MP encourages businesses to apply for regional growth funds
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Margot James, MP for Stourbridge, is encouraging local businesses to apply for government funding aimed at creating more private sector jobs.
Last week, the Government announced the launch of the third round of the Regional Growth Fund, worth £1 billion. Private companies are now being invited to bid for growth funding.
The Regional Growth Fund aims to stimulate private sector investment by providing support for projects that offer significant potential for long-term economic growth and the creation of private sector jobs. Black Country companies have successfully applied for a total of £9.6 million from previous rounds of the fund. This will allow them to expand their business operations, with a further £54.7 million of investment provided by the companies themselves. The projects will create and safeguard 700 jobs.
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Walsall Innovation Centre opens for business
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A new £6million flagship learning and training centre for Walsall - complete with state of the art conference facilities - has opened its doors for the first time.
Construction engineers have now formally handed over the completed Innovation Centre, built on the Alumwell Business and Enterprise College campus, to Walsall Council.
Formerly known as the Healthtec Centre, the new learning and training facility will be used for "applied learning" by secondary students from across Walsall and will also be available for hire as a meeting and training venue for local business people, services and agencies
Margot James supports Youth Investment Fund
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Margot James MP has pledged her support for the Youth Investment Fund.
The Youth Investment Fund, part of the Virgin Media Pioneers’ campaign, is intended to provide favourable rate loans available as start-up capital for young entrepreneurs, with the same conditions that currently exist for tuition fee loans through the Student Loans Fund. It could also be used to fund young people to study business at university for one year, and then develop their business idea during the following two years.
The Virgin Media Pioneers’ campaign, launched in March 2010, aims to help aspiring entrepreneurs build successful businesses. So far over 80,000 people have accessed resources tailored for early stage entrepreneurs and over 1,600 entrepreneurs have signed up to take part in the campaign’s online community.
MP supports ‘Get Mentoring’ initiative for local business
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Margot James, MP for Stourbridge, has leant her support to the new ‘Get Mentoring’ scheme.
The initiative, launched in November, aims to recruit and train 15,000 volunteer business mentors across the UK who, through their previous experience in business sectors such as finance and marketing, can assist start up businesses or those looking to grow their businesses further.
Any business that wishes to apply for a mentor can access further information at www.mentorsme.co.uk.
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Mayor to visit local businesses
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The Mayor of Dudley has confirmed plans to visit borough businesses over the coming months to boost links with the council.
Part of the council’s new Dudley Business First service, which is aimed at responding to local business need while offering tailored support, the visits will build on relationships between the local authority and the private sector.
His first visit will take place at the Stourbridge based Quantum Mouldings, who specialise in fibreglass mouldings, on Wednesday 11 January.
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