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This Autumn is packed with events and support to help your business grow, read on!

Energy Crisis: Exploring energy saving technologies for business

Thursday 27th October, 1-2pm (Online - Webinar)

Event Overview: Find out about the energy-saving technologies available to help reduce your business energy bills and available grants to support this.

Event Info: The Energy Bill Relief Scheme will provide welcome relief for businesses this winter, however energy bills are still significantly higher than last year with many businesses already under strain.

To help reduce energy bills, businesses may want to explore energy-saving technologies from solar panels to LED lighting. Each technology has its own benefits and constraints and the appropriate technology will depend on the individual circumstances of the business: roof orientation, age of the building, and cost of intervention.

This event will feature a panel of experts to help business owners: understand energy-saving technologies; how they?ve been used in different businesses; and the existing EU match-fund grants that are available*.

*Grants are subject to eligibility, including the type of business, SIC code, and location.

Panel speakers will include:

• Tim Saunders, University of Nottingham
• David Kelly, Accelerating Reduction in Carbon (ARC), Nottingham City Council
• Rose Playle, Sustainability in Enterprise (SiE), Nottingham Trent University

To book, please use https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/energy-crisis-exploring-energy-saving-technologies-for-business-tickets-414083423667

Accelerating Reduction in Carbon (ARC) project ? apply today to cut your bills

Don?t have time to attend the event above? Take action today to cut your bills with a grant for solar panels to help your business reduce your energy costs. Nottingham City Council?s Accelerating Reduction in Carbon (ARC) project helps small and medium sized businesses in Greater Nottingham to reduce their energy bills and their carbon footprint through the introduction of energy efficiency measures. Grants are available from the project to purchase and install solar panels, providing businesses with reduced energy bills and a degree of future energy security. Solar is becoming an increasingly popular option for businesses delivering significant energy savings. Grants of up to ?16,000 are available to part fund solar panels. Grants are also available to support the introduction of other energy saving measures such as LED lighting, air source heat pumps and improved insulation. The grant can fund 35% of the net costs of installing solar panels and other energy saving measures. Information on the support available, eligibility and how to apply for a grant can be found at www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/arc . Alternatively contact David Kelly, the Project Manager, at [email protected] or 0115 876 4271.

Beyond Start-Up

Tuesday 11^th October, 1-2pm (Online - Webinar)

All growing businesses need to recruit individuals to take things to the next level, build talent pools or take on different and lucrative contracts, but it can be challenging, long-winded and expensive, especially if you get it wrong!

If your business is growing and you need to take on staff it can be hard to know where to start. How do you find and secure the right people to look after your hard-earned reputation and future customers?

Even when you find the perfect candidate for your role, you need to consider how you support them, manage them and monitor their performance; whilst complying with all the employment and HR requirements. Whatever your recruitment needs, this event will provide you with key information, support and insight to make recruitment as well as managing and training your teams, a simpler and more effective process.

Our speakers include:

• The D2N2 Skills Access Hub (skills audits and in-work training)
• The HR Guide (systems, policies and best practice)
• Skills Support for the Workforce (CPD / staff development)
• NTU, UoN and UoD Universities (accessing student employment services)

This online event will also offer a Q&A and panel discussion.

To book, please use Beyond Start-Up - Recruiting, Managing and Developing your Teams Tickets, Tue 11 Oct 2022 at 13:00 | Eventbrite

Business Support Spotlight: Nottingham Urban Business Grant from NBV.

Looking for help to grow your business? Then the Nottingham Urban Business Grant could be for you. Grants of between ?1000 and ?2500 are available for start-up or existing businesses for equipment or consultancy services.

The NBV business grant supports the start-up and growth or development of existing micro, small and medium-sized businesses based in Nottingham City, Broxtowe and parts of Gedling, Rushcliffe and Ashfield.

The grants can help with equipment to help your business grow or diversify such as:

• Computer hardware/software
• Tools/machinery
• Office equipment

Alternatively, the grants can aid your business through funding consultancy services to help with:

• Marketing plan
• IT projects
• Sales strategy

Your business could be eligible if you can say YES to these criteria:

• Ready to start trading/currently trading
• You sell business to business or business to customer (but not retail)
• Your business is based in Nottingham City, Broxtowe, and *parts of Gedling, Rushcliffe and Ashfield
• You?re a Small to Medium Enterprise (SME)

Complete your Expression of Interest today: https://nbv.co.uk/finance-your-business/nbv-business-grant/

Practical steps towards Net Zero: reducing transport emissions by businesses and their employees

Wednesday 5^th October, 10-11am (Online - Webinar)

Event Overview: As businesses explore the range of options to reduce their carbon footprint, this session will focus on business travel and commuting, providing practical tips to make a beneficial impact on business and employee emissions. Event Information: This online webinar will be delivered in partnership with Go Travel Solutions and the East Midlands Chamber. Representatives from Go Travel Solutions will provide practical tips to reduce carbon emissions from business travel and commuting including exploring: ? Why transport emissions are a problem What is a travel action plan? Business examples from the real world/case study Is zero carbon the endgame? Local and National Initiatives Q&A To book please use Practical steps towards Net Zero: reducing transport emissions by businesses and their employees

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