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SUMMARY:How to Secure Grants\, Investment and Support: Great Ideas Webinar
DESCRIPTION:Accessing finance can feel complicated\, especially when you’re trying to work out what funding is right for your business\, when to apply\, and how to stand out. \nd \nJoin us for How to Secure Grants\, Investment and Support\, a practical webinar will help you make sense of the different routes available\, from grants and investment through to wider business support and show you how to approach each with confidence. \nOn the Tuesday 16 June 10:00-11:30   break down how funding works in practice\, what different funders are designed to support\, and how to put yourself in a stronger position before you apply. \nThis webinar will cover: \n\nThe different types of grants and funding available\nHow investment works and what investors look for\nThe wider business support available to strengthen funding applications\nCommon mistakes businesses make and how to avoid them\n\nWhether you’re exploring funding for the first time or thinking about your next stage of growth\, you’ll leave with a clearer understanding of your options and the practical next steps you can take. \nEverything is explained in plain English\, with realistic guidance you can act on straight away. \nWho it’s for \nThis session is ideal for business owners and senior leaders who want to understand what funding and support is available to them\, decide which routes make sense for their business and feel more confident when approaching grants\, investors or support programmes. It’s suitable whether you’re early‑stage\, growing\, or planning for your next phase. \nSpeakers\n\nDelivered by Phil Sly and Jonpaul Herron\, Specialist Advisers at UMi\, alongside Jerome Iveson\, a Product Design\, Strategy and Fundraising adviser who works with businesses every day to explore funding\, investment and growth options. \nTuesday 16 June 10:00-11:30   \nThis webinar provides general guidance and is not a substitute for advice tailored to your circumstances. \nIf you’d like personalised support to turn your idea into a product\, improve processes\, or adopt new tech\, join the Great Ideas programme. It’s fully funded for York & North Yorkshire businesses and eligible projects may be invited to pitch for a grant of up to £60\,000 to support implementation. Sign up here: yorknorthyorks-ca.gov.uk/project/great-ideas/ \nSign up now
URL:https://ynygrowthhub.com/event/how-to-secure-grants-investment-and-support-great-ideas-webinar/
CATEGORIES:Suitable for All
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SUMMARY:How to Strengthen Your Funding Pitch: Great Ideas Webinar
DESCRIPTION:If you’re applying for grant funding or innovation support\, you may already have a strong idea but turning that into a convincing application or panel pitch can be challenging. \n \nJoin us for How to Strengthen Your Funding Pitch on Thursday 2 July 10:00-11:30 when Jerome Iveson\, specialist in product design\, strategy and fundraising\, alongside Phil Sly\, Specialist Adviser at UMi\, explain how funding panels assess applications and what really matters when decisions are made. \nThis webinar will explore how to present your innovation clearly\, demonstrate market need\, build a strong and realistic project plan and justify your funding request\, helping you approach both written applications and panel questions with confidence. \nThis session will show you how to: \n\nassess how funding panels review and evaluate applications\nunderstand the key criteria used to judge applications\nclearly describe your innovation and what makes it valuable\nevidence market need and opportunity\npresent realistic project plans\, budgets and outcomes\navoid common mistakes that weaken otherwise strong applications\n\nEverything is explained in plain English\, with practical guidance to help you strengthen your application and improve your chances of success. \n  \nWho it’s for \nBusinesses and individuals preparing funding or grant applications who want a clearer understanding of how assessors and panels review submissions. This webinar is ideal if you want to improve how you explain your idea\, demonstrate demand\, present your project plan and prepare for panel questions\, whether you’re applying now or planning to apply soon. \n\nSpeakers \n\nJerome Iveson – Over 25 years of design experience and a specialist in supporting innovators to develop\, position and fund their ideas.\nPhil Sly – Specialist Adviser at UMi\, and an experienced adviser supporting businesses to strengthen funding applications and communicate their proposals clearly and confidently to panels.\n\nThursday 2 July 10:00-11:30 \nRegister now\n\nThis webinar provides general guidance and is not a substitute for advice tailored to your circumstances. \nIf you’d like personalised support to turn your idea into a product\, improve processes\, or adopt new tech\, join the Great Ideas programme. It’s fully funded for York & North Yorkshire businesses and eligible projects may be invited to pitch for a grant of up to £60\,000 to support implementation. Sign up here: yorknorthyorks-ca.gov.uk/project/great-ideas/
