Thursday 13 July 2023
10:00am - 13:00pm
Millennium Point, Curzon Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, B4 7XG
HLSM presents: Masterclass in winning Grants. Delivered by Charlotte Steel, Consultant at Evergreen Coaching and specialist in start-up and scale-up business support
Are you a start-up, currently looking to start your business or small business looking for funding to grow or launch a new project? Have you considered applying for grants but not sure where to start?
Business grants are a crucial source of government funding for many local firms. They can be essential in getting a new capital development off the ground or developing innovative solutions to solve some of society’s hardest challenges.
This course aims to simplify the grant application process and help you get your business grant ready.
What will I learn from this event?
- Understand the basic principles of grant funding.
- Learn how to apply the seven-step grant writing process.
- Understand how and where to spot grant opportunities.
- Avoid common mistakes and pitfalls.
- Create a grant-ready action plan.
Workshop running order
- 9:30 to 10:00am – Registration opens and refreshments
- 10:00 to 12:00 – Masterclass in winning grants workshop
- 12:00 to 13:00 – Light lunch, refreshments and networking
Location details
The workshop is located on the ground floor of Millennium Point, opposite the ThinkTank museum. If you are entering from the car park, there are both lifts and stairs available. However if you require any additional support, the team will be on hand to help. You can also contact us ahead of the day for any further information or if you have any questions/concerns. You can contact us on hlsm@bcu.ac.uk
For information on disabled parking, the FAQ section located at the bottom on Millennium Point website details all information on this: https://www.millenniumpoint.org.uk/getting-here/
This workshop is being delivered in partnership with the Higher Level Skills Match project, part-funded by the European Social Fund.
State Aid
The workshops are available free of charge but the equivalent cost of delivering them would count as state aid at full market rates. All companies in the European Union are entitles to receive up to 200,000 Euros in government aid in a 3 year period under State Aid de minimis regulations. If you would like more information regarding State Aid please visit: https://www.gov.uk/state-aid
