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Free Business Resilience Event aims to help Local Businesses struggling with rising costs
Business owners across Devon can kick off the New Year with free support to boost their resilience and help with the recent rises in. . .

Applications open for NatWest Accelerator
Applications for the NatWest Accelerator are now open for the next cohort, starting on week commencing 13th March 2023. The NatWest Accelerator supports and. . .

Final opportunity for businesses to access Help to Grow: Digital scheme
Government announces closure of Help to Grow: Digital scheme. Businesses have less than two months to apply for the Help to Grow: Digital scheme,. . .

Approval for Plymouth and South Devon Freeport
Plymouth and South Devon Freeport is the first of eight Freeports to be given the full green light along with two others. The approval unlocks. . .

Slurry Infrastructure grant announcement
Applications for the new Slurry Infrastructure grant will open on 6 December 2022. To help you prepare, yesterday Defra published the full grant guidance on. . .

Somerset Councils launch countywide Business Survey 2022
Somerset’s five Local Authorities are jointly undertaking a survey to better understand and support local businesses, now and in the future. The Somerset Business. . .

Online payment plans help almost 21,600 customers pay their Self Assessment bill
Since 6 April 2022, almost 21,600 Self Assessment customers, who were unable to pay their tax bill in full, have set up a payment. . .

The Health and Social Care Skills Accelerator Programme
The Health and Social Care Skills Accelerator Programme is an exciting new programme, part funded by the European Social Fund (ESF). It provides free. . .