Small businesses in London are set to reap the benefits of a new programme designed to help bring innovative products to market. The £3.5 million Knowledge Connect scheme, part financed by the European Regional Development Fund, will enable SMEs to take part in knowledge transfer projects with universities and further education colleges. Run over the next three years by the London Development Agency (LDA), the scheme will also offer one-off grants to help small businesses employing between four ...

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A new campaign is being launched to boost businesses across the East of England region. Big Fish aims to raise awareness of the revamped programme of support and funding offered to firms by the East of England Development Agency (EEDA). Launching on 6 October with an intensive one-day business Bootcamp hosted by former Dragons’ Den panellist Doug Richard, Big Fish will offer an online diagnostic tool to help people test their business ideas, help from a wide range of Business Link advisors, and ...

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A new East Kilbride-based venture that turns discarded bottles into plastic sheeting will launch later this month after securing almost half a million pounds worth of investment. Ecopet Extrusion Ltd has received the £450,000 backing from Business Angel group Highland Venture Capital (HVC) and Scottish Enterprise’s Co-investment Fund. The company, which employs 13 staff, plans to recycle polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles to produce plastic film and sheets, in a move that the firm’s founder ...

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Almost £6 million is to be shared between 27 companies in the latest round of funding from a programme designed to promote the Scottish food and drink industry. The investment comes from the Food Processing, Marketing and Co-operation (FPMC) scheme that is provided through the Scottish Rural Development Programme and is part-financed by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development. FPMC is available to help producers, processors and retailers in the food sector improve their facilities ...

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A £45,000 prize pot is up for grabs in an annual competition to find the East Midlands’ most innovative healthcare technology collaborations. The Da Vinci Health Technology Innovation Network, a forum for East Midlands-based scientists, engineers and clinicians, is inviting entries to their second Da Vinci Awards. Open to partnerships of university researchers, healthcare practitioners, and health industry companies, the contest offers a £15,000 prize to the winners of the following three com ...

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Many of Britain's biggest companies are now in private ownership. Over the next fortnight, The Daily Telegraph will profile 100 of the most successful. Today Russell Hotten looks at the state of play for the manufacturing giants. The article continues here: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/main.jhtml?xml=/money/2008/08/13/ccprivate113.xml

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Date: 11th October, 2007 Time: 2:30pm - Registration, 3pm - Conference start Place: The Linklaters Building, 1 Silk Street, London, EC2Y 8HQ First Full Overview of the EU Funding for Poland for the years 2007-13 in the UK The Conference will allow the participants to learn everything about the vast opportunities created by the EU Structural Funds in Poland, especially for the business community. The event will provide the attendees with an up-to-date overview of strategies and operational ...

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