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BUSINESS SUPPORT & FUNDING PROGRAMMES The Growth Fund is a £4.5m programme of investment, part-funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF). The scheme can provide grant funding to eligible, small and medium sized businesses planning a capital investment project of at least £134,000 in HOW CAN UMI’S FREE COVID-19 SUPPORT HELP YOU AND YOUR COVID-19 has affected businesses across the country and continues to do so. As we try to figure out the ‘new normal’, it’s important that businesses adapt their way of working to remain resilient. But you don’t have to face this alone, UMi is here to help guide you through these extraordinary times with free one-to-one support for any business that needs it. OUR CURRENT VACANCIES UX Designer. Place of work: Spectrum 6, Spectrum Business Park, Seaham, County Durham, SR7 7TT (currently working remotely until further notice) A fantastic opportunity has emerged for an ambitious UX Designer to join our team! You will work alongside our development, infrastructure and data science teams and collaborate on building, maintaining and improving the various layers of web services WHY TRUST AND TRANSPARENCY ARE IMPORTANT FOR LEADERSHIP Jonny Combe, UK CEO of PayByPhone, gives his 7 Top Tips on leading a remote team in 2021. Build a foundation of trust ; Leadership is about empowering your people and one of the main ways to do this is to trust your team to make responsible decisions - just as they did in an office-based set-up. BAGS OF ENTERPRISE
Northern Ireland-based social entrepreneur, Dave Linton, founded Madlug in 2015. He was voted last year by the readers of The Big Issue for the Social Enterprise UK Consumer Facing Award 2018. He speaks to Ross Duncan about his business. SCOTLAND | UMI
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BUSINESS NEWS, ARTICLES, INSIGHT & BEST PRACTICE Read the latest business news today. From entrepreneurship and leadership, to finance, investments, tech, and innovation. Helping businesses go further. BUSINESS SUPPORT, HELP, EXPERTISE & FINANCE The North East region’s biggest business event welcomes more than 1,000 industry leaders, company owners and managers. Working with the Tees Valley Combined Authority, the Tees Valley Business Summit saw more than 100 businesses exhibit at Teesside University’s Olympia Building alongside a busy schedule of workshops and networking. COVID-19 SUPPORT AND ADVICE FOR BUSINESSES Devolved government support. Scottish Government £100m Grant Fund. The Scottish Government has set up a £100m grant fund to protect newly self-employed people and viable micro, small and medium-sized businesses that don't qualify for other Scottish or UK government schemes.
BUSINESS SUPPORT & FUNDING PROGRAMMES The Growth Fund is a £4.5m programme of investment, part-funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF). The scheme can provide grant funding to eligible, small and medium sized businesses planning a capital investment project of at least £134,000 in HOW CAN UMI’S FREE COVID-19 SUPPORT HELP YOU AND YOUR COVID-19 has affected businesses across the country and continues to do so. As we try to figure out the ‘new normal’, it’s important that businesses adapt their way of working to remain resilient. But you don’t have to face this alone, UMi is here to help guide you through these extraordinary times with free one-to-one support for any business that needs it. OUR CURRENT VACANCIES UX Designer. Place of work: Spectrum 6, Spectrum Business Park, Seaham, County Durham, SR7 7TT (currently working remotely until further notice) A fantastic opportunity has emerged for an ambitious UX Designer to join our team! You will work alongside our development, infrastructure and data science teams and collaborate on building, maintaining and improving the various layers of web services WHY TRUST AND TRANSPARENCY ARE IMPORTANT FOR LEADERSHIP Jonny Combe, UK CEO of PayByPhone, gives his 7 Top Tips on leading a remote team in 2021. Build a foundation of trust ; Leadership is about empowering your people and one of the main ways to do this is to trust your team to make responsible decisions - just as they did in an office-based set-up. BAGS OF ENTERPRISE
Northern Ireland-based social entrepreneur, Dave Linton, founded Madlug in 2015. He was voted last year by the readers of The Big Issue for the Social Enterprise UK Consumer Facing Award 2018. He speaks to Ross Duncan about his business. SCOTLAND | UMI
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COVID-19 SUPPORT AND ADVICE FOR BUSINESSES Devolved government support. Scottish Government £100m Grant Fund. The Scottish Government has set up a £100m grant fund to protect newly self-employed people and viable micro, small and medium-sized businesses that don't qualify for other Scottish or UK government schemes.
