On 5 February 2010, the Commission for Rural published a press statement suggesting that a local approach to delivering more than £105 million of Rural Development Programme for England (RDPE) funding will ensure the biggest positive difference for rural areas. This message was delivered at the second national RDPE Network meeting for Local Action Groups [...]
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On 2 February 2010, Home Office Minister Alan Campbell announced plans for hundreds of small retailers across the country to receive grants to buy security devices such as alarms, security cameras and UV markers.
Designed to help fight crime, the money from the £5 million Small Retailers Grants Fund is being allocated to around 1,000 small [...]
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On 1 February 2010, the Media Trust launched a new £250,000 grant scheme, funded by the Department for Communities and Local Government and the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS).
Targeting isolated and disadvantaged communities based in England, the Community Voices two-year initiative will offer 27 grants, ranging from £1,500 to £61,000, in support of [...]
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On 2 February 2010, HM Treasury announced that over £700 million of affordable and easy to access funding from the European Investment Bank (EIB) has been approved for nearly 3,000 small businesses across the UK, through participating national banks.
At the 2008 Pre-Budget Report, the Government announced that small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) could benefit [...]
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