EXPANDING the current loan scheme for small businesses and providing incentives for firms to green their buildings are just two of the measures that Government must look at in order to achieve the UK’s tough carbon emission reduction targets, according to a new report from the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) today. The report, ‘Making [...]

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Local businesses and budding entrepreneurs from across the East of England can secure up to £20,000 to help test the commercial potential of new products or processes, thanks to the East of England Development Agency (EEDA) opening a new and final round of its Proof of Market funding today. Local businesses have until 5pm on [...]

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PETERBOROUGH businesses that would like to expand or who have issues they need to resolve are being invited to attend new monthly surgeries being organised by Peterborough City Council Leader, councillor Marco Cereste (left). Councillor Cereste, is organising a series of business surgeries, in partnership with Opportunity Peterborough, to assist established city companies to cut [...]

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SMALL and medium-sized businesses contracted by Peterborough City Council can get help to reduce the impact they have on the environment thanks to a new partnership with Resource Efficiency East. The Supply Chain Network programme supports larger organisations to mentor and work with small businesses to improve their resource efficiency, and Peterborough City Council is [...]

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SMALL businesses are set to be at the heart of the newly created Local Enterprise Partnerships following a meeting between the Department of Communities and Local Government and the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) earlier this week. The coalition government has announced that Local Enterprise Partnerships will replace the recently abolished Regional Development Agencies in [...]

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VALUING a business was the most popular topic in an online forum held by BizGrowthEast, a campaign for entrepreneurs in the region from the East of England Development Agency (EEDA). Annabel Grant of EEDA’s Access to Finance team told Peterborough Business: “The launch event for BizGrowthEast revealed that gaining access to finance was considered by [...]

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