Tag - Folkestone Works

COVID-19 £40m funding boost for cutting-edge business start-ups

20th May 2020 £40m funding boost Today the government announced a £40m funding boost for cutting-edge business start-ups. This funding will support UK start-ups to deliver potential new solutions and services. Innovative businesses and start-ups are set to benefit in investment to drive forward new technological advances. Funding comes from a £211 million government investment package […]

COVID-19 Business support grant funding

Find out what financial support you can get for your business during the COVID-19 pandemic. A full range of business support measures have been made available to UK businesses. The guidance for businesses setting out details of the Small Business Grants Fund (SBGF) and Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Grant Fund (RHLGF) have been updated with […]

COVID-19 update on business support grant funding

24th April 2020 Small Business Grants Fund The Government has provided guidance for local authorities setting out details of the Small Business Grants Fund (SBGF) and Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Grant Fund (RHLGF), providing clarification of whether grants are subject to tax. For more information click here

COVID-19 Future Fund support package for innovation and development

20th April 2020 Future Fund UK businesses driving innovation and development will be helped through the Covid-19 outbreak with a £1.25 billion government support package, the Chancellor announced today. The comprehensive package includes a new £500 million loan scheme for high-growth firms, called the Future Fund, and £750 million of targeted support for small and […]

TALE funding available

TALE is working with the Manufacturing Growth Programme to support SMEs in Kent TALE helps by funding up to a £60,000* grant for software, tablets and devices, consultancy and new staff, all to help improve a company’s logistics function. The MGP also offers grant funding and tailored business support including independent business reviews and action […]

New Funding Opportunity from SECCADS

A new business support programme designed to support Creative, Cultural and Digital Businesses across the South East Local Enterprise Region has just been launched. South East Creative Cultural and Digital Support (SECCADS) aims to support start-up businesses and growing SMEs in the creative and digital sector. Through a combination of business support […]

Kent and Medway Business Fund

The Kent and Medway Business Fund is open for pre-applications again! If you run a small or medium-sized business which could potentially create new jobs and growth in the Folkestone and Hythe region, it’s worth taking a look at the scheme. KMBF is financed by recycled loan repayments from the former Regional Growth Fund schemes […]

Folkestone Community Works – A Call for Projects

Do you have any business accommodation in central Folkestone that you would like to improve to meet the needs of new and growing small businesses? A call is open in the Folkestone Community Works Programme for applications by the 10th June. Learn more about this and other projects and businesses that have received funding below. […]

Littlestone Golf Club opens brand new Pro Shop

Littlestone Golf Club has thrown open its doors to a brand new Pro Shop. The new modern structure will allow the club to stock a much more extensive range of golf equipment, clothing including a members’ branded range, shoes and golf accessories which can now also be bought online. A brand new SAM PuttLab, the world’s leading […]

Are you Gigabit ready? Broadband scheme

Are you Gigabit ready? In March the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport announced a £67m programme to make full fibre broadband available to small businesses and the local communities surrounding them. The Gigabit Voucher Scheme enables businesses to claim up to £3,000 against the cost of connection either individually or as part of a group project. […]