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Simon Allen Investment Centre Director Simon has vast experience in business support for many sectors and industries. At UMi, he leads on business investment and growth programmes, including grants, loans, consultancy and specialist business advice. TURNING THE TIDE ON CLIMATE CHANGE WITH UK ACQUISITIONS An innovative US company backed by Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos and Robert Downey Jr. has launched a new transport division in the UK following the acquisition of two electric vehicle businesses. VIDEO GAMES TAX RELIEF FOR NOOBS Creating new landscapes, new characters and new game modes is incredibly resource-intensive, particularly if you’re an early-stage video games business. Thankfully, support is available to help bring those new worlds to life. Here, Stuart Burnside, Video Game Certification Analyst at the British Film Institute (BFI), explains how Video Games Tax Relief can help ease the financial burden for EASY BATHROOMS INVESTS £1M IN TEN NEW STORES Yorkshire-headquartered bathroom retailer, Easy Bathrooms, has opened ten new stores – equalling an investment of more than £1m – and grown its headcount by 70 in the four months since COVID-19 lockdown restrictions were lifted. NEW REPORT CELEBRATES THE BEST NORTHERN POWERHOUSE The PD Ports Northern Powerhouse Export Awards 2020 winners and shortlisted nominees have been celebrated in a special report, published today.
CAMPAIGN ENCOURAGES BUSINESSES TO CONSIDER EXPORTING Hull and East Yorkshire businesses are being encouraged to consider exporting opportunities as part of Humber Business Week 2021. The HEY Export! campaign features a variety of case study videos and an event on 9 June.
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TAPPING INTO UNIVERSITY EXPERTISE HELPS SECURE RECORD £1M A platform that simplifies the public sector tender process for businesses has secured a £1m seed investment from Fuel Ventures with the help of the DigitalCity accelerator programme. BUSINESS NEWS, ARTICLES, INSIGHT & BEST PRACTICE Business News, Articles, Insight & Best Practice | UMi. Subscribe to umi news & inspiration. Our UMi daily bulletins contain a great mix of inspirational and informative content to help take your business further. Sign up today to receive you daily dose of business news, expert features and UMi updates. Required. BUSINESS SUPPORT, HELP, EXPERTISE & FINANCE We’ve helped many businesses find and use the best information, expertise and finance they needed to get them to where they want to be. Read about some of our recent projects and success stories. The North East region’s biggest business event welcomes more than BUSINESS SUPPORT & FUNDING PROGRAMMES UMi is a Grant Management Partner for Zero Waste Scotland, supporting them in delivering grant programmes to Scottish businesses that help support Scotland’s resource efficiency and circular economy. UMi delivers business support advice and assistance OUR CURRENT VACANCIES .NET DEVELOPER. Place of work: Spectrum 6, Spectrum Business Park, Seaham, County Durham, SR7 7TT (currently working remotely until further notice) A fantastic opportunity has been discovered for a .Net Developer to join UMi. You will work alongside our development, infrastructure and data science teams and collaborate on building, maintaining and improving the various layers of web services HELPING BUSINESS OWNERS, PRIVATE & PUBLIC SECTOR PARTNERS Whether you are in a business that’s reacting to a situation, or looking to develop and grow, a public sector partner who wants to help local businesses, or a private sector partner with valuable experience to share, our community is there to benefit all. We don’t just help people understand where they could be - we make sure they get there WHY TRUST AND TRANSPARENCY ARE IMPORTANT FOR LEADERSHIP Leadership is about empowering your people and one of the main ways to do this is to trust your team to make responsible decisions - just as they did in an office-based set-up. In a remote office model, it’s important to trust them to make good judgements about time and personal commitments. And whatever your leadership style, trust engenders
DODDIE WEIR ANNOUNCED AS SCOTLAND'S MOST INSPIRING LEADER Doddie Weir announced as Scotland's more inspiring leader. WeDO Scotland, the exclusive peer-to-peer learning, growth-focused support group for Scottish entrepreneurs and business leaders has announced that the 2019 winner of their 2019 Inspiring Leader Award is Doddie Weir OBE. The Inspiring Leader Award is voted for by the WeDO Executive
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The UK Social Entrepreneur Index, sponsored by UBS, is a celebration of social entrepreneurship across the UK. Open to social entrepreneurs tackling a social or environmental issue at any scale, entrants will act as beacons of inspiration for others to encompass positive social impact. For more info visit www.socialentsindex.co.uk. SCOTLAND | UMI
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DODDIE WEIR ANNOUNCED AS SCOTLAND'S MOST INSPIRING LEADER Doddie Weir announced as Scotland's more inspiring leader. WeDO Scotland, the exclusive peer-to-peer learning, growth-focused support group for Scottish entrepreneurs and business leaders has announced that the 2019 winner of their 2019 Inspiring Leader Award is Doddie Weir OBE. The Inspiring Leader Award is voted for by the WeDO Executive
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The UK Social Entrepreneur Index, sponsored by UBS, is a celebration of social entrepreneurship across the UK. Open to social entrepreneurs tackling a social or environmental issue at any scale, entrants will act as beacons of inspiration for others to encompass positive social impact. For more info visit www.socialentsindex.co.uk. SCOTLAND | UMI
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