12 February 2010
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£20m Urban Development Fund open for business
East Midlands Development Agency (emda) has today announced a new £20m Fund to support the development of premises focused on innovation and growth. This will provide much needed investment for schemes – which have been hit hard by the recession and the lack of available finance – that will enhance the region’s offer in terms of innovation, science and technology facilities.
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Countdown to 2010 innovation festival begins
12/02/2010
The official launch of this year's East Midlands innovation Festival (iFestival), which runs from 12th March to 23rd April, is only 30 days away as over 150 events involving businesses, universities and public sector organisations from across the East Midlands are expected to take place.
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Midlands declared low carbon economic area for advanced automotive engineering
12/02/2010
Business Secretary Lord Mandelson yesterday announced the creation of a Low Carbon Economic Area for Advanced Automotive Engineering in the Midlands.
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Local company needs help to heat up sales!
12/02/2010
A Northamptonshire company is calling on local businesses to help them deliver an innovative range of self-heating meals into the UK market.
Helping smaller firms win Government contracts
10/02/2010
A free online public procurement course designed to help smaller firms bid for the £220 billion of public sector contracts awarded each year has been launched.
'Top-secret' experiment brings science to schools... on a lorry
10/02/2010
A new spy-themed experiment, launched this week on board the educational roadshow 'Lab in a Lorry', has been developed by staff at The University of Nottingham's School of Physics and Astronomy thanks to funding from East Midlands Development Agency (emda).
£20m Urban Development Fund open for business
09/02/2010
East Midlands Development Agency (emda) has today announced a new £20m Fund to support the development of premises focused on innovation and growth. This will provide much needed investment for schemes – which have been hit hard by the recession and the lack of available finance – that will enhance the region’s offer in terms of innovation, science and technology facilities.
Planning approval for station interchange
09/02/2010
Plans for the first phase of a proposed multi-million regeneration programme at Derby Railway Station have been approved by Derby City Council.
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£22m regeneration scheme starts
09/02/2010
Work on a multi-million pound regeneration scheme which is set to transform a former North East Derbyshire mining town and create hundreds of new jobs has officially started.
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Backing Young Britain in the East Midlands
Backing Young Britain is the Government’s campaign to bring organisations from the private, public and voluntary sectors together to create new opportunities for young people and ensure their valuable skills and abilities aren’t wasted. The campaign can help employers offer an apprenticeship, give a young person a job and provide work experience.
A series of roadshows will soon be touring the country, and will arrive in Leicester on Monday 8th March 2010. An employer breakfast meeting will take place between 7.45am – 9am at the Cinema Delux, High Cross Shopping Centre, to give employers the chance to find out more. Young people will also have a chance to engage with employers and find out about potential opportunities at a careers advice centre between 10am – 2pm, also at the High Cross Shopping Centre.
For more information contact Rebecca Goff on 0207 449 7655 or email backingyoