Start up Programme
Start up training - business skill traing course offer by CREA gives useful advice on how to start up a business, including writing a business plan, learning about tax, accounts, branding, sales and marketing. For more information contact Seminar Co-ordinator Telephone 01539 726624. For other courses and events see CREA business courses.
Unite with Business
The Unite with Business project offers small to medium sized businesses in Cumbria a free business support programme, to increase business innovation, performance and productivity. Cumbria University provide the Business Placement Services.
Business support is provided via graduates and final year university undergraduate students. These individuals work within the businesses for a period of 150 hours, with the nature of the work being to address a skills or resource shortage within the company - such as designing or re-designing a website, developing a communications or marketing strategy or even prototyping a new product.
Health for Work Adviceline 0800 0 77 88 44
Health for work adviceline co-ordinated by NHS plus: the free Adviceline offers occupational health advice to employers who manage small to medium enterprises. A trained advisor will signpost clients to help with things such as sickness absence, mental health issues, workplace assessments and the new fit note.
Helping Businesses understand Social Media
The connections you and your business make are of paramount importance today. Developing strategic relationships via networking events has been the traditional means of making new business contacts. Today there is more emphasis on the internet and online networking. There are two main types of online networking: online social networking and online business networking. Online social networking is a service focusing on building relationships among consumers, and online business networking is a service focusing on building relationships between businesses. To get started with social media and make sure you use it effectively see Business Link's 'Your social media business strategy.'
Looking for access to funding?
The j4bgrants website provides comprehensive, up-to-date and fully searchable information on the hundreds of grants, loans, venture capital schemes and other funds available to UK businesses. It covers all major European Union and UK Government funds, along with regional development agency schemes and harder to find local opportunities.
Green Grants Machine is a completely free funding search website with full details on hundreds of funds helping UK businesses improve their environmental performance. This funding can help to develop new eco-friendly products, install more efficient equipment, cut waste and much more - helping to protect the environment, but just as importantly helping businesses prosper.
Online service for farmers
Whether you are starting up, or looking to expand and diversify your farm business, you`ll find everything you need to know on Business Link's webpage on practical online support for farmers.
Training
Appleby Training and Heritage Centre offers courses related to trade and industry including:
- Health and Safety in the workplace
- Managing Safely
- Food Hygiene
- Risk Assessment
- Emergency First Aid
- Principles of COSHH
For more information on any of the above courses please contact Appleby Heritage Centre on 017683 53350, Email: info@applebyheritagecentre@org.uk or visit their website www.applebyheritagecentre.org/.
