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The Music Export Growth Scheme

The Music Export Growth Scheme is offering grants ranging from £5,000 - £50,000 to UK-registered independent music companies to support them with...

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Nottinghamshire Entrepreneur beat the odds and Secured £15,000 to Bring Vibrant Performances to Corporate Events

Nottinghamshire entrepreneur Thomas Wyman has secured a £15,000 Start-Up Loan

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Nottinghamshire LED Lighting Company Secures RLS Investment as it looks Towards a Bright Future

Sandiacre-based Laystone Electronics Limited has received funding to create two new jobs and safeguard 13 existing roles.

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Kesseler secure £30,000 D2N2 grant thanks to support from Mansfield Innovation Centre

Luxury British kitchen manufacturer Kesseler is set to expand into new markets after securing grant funding to buy specialist machinery...

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Female Entrepreneur Uses her Plastering Company for Philanthropic Aims After Securing Start-Up Investment

A Derbyshire based Female Plastering service, joins the industry after receiving a £3,500 Start-Up loan from First Enterprise – Enterprise Loans.

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Derbyshire Entrepreneur and Bespoke Guitar Craftsman Builds on his Success After Receiving £10k Start-Up Loan

Derbyshire entrepreneur Mark Hilditch has secured a £10,000 Start-Up Loan from First Enterprise - Enterprise Loans.

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Deputy Mayor of London visits Tidyco in Derby

On the 17 June, Tidyco, a leading SME providing hydraulic and pneumatic components to the rail industry, welcomed a visit by...

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Fast Start Innovation Grants

Fast Start: Innovation grants are a new initiative from Innovate UK offering up to £50,000 to propel highly innovative ideas

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Nottinghamshire Company Launches Innovative Travel Bag Crafted from Recovered Ocean Waste

A Nottinghamshire entrepreneur has secured a Start-up Loan from First Enterprise through British Business Bank Start Up Loans Scheme.

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The Bring It Back Fund

Do you have a pioneering idea to shift habits and boost reuse in the food and drink industry?

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East Midlands innovators invited to sign-up for free product design workshops at Space Park Leicester

East Midlands innovators are invited to accelerate their knowledge of product design in a series of free workshops at Space...

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Demolition work starts ahead of phase two of the £200 million Becketwell Scheme

Demolition work has begun on phase two of the £200m Becketwell regeneration scheme for the new Derby 3,500 capacity Performance Venue.

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