Despite the negative headlines around the £40bn increase in taxes with the burden falling on businesses, allied to low growth forecasts and higher interest rates, there are still reasons to be optimistic for ambitious business owners in the UK. Investment in innovation was mooted soon after the election so it was interesting to see things coming to … Read more
What Is The Catapult Network? The Catapult Network is part of Innovate UK and is a Government backed set of 9 leading innovation centres covering high-tech sectors in 65 locations across the UK. Each Catapult has an industry speciality with a central research hub and supporting local hubs in various strategic locations. Catapults contain cutting … Read more
Although the announcement of the halt in funding for LEPs was made in the 2023 budget it only came into effect on April 1 this year. Since then central government funding has stopped but LEPs still continue to exist (government money only accounted for 10-20% of their overall funding). However, the handing over of core … Read more
Although at Get Business Grants we’ve created the perfect grant finding resource for business owners and professionals looking to fund their ambitions, there are some basic skills that help make this quest more productive. These are not specialist skills, but just a set of 3 pointers that will help you get the most out of … Read more
Whether you are still finalising your 2024 business plans or they are a constantly evolving and dynamic process, being creative is always a valuable trait to possess. Assuming they contain an element of ambition, ask yourself how many great business ideas never come to fruition because of a perceived lack of funding? Growth can be … Read more
It’s very important for your business to keep innovating to beat the competition, especially in marketing your services in the highly competitive grants industry. When other firms make new product and service breakthroughs it’s equally important that you can take advantage of them. In our case, we’ve added new white labelling features to our custom … Read more
In the third and final part of this 3-part blog we look at grant funding amounts, Innovate UK sectors and the types of businesses for projects started in 2021. How much funding are businesses getting? Projects that received funding of between £100,000 to £250,000 were the most common at 31.2% of the total in 2021. … Read more
In the second part of this 3-part blog we look at regional funding picture for projects started in 2021. Which regions are getting the most or least funding? London, the South East and East of England were the top three funded regions in 2021 with 572, 509 and 314 projects respectively. London and the South … Read more
The government announced a 66% funding increase in core Innovate UK programmes to £1.1 billion in 2024-2025 so it’s important to know if your type of business and the innovation project you are thinking of typically get Innovate UK funding. Innovate UK’s 5 year plan which covers the years 2021 to 2025, has the future … Read more
The issue of fraudulent claims during the government backed Covid19 loans (BBILS and CBILs) has been an ongoing story in politics and the media. Also, the increased focus on taxation, as a result of the government’s recent mini-budget, has added to an overall climate of HMRC vigilance particularly in relation to businesses. This background is … Read more
