Subscribe to trusted local news
In a time of both misinformation and too much information, quality journalism is more crucial than ever. By subscribing, you can help us get the story right.
- Subscription costs less than £1 a week with an annual plan.
Already a subscriber? Log in here.
19
May
New mayoral fund puts £10,000 grants up for grabs to help businesses export
Businesses across the Harrogate district can apply for grants of up to £10,000 to help them export overseas, following the launch of a new scheme by the Mayor of York and North Yorkshire.
‘Get Exporting’ has £600,000 to award and is part of David Skaith’s £5 million Business Innovation Fund, which launched last month.
Businesses can apply for grants of between £3,000 and £10,000, but the amount must not come to more than 75% of the total project cost. Grants will be made on a match-funding basis, so applicant businesses must contribute at least 25% of the cost of any project.
The first round of applications will close on Monday, June 30.
A similar programme last year doled out £200,000 in grants and resulted in more than £15 million in sales, the York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority said.
Mr Skaith said:
York and North Yorkshire is brimming with fantastic businesses that have made their mark – not just here but across the world.
From food and drink producers like Bettys and Taylors to manufacturers like Econ and creatives like [York-based] Viridian FX working on hit TV shows.
York and North Yorkshire businesses have the ambition and talent to thrive when they make the jump into international markets. This is shown by the incredible results from the last round of grant support for exports.
That potential is why I am thrilled to launch the Get Exporting initiative, powered by my Business Innovation Fund.
Applications are now open and will be followed by a roadshow of events across the region in October, visiting Harrogate, Tadcaster, Whitby, Malton, York, Catterick and Skipton.
The roadshows will feature a team of experts from York and North Yorkshire Growth Hub and the Department for Business and Trade, who will be on hand to answer questions.
The Business Innovation Fund incorporates five programmes: Sector Activity, Spin-Out and Start-Ups, Get Exporting, Great Ideas and Get Funded. The last two will be launched over the coming months.
Earlier this year, Mr Skaith launched three other Mayoral Challenge Funds, including the £10 million Vibrant and Sustainable High Streets Fund, the £7 million Carbon Negative Challenge Fund and the £2.3 million Skills Innovation Fund.
For more information and to access the programme’s prospectus, visit the York and North Yorkshire Mayoral Investment Fund website.
0