Business Action | Summer 2022
Summer 2022 issue of the independent North Devon-based business magazine covering news on business and enterprise in the area. This issue includes features on the winners of our North Devon Business Awards 2022, articles on awards schemes, business support programmes and more.
Summer 2022 issue of the independent North Devon-based business magazine covering news on business and enterprise in the area. This issue includes features on the winners of our North Devon Business Awards 2022, articles on awards schemes, business support programmes and more.
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Grants for new or<br />
start-up businesses<br />
SUPPORT HEADER<br />
What could you dowithupto<br />
£10kingrantfundingforyour<br />
start-upornewbusiness?<br />
Buynewkit?<br />
Installnewtechnology?<br />
Hiremorepeople?<br />
Expandyourpremises?<br />
Ifyouareastart-upornew<br />
company,basedinDevon,<br />
whohasbeentradingfor<br />
underthreeyearswithless<br />
than10employees,youcould<br />
boostyourbusinesswitha<br />
grantfromtheStartandGrow<br />
programme.It’llevenhelpyou<br />
tocompletetheapplication<br />
paperworktohelpensureyour<br />
successingainingagrant.<br />
Designedtosupport<br />
businessesintheconstruction,<br />
retail,tourismandleisure<br />
sectors,thegrantsarepartofa<br />
packageofsupportdesigned<br />
tohelpstart-upandnew<br />
businessestobuildtheirskills<br />
andconfidence.<br />
Aswellasthegrants,you<br />
canaccesssupportsessions<br />
withexpertbusinessadvisors<br />
andtrainingworkshopsto<br />
learnnewskillsanditsonline<br />
learningportal.<br />
Grantsarelimited,sogetin<br />
touchnowbycalling0800500<br />
3017orformoreinformation<br />
visitdevon.ytko.com/<br />
community-renewal-fund/<br />
■ StartandGrowisdelivered<br />
byYTKOinpartnershipwith<br />
DevonCountyCouncilandis<br />
fundedthroughtheUK<br />
CommunityRenewalFund.<br />
Support for people facing<br />
barriers to business<br />
A new, fully-funded bursary<br />
forpeoplewhofacebarriersto<br />
startingabusinesshasbeen<br />
launchedacrossNorthDevon.<br />
SquareOneisaninitiative<br />
fundedandrunbycoworking<br />
andsmallbusinessexperts,<br />
TownSquareSpacesLtd<br />
(TownSq),whichalsooperates<br />
theNodeCoworkbusinesshub,<br />
wheresupportwillbebased.<br />
Thesupportpackage<br />
containseverythingan<br />
individualneedstostartand<br />
growabusiness,includingfulltimedeskspacewithhighspeedinternetaccessforthree<br />
months,one-to-onebusiness<br />
support,bi-weeklycheck-in<br />
andgoalsettingsessions,<br />
enrolmentintotheexpert-led<br />
StartupClubprogrammeand<br />
accesstonetworkingand<br />
specialevents.<br />
Tobeeligible,individuals<br />
needtobeeitherpre-startor<br />
withintheirfirsttwoyearsof<br />
trading,bewithinashort<br />
commuteofNodein<br />
Barnstapleandtheymustfeel<br />
theyfaceabarriertostarting<br />
theirbusiness.<br />
JulianDymond,community<br />
manageratTownSq,saidthey<br />
hopethebursarywill<br />
encouragethosewhomightnot<br />
usuallytaketheleap,to<br />
considerentrepreneurship.<br />
“Startingabusinessisnot<br />
alwaysaboutgrowinganempire<br />
Support to recover,<br />
adapt and thrive<br />
GetSet Adaptisaprogramme<br />
tohelpDevonbusinesses<br />
recover,adaptandthrive.<br />
CompaniesacrossDevon<br />
nowhavethechancetogeta<br />
boostwithfreesupportfrom<br />
GetSetAdapttohelpthem<br />
recoverfromtheimpactofthe<br />
COVID-19pandemicand<br />
buildstronger,more<br />
sustainablebusinesses.<br />
Ifyourunabusiness<br />
employingfewerthan250<br />
employeesandarelookingto<br />
getbackontrackwithamore<br />
resilientbusinessstrategytoaid<br />
yourrecoveryandgrowth,then<br />
GetSetAdaptcanhelp!<br />
GetSetAdaptbringshigh<br />
quality,professionalresources<br />
toyourcompany,helpingyou<br />
todevelopyourbusinessskills.<br />
Youcanaccessworkshops<br />
designedtoimproveyour<br />
andbecomingahousehold<br />
name.Formany,owningtheir<br />
ownbusinessisjustabout<br />
earningadecentliving,doing<br />
somethingtheyloveata<br />
schedulethatsuitsthem.<br />
“However,startingabusiness<br />
canbetoughandthereare<br />
manybarriers,betheyfinancial,<br />
timeorsimplyspacetowork.It<br />
canalsobehardtoknowwhere<br />
tobegin–that’swhereworking<br />
aroundpeoplewhohavealready<br />
solvedtheverychallengesyou<br />
arefacingcanbecomean<br />
invaluableadvantage.<br />
“We’dencourageanyone<br />
whohasrecentlylaunchedor<br />
hasthedesiretostartabusiness<br />
butisstrugglingtoputthe<br />
piecestogether,togetintouch<br />
withusandseehowwecanhelp.”<br />
leadershipandmanagement<br />
skills,understandyour<br />
opportunitiesforgrowthand<br />
buildamoreprofitable<br />
customerbase.<br />
GetSetAdapt’sexpert<br />
businessadvisorsarealsoonhandtoprovideyouwithoneto-onecoachingtodiscussthe<br />
challengesyoufaceandbuild<br />
strategicplanstogrowyour<br />
bottomlineandgiveyour<br />
businesstheboostitneeds.<br />
Theprogrammelooksto<br />
reinforcethehardesthit<br />
businesses,aswellasmaximising<br />
continuingopportunitiesinthe<br />
digitalandenvironmental<br />
technologysectors.<br />
■ Ifyourbusinesscould<br />
benefitfromourprogramme,<br />
getintouchon08005877707<br />
orvisitgetsetforgrowth.com/<br />
getset-adapt<br />
Julian Dymond, community<br />
manager at TownSq<br />
■ Formoreinformation,orto<br />
applyforthebursaryyoucan<br />
gototownsq.co.uk/squareone,<br />
call01271452442oremail<br />
barnstaple@townsq.co.uk<br />
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