URL:https://ynygrowthhub.com/event/how-to-strengthen-your-funding-pitch-great-ideas-webinar/
CATEGORIES:Suitable for All
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SUMMARY:Turn New Products\, Processes & Tech into Tax Savings: Great Ideas Webinar
DESCRIPTION:If you’re developing a new product\, improving how you work or adopting new technology\, there are UK tax reliefs that could reduce your costs or even generate cash back. \n \nJoin us for our R&D and Patent Box webinar on 14 July\, when Angela Mikola\, Associate Partner of Tax at Clive Owen LLP\, will explain two useful tools in plain English: \n\nResearch & Development (R&D) tax relief – a government incentive that rewards companies for tackling technical challenges in their projects. After we’ve defined it clearly\, we’ll refer to it as R&D.\nThe UK “Patent Box” regime – a set of rules that can cut your corporation tax on profits from products that use your patented inventions.\n\nWhat you’ll learn \n\nWhat HMRC sees as qualifying R&D work in everyday projects\nWhich typical costs can be included in an R&D claim\nWhat’s changed recently in the rules and what it means for your next claim\nCommon pitfalls that delay claims or reduce the benefit\nHow the Patent Box works in practice and when it’s worth considering\nHow to spot when a patent could deliver long‑term tax advantages\n\nWho it’s for\nBusinesses planning a product launch\, process improvement\, or tech adoption. Even if you wouldn’t call yourself “innovative”\, if you’re solving problems or making things work better\, this session is for you. \nSpeaker\nAngela Mikola BSc (Hons)\, CA\, CTA\, Associate Partner of Tax at Clive Owen LLP – a specialist in helping companies identify eligible activity\, avoid common mistakes and maximise the value of claims. \nTuesday 14 July 10:00-11:00   \nSign Up\nThis webinar provides general guidance and is not a substitute for advice tailored to your circumstances. \nIf you’d like personalised support to turn your idea into a product\, improve processes\, or adopt new tech\, join the Great Ideas programme. It’s fully funded for York & North Yorkshire businesses and eligible projects may be invited to pitch for a grant of up to £60\,000 to support implementation. Sign up here: yorknorthyorks-ca.gov.uk/project/great-ideas/
URL:https://ynygrowthhub.com/event/turn-new-products-processes-tech-into-tax-savings-great-ideas-webinar/
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SUMMARY:How Government Backed Schemes Help You Attract Investors: Great Ideas Webinar
DESCRIPTION:If you’re launching a new product\, improving how you work\, or adopting new technology\, you may be thinking about raising investment to move things forward. \n \nThe UK offers two government‑backed incentives designed to make early‑stage investment more attractive to individual investors\, but many businesses don’t know they exist. \nJoin us for our How Government‑Backed Schemes Help You Attract Investors webinar on 9 September when Angela Mikola\, Associate Partner of Tax at Clive Owen LLP\, will explain these incentives in simple\, practical terms: \n\nThe Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) – a government scheme that gives tax relief to individuals who invest in eligible growing businesses.\nThe Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS) – similar support designed for earlier‑stage\, smaller companies.\n\nWhat you’ll learn \n\nWhat the EIS and SEIS are – explained in plain English\nWhy investors care about EIS/SEIS status and how it can help you secure funding\nThe key company requirements you need to meet\nHow the two schemes differ\, and which may apply to your stage of growth\nA simple overview of the process to apply and gain investor confidence\nCommon pitfalls that can mean the EIS/SEIS tax status is lost\n\nWho it’s for\nBusinesses planning a product launch\, process improvement or tech adoption\, or any early‑stage company (generally within its first 7–10 years) looking to raise investment in the next 6–12 months. \nSpeaker\nAngela Mikola BSc (Hons)\, CA\, CTA\, Associate Partner of Tax at Clive Owen LLP — a specialist in guiding businesses through investor‑readiness and tax‑efficient investment structures. \nTuesday 9 Sep 10:00-11:00 \nSign Up\n This webinar provides general guidance and is not a substitute for advice tailored to your circumstances. \nIf you’d like personalised support to turn your idea into a product\, improve processes\, or adopt new tech\, join the Great Ideas programme. It’s fully funded for York & North Yorkshire
URL:https://ynygrowthhub.com/event/how-government-backed-schemes-help-you-attract-investors-great-ideas-webinar/
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