Business Support and Advice
Companies trading in Newark and Sherwood enjoy continual encouragement, advice and support at every stage of their development. Collectively, local partners (including Business Link East Midlands and Newark Business Venture) provide a wide range of high quality business services to develop local businesses and support inward investors. For details of local business support organisations.
Newark and Sherwood District Council itself offers a raft of various business support initiatives for businesses that operate within the District. This includes generic business support, niche sectoral support and networking, for the benefit of new start-ups, existing businesses or prospective inwards investors.
More on the Economic Development Service
| You may wish to visit the Newark Beacon Business Innovation Centre website to obtain information on available office and workshop units and conference facilities. |
Shop Front Improvement Grant
The Shop Front Improvement Grant is available to both existing businesses and owners of currently vacant units within the town centres of Newark, Ollerton and Southwell, who can prove a definite need to improve the physical appearance of the shop front, benefitting both the business and making a visible improvement to the town centre.
LEADER - Rural Development Programme for England - Grant Scheme
The aim of the North Notts LEADER Programme is to build knowledge and skills within our rural communities, and encourage innovation and co-operation by supporting innovative projects which tackle local rural development issues. Aimed at promoting economic and community development within rural areas, LEADER is a ground roots method of delivering support for rural development through implementing a rural development strategy and supporting rural businesses.
On the site you will find lots of information about the LEADER Programme – who can apply for funding, how you can apply, and examples of projects that have so far been approved by the Local Action Group (LAG).
Should there be any information you require and cannot find on the website, please contact the LEADER Project Manager who will be happy to help you.
Information and Statistics
Information and Statistics on the Newark and Sherwood District are available for potential inward investors. This booklet includes information on: Population and Age Structure, Communications, Economy and Labour Market, Industrial Sites and Premises, and Quality of Life
Information and Statistics
Business Continuity
Under the Civil Contingencies Act, one of the duties placed upon Newark and Sherwood District Council is to promote Business Continuity in their area.
Why Plan for an Emergency?
From major corporations to a family run corner shop, emergencies can be potentially devastating and in some cases are very likely to cause the closure of the business?
Newark and Sherwood District Council are encouraging local businesses to be prepared for any unexpected events such as flooding, fires and other events such as a possible flu pandemic by creating a robust Business Continuity Plan.
For further information on this visit the Business Continuity Page.
| Rural Services Community The Rural Services Community is the community voice for rural services, designed to provide smaller organisations with information and best practice relating to rural affairs. Our forums give members the opportunity to discuss issues relating to rural services and to share information. The Rural Services Community website is packed full of information and resources for anyone living and working within a rural area. |
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Economic Development
Newark and Sherwood District Council
Kelham Hall
Kelham
Newark
Nottinghamshire
NG23 5QX
Telephone : 01636 655295
Email : economic.development@nsdc.info
Last updated : 09/07/2010 10:23:37