Government Guidance and Business Support

Please visit https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus for latest guidance on:

  • Employment, financial support and money

  • Working safely

  • Getting financial help and keeping your business safe

 
 
 
Business Support Webinars

Information on a wide range of webinars and online events covering key topics to support business during this challenging time is available from:

DIT

The Government are running an 'SME COVID-19 Webinar Series' for UK businesses. Information on these free webinars and registration details can be found here.

https://events.newable.co.uk/

EM3 Growth Hub

EM3 Growth Hub regularly updates its website to bring you events from membership organisations, the private sector and business support providers.

https://www.enterprisem3growthhub.co.uk/events

Surrey Chamber of Commerce

Surrey Chambers of Commerce are running a series of weekly free webinars for all businesses.

Booking details and more information is available at:

https://www.surrey-chambers.co.uk/event-listing/

Federation of Small Business

The fsb is hosting a number of webinars for small businesses

https://www.fsb.org.uk/event-calendar.html

 
 
 
Funding opportunities and other support

SETsquared funding and support programme for Scale-Ups

Are you an innovator within the healthcare sector?

SETsquared has a range of funding and business support opportunities currently open to SMEs & academics with digital, technology and innovation projects in the healthcare sector.

The opportunities are part of its Scale-Up programme.

Full range of opportunities listed here

Enterprise M3/Enterprise Nation

Enterprise M3 is working with Enterprise Nation to bring you a 1 month free trial to Enterprise Nation membership to offer support, connections and discounts for your business. Further information can be found here.

https://www.enterprisenation.com/partners/em3/

Innovate UK

Innovate UK is part of UK Research and Innovation, a non-departmental public body funded by a grant-in-aid from the UK Government.

Its current funding opportunities include:

UKRI open call for research and innovation ideas to address Covid -19:

Proposals are invited for short-term projects of up to 18 months duration addressing and mitigating the health, social, economic and environmental impacts of the COVID-19 outbreak.

Apply for funding here

ISCF Healthy Ageing Social, Behavioural & Design Research Programme:

UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) are inviting applications to the ISCF Healthy Ageing Social Behavioural and Design Research Programme. £9.5m (100% fEC) will be available to support world leading research that makes a significant contribution to the lives of people as they age.

Apply for funding here deadline June 2020

If you’re a UK-based business or research organisation, you may be able to compete for government-backed funding to:

  • research and develop a process, product or service
  • test your innovation ideas
  • collaborate with other organisations

Use this service to:

  • search and apply for innovation funding
  • submit, track and manage your applications

To find out more about funding opportunities here

 
 
 
Business Runnymede are here to support you.

We will be posting regular updates on our website, as well as sending out our e-newsletter and messages on our Twitter and LinkedIn accounts, please ‘follow’us.