovate UK Business Growth provides bespoke support that grows and scales innovative businesses. Complementing Innovate UK’s project funding with intensive, specialist-led support, the most ambitious businesses benefit from the skills and experience of a dedicated Innovation and Growth specialist to identify the most effective ways to accelerate its growth.
Read more about Introducing Innovate UK Business Growth – re-imagining the future of growth support for innovative businessesExemplas Trade Services helps 500 SMEs explore African markets
As a delivery partner for the Department for International Trade (DIT), Exemplas Trade Services (ETSL) hosted a dedicated “Africa Week” virtual event, helping to inform and support businesses’ exporting ambitions to African markets.
Read more about Exemplas Trade Services helps 500 SMEs explore African marketsA year ago, in his first budget, the Chancellor announced the UK Government’s initial response to the COVID-19 pandemic and since then we have seen a year of extraordinary economic challenge. As the economy reopens, this year’s Budget sets out the steps the Government is taking to support the recovery and to ensure the economy can build back better, with radical new incentives for business investment and help for businesses to attract the capital, ideas, and talent to grow.
Read more about Budget 2021: Key points for businesses at-a-glanceThe Importance of Diversity and Inclusion in the Business Support Landscape
The UK has 5.9 million small and medium sized businesses (SMEs), established and run by entrepreneurs of different ages, gender, cultural background and ethnicity.
Read more about The Importance of Diversity and Inclusion in the Business Support LandscapeInnovate UK and The Prince’s Trust have recently announced the Young Innovators of 2020/21 award winners.
Read more about Supporting Young Innovators in the East of EnglandReferred to by some as The Great Disruptor, 2020 presented the world with one of the most challenging years in decades.
Read more about Supporting SMEs Through COVID-19 and BeyondFinancial Support and Guidance Measures for Businesses During Third National Lockdown
On Monday 4th January 2021, The Prime Minister announced a third national lockdown and instructed people to stay at home to control the virus, protect the NHS and save lives. Many businesses will be affected and must close or remain closed.
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