The Queen’s Awards for Enterprise are for outstanding achievement by UK businesses in the categories of: innovation international trade sustainable development promoting opportunity through social mobility What happens if your company wins If you win you’ll be: invited to a Royal reception presented with the award at your company by one of The Queen’s representatives, a Lord-Lieutenant able to fly The Queen’s Awards flag at your main office, and use the emblem on your marketing...
news and blogs Archives
1921 results
Tourist accommodation with shared facilities, such as camping sites and all hotels will be able to re-open from Saturday 25 July 2020 as will underground attractions, marking the full re-opening of Wales’ visitor attractions. New rules making it compulsory to wear a face covering on public transport, including taxis will also come into effect on Monday 27 July 2020. This is the latest in the phased re-opening of Wales’ hospitality, leisure and retail sectors. In...
Respond and reimagine grants offer funding from £10,000 to £50,000, provide funding to help museums, galleries and cultural organisations respond to immediate challenges connected to the Covid-19 crisis, and offer support to adapt and reimagine ways of working for the longer-term future. Applications are welcomed from UK public museums, galleries, historic houses, libraries and archives that: ordinarily have spaces for the public to visit and experience the visual arts or other object-based collections, this could...
The Intellectual Property Office (IPO) are introducing the following temporary fee changes from 30 July 2020 to 31 March 2021 in relation to patents, trade marks and registered designs: fees for extensions of time will be zero there will be no surcharge for payment of a patent application fee after the date of filing fees to apply for reinstatement and restoration will be zero for patents and designs, there will be no surcharge for late...
Innovate UK has announced a new wave of the Women in Innovation Awards to find and support the UK’s most promising female innovators to develop their ideas and scale up their businesses. Innovate UK and the Knowledge Transfer Network are hosting a briefing event which will give further information about the scope for the competition and the application process, as well as offering the opportunity to network with other Women in Innovation, and have the...
The UK government are consulting on new measures to protect internal trade within the UK when powers return from the EU in January 2021. The proposals aim to ensure that devolution can continue to work for everyone; that all devolved policy areas stay devolved, while maintaining certainty for business by ensuring that rules and standards across the UK are mutually recognised, so that trade is as easy for business as possible. A 4-week consultation period...
HMRC have a recorded webinar available for you to watch at a time to suit you, to help you with payroll tasks and completing the annual expenses and benefits form P11D. The recorded webinar covers: which employees need a P11D the P11D and when to submit it taxable expenses and benefits National Insurance contributions how to correct a P11D To watch the webinar you need to register here.
This National Space Technology Programme (NSTP) Call aims to develop the capability of the UK space sector by providing seed funding for early stage innovative ideas. UK Government grants worth up to £75,000 are available to the UK space sector to develop new commercial technologies and bring them closer to market. The funding from the UK Space Agency is available for businesses, non-profits and academics. Project proposals are sought for space technology research and development...
Veteran Owned UK is an online portal of over 1,204 businesses and was set up by a former British Army Royal Engineer to help support ex-military business owners and offer various levels of membership to suit everybody. The main aim of the site is to support Veteran Owned Businesses so ultimately any veteran who owns a business can enter the directory for free. In addition to Veterans Owned UK, they have now launched an app...
The Home Office have released further detail on the UK’s points-based immigration system, which will come into effect from 1 January 2021. The statement includes information on: the requirements of the points-based system salary and skills thresholds for skilled workers a route for students and graduates who can apply visiting the UK other immigration routes EU citizens resident in the UK by 31 December 2020 can still apply to settle in the UK through the...