News - Business Gateway Growth Hub

9 April 2021

BLOG: TRADING WITH THE EU WHILE LEAVING THE EU – PART ONE

Andrea Collins is Managing Director of the Export Department and has more than 24 years of experience in exporting to Europe and Overseas. On behalf of Leicester/shire Growth Hub she has been delivering information sessions and one-to-one consultancy to...

6 April 2021

Recovery Loan Scheme opens to support businesses as they recover from the pandemic

The Recovery Loan Scheme, a new scheme to support access to finance for UK businesses as they recover and grow following the pandemic, opens to applications from today. The scheme, announced at the Budget on 3 March 2021, is...

1 April 2021

BLOG: Meet our Business Advisers – #1 Matt Bateman

We caught up with Matt Bateman to see who’s been calling him and which issues Leicestershire’s businesses are thinking about, post-Covid.

Patrick Magee of the British Business Bank

30 March 2021

MEIF invests £100 million into Midlands’ businesses

Midlands Engine Investment Fund hits £100 million milestone Fund has made over 480 investments in Midlands’ small businesses Helped unlock an additional £90 million of private sector leverage £100 million has been invested in the region’s small businesses through...

29 March 2021

New to import/export business? SME grants available until June.

The SME Brexit Support Fund could give you up to £2,000 to help with training or professional advice if your business has up to 500 employees and no more than £100 million annual turnover. What you’ll be able to...

25 March 2021

Tender opportunity: Grant Funding Applications and Access to Finance webinars

The Business Gateway Growth Hub is expanding the range of webinars on offer to local businesses. Resent research and local data is telling us that businesses are keen to kick start their recovery process post the Covid-19 pandemic and...

22 March 2021

Growth Hub support for Food and Drink sector is a recipe for growth

Food and drink producers have had to adapt and diversify over the last 12 months in order to survive. Food delivery, selling online or takeaway services are a few examples of changes to business models made necessary by the...

22 March 2021

Koi Sports is match-fit for future growth

For many businesses, 2020 was possibly a year they would rather forget. Leicester-based community interest company, Koi Sports CIC, used the time to reflect, plan for future growth and take advantage of the free support available from the Business...

19 March 2021

Funding options available for women in business

If you’re a woman with her own businesses and looking to grow, or you have a dream of starting a new venture, the Leicester and Leicestershire Growth Hub is a great place to go for advice and support.