Cheshire East Council’s arms-length Skills and Growth Company has launched a new business support programme called Digital+. The Digital+ programme offers fully-funded support and advice to help small and medium-sized businesses maximise faster broadband and digital tools – such as cloud computing, digital marketing and social...
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A pioneering energy supply scheme established by Cheshire East Council is celebrating its third birthday. Since its creation in 2015, nearly 9,000 people have switched to Fairerpower and their total quoted savings adds up to more than £2m*. Since its launch, Fairerpower has sought to reduce fuel...
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Cheshire East Council’s arms length Skills and Growth Company has pledged support to the commercialisation of great science by becoming a sponsor of the Business of Science event for 2018. The conference, which has a raft of high-profile speakers confirmed already, including vice-chancellor, University of Liverpool,...
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Commercial property take-up in Cheshire East is soaring with a record-breaking £118.5m of investment property deals last year – more than three times the total for 2016. The strong signs of growth in the commercial property market during 2017 were presented to property professionals today at...
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Local manufacturers are invited to a free Cheshire East Council-backed event to help them plan and prepare for Brexit. The workshop, entitled ‘Preparing your manufacturing business for Brexit’ will be held on Thursday 22 February, from 8am to11.30am, at Sandbach business Delta Balustrades, which makes and...
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Cheshire East Council’s arms-length Skills and Growth Company has launched a dedicated service to help local businesses access finance to boost their growth. The Access2Finance service is in response to the findings of the latest Cheshire business survey, commissioned by the council, which found that 28...
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A celebration of digital arts and creative technology will be held in Macclesfield to mark the first year of the Cheshire East Council and Arts Council-funded Shift digital arts programme. The free-to-attend event, called ‘Convergence’, will be a combined programme of interactive discussions, demonstrations and presentations...
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Rural businesses in Cheshire East are being encouraged to apply for a share of a £5.4m injection via three significant funding streams in 2018. The funding boost – across Cheshire and Warrington – was announced at a rural business forum held today (Wednesday) at Reaseheath College,...
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A newly formed Transport Infrastructure Skills Board has been launched by the Council’s arms length Skills and Growth Company. The board builds on previous rail sector skills development and brings together major employers such as Network Rail, Atkins (part of SNC Lavalin) and Jacobs with education...
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Cheshire East Council is inviting businesses from across the borough to learn about the business support and funding available for growth projects. The free-to-attend lunchtime event on 25 January, provided by the authority’s arms-length Skills and Growth Company, will have guest speakers discussing the funding available...
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