This call is looking to enhance the competitiveness of small and medium sized enterprises, specifically:
promoting entrepreneurship, in particular by facilitating the economic exploitation of new ideas and fostering the creation of new firms, including through business incubators
supporting the creation and the extension of advanced capacities for products, services and development
supporting the capacity of small and medium sized enterprises to grow in regional, national and international markets and to engage in innovation processes
The call documentation and more information on this call can be found here:
https://www.gov.uk/european-structural-investment-funds/sme-support-call-in-derby-derbyshire-nottingham-and-nottinghamshire-oc08r18p-0882
Outline application deadline: 23 November 2018
Projects put forward under this call must cover the Derby, Derbyshire, Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Local Enterprise Partnership area.
Up to £5,759,165 is available through this call. A minimum value of £500,000 of funding can be applied for.
Outline application deadline: 23 November 2018
It is anticipated that funding from this call will be awarded for up to 3 years.
If your outline application is successful, Government will contact you and ask you to make a full application.
Prospective applicants interested in delivering the programme can contact Richard Kirkland, D2N2 European Structural and Investment Fund Coordinator on email richard.kirkland@d2n2lep.org for more information.
Information events
To support organisations to understand the strategic priorities of this call D2N2 LEP will be hosting free workshops across Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire.
Please follow this link for more details and to book your place.
This project is part-funded by the European Regional Development Fund as part of the European Structural and Investment Funds Growth Programme 2014-2020 in England.