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Who are Maxim Growth Maxim Growth is a professional consultancy offering bid management and business-winning advice, guidance and practical support to help their clients to find and win commercial and public sector contracts We provide advice, guidance and support to organisations looking to find and win business and contracts, with a principal focus on the […]
When companies export products or services, long payment terms can often create working capital challenges. The upfront cost of producing, shipping, and delivering the goods can be tricky for businesses to manage. Export finance helps businesses release working capital from cross-border or domestic trade transactions that would otherwise be tied up in invoices or purchase orders (for […]
Business Support Service The Business Support Service is a FREE, virtual, multi-channel advice and guidance service, operating across England, to offer support and signpost you to information on national and local schemes, grants and loans to help businesses start and grow. We help all businesses, from those thinking about starting a business, through to those […]
The new online service from the government offers free advice to employers, tailored to the needs of smaller businesses. What’s in the new service? Guided information for employers to help support disability or health conditions in a range of common workplace situations. Help on legal obligations, including reasonable adjustments. Links to more detailed resources. What […]
We’ve collated a list of online course available in the South East Midlands. These distance learning courses range from childcare to logistics, run by local colleges, universities and other training providers.
Want to develop a new skill to help you get your dream job? Or maybe you want to dig deeper into something you’ve already discovered? Whether it’s a 60-second animated video or a 24-hour course you are after, you will find it on OpenLearn for free. Run by the Open University, OpenLearn is designed to […]
The Bedfordshire Employment and Skills Academy (BESA) provides opportunities for residents in Central Bedfordshire and Bedford Borough to learn in the community. Bedfordshire Employment and Skills Academy (BESA) and our partner training providers can support you to access education and training to build skills that will improve employability, support career opportunities, and enhance wellbeing. BESA […]
To help amplify the voices of rural businesses, the South Midlands Authorities created the rural group. The group is formed of rural representatives from the public, private, and VCSE sectors, offering first-hand rural expertise and local market intelligence. The South Midlands rural group meets once every three months to discuss funding opportunities, upcoming webinar opportunities […]
Information and resources to help you find job opportunities in a wide range of sectors, including the NHS, adult social care, retail, food production and logistics. Who can benefit? People looking for employment or a change of career. How can I benefit? Information on financial support while job-hunting Help with mental health, disabilities and long-term […]
The University of Bedfordshire is proud to be an internationally recognised and award-winning institution with a heritage of quality education going back more than 100 years. The University have two main campuses in Luton and Bedford, with a large health teaching provision in Aylesbury at the world-renowned Stoke Mandeville Hospital. At the University of Bedfordshire, […]
As a result of the stressful and uncertain times that we have undergone recently, and continue to experience, the need to consider the mental wellbeing of yourself and your employees has never been more important. To help you manage this we have produced a guide that offers businesses support and guidance, by signposting the best […]
At DASA, we find and fund exploitable innovation to support UK defence and security quickly and effectively, and support UK prosperity by helping Innovators grow their business. Accessible to anyone from academia or industry who has an innovation that addresses a defence and/or security challenge. Please see examples of the diversity of work we have […]