The Manufacturing Growth Programme provides free advice and support funding to SMEs in the manufacturing sector.
The Manufacturing Growth Programme can help:The Manufacturing Growth programme will provide:
The grant is funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) to support the costs of working with an external expert/coach of your choice to implement a pre-agreed growth/improvement action plan.
An average project value of £4,000 of support would attract a 35% grant contribution (minimum grant applications accepted: £350). Larger grants may be considered for exceptional cases (subject to panel approval) for projects demonstrating significant job/new product growth.
The scope of the growth/improvement plan will be specific to each applicant's growth needs and will be agreed upon in advance with our Manufacturing Growth Manager.
Typically it will cover:
Grant-supported growth/improvement projects must be completed, paid and claimed for within four months of grant confirmation.
For the purposes of the programme, a manufacturer is defined as 'a business that engages in any economic activity directly related to a product or production process they have researched, designed or produced, or otherwise hold core intellectual property in'.
Businesses operating mainly in the following sectors are unfortunately not eligible:
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