With low carbon economic grown as the focus for European funding in the East of England there are a huge variety of complimentary programmes to the Low Carbon KEEP available to SMEs in the region. They range from free consultancy support, which could help you work up a Low Carbon KEEP project, to capital grants, which could help you implement your project.
Region wide schemes
Resource Efficiency East is a specialist provider of guidance and support on resource efficiency to small and medium sized enterprises in the East of England.
Sustainable Efficiency East (SEE) provides free services to help stimulate the growth of a low carbon, resource efficient economy across the Eastern Region.
Best East help all organisations in the construction supply chain be lean and green through collaboration with Constructing Excellence, BRE, CWC and Build the East.
REV ACTIVE provides direct, hands-on assistance for businesses to cut costs through utilities management and improved efficiency.
The Low Carbon Innovation Fund (LCIF) makes early-stage equity investments into SMEs that are developing new and innovative products or processes in a low carbon, environmentally sensitive manner.
Sustainable Design-Led Innovation aims to help SMEs develop innovative low carbon products and services to reduce their carbon footprint across their life-cycle.
Low Carbon Development Initiative Programme is to overcome the early-stage development risks currently halting progress on delivering low carbon new housing and commercial developments
Centre for Competitive Creative Design (C4D) primarily aims to embed state-of-the-art design-led innovation practice, developed through research and industry collaboration, within business and education to improve commercial performance and develop future innovation leaders.
Local support schemes
Low Carbon Business Programme provides a co-ordiated programme of support to businesses across Thames Gateway South Essex including expert advice on greening businesses, identifying tailored carbon reduction solutions, small capital grants and apprenticeships.
Low Carbon Business Champions have a variety of free services available to businesses in Suffolk including audits, mentoring and grants.
Southend Eco Hub provide workspace units for young entrepreneurs in Southend to develop eco-efficient enterprises.
Business Smiles provide advice to businesses in Suffolk and Hertfordshire on how to reduce businesses' use of cars, vans and lorries.
Grosvenor House is a high-class Business Centre in Luton Town Centre.
SABRE offer support and advice on investment opportunities created by Feed-in Tariffs and the Renewable Heat Incentive to small and medium-sized businesses /social enterprises in Suffolk
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