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With in-depth guidance from professional advisers and featuring valuable insights from investors and entrepreneurs, this short programme of workshops will give you the inside-track on becoming investment-ready and help you to produce an investor-ready business proposition and a plan for securing the investment you need.

The programme consists of four weekly 3-hour sessions, each delivered by subject experts, combined with self-learning challenges. Come and learn from the experiences of others – experts, investors and entrepreneurs – who will challenge you and help you to develop your ideas and investment plan.

Book your place: https://www.velocitygrowthhub.com/high-growth-start-funding-programme/

The fund, established by British Business Bank, aims to support fast-growth businesses looking to expand into new markets and boost productivity, supporting job creation. 

The MEIF is the result of collaboration between the British Business Bank, the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) and 10 Local Enterprise Partnerships, including SEMLEP. It brings together new and existing funding from Central Government, the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), British Business Bank and European Investment Bank (EIB).

Current finance options available include:

•small business loans valued between £25,000 and £150,000

•debt finance worth between £100,000 and £1.5million individual placements

For more information about the Fund, visit www.meif.co.uk

or contact SEMLEP’s Growth Hub on 01604 212696.

Grants have previously been awarded to support market research, website design, re-branding, marketing collateral, customer relationship management software and recruitment for hard-to-fill posts.

Amounts awarded will be based on a maximum of £5,000 for each job that is created by the applicant business.

Amounts awarded will be based on a grant of £5,000 for each job that is created by the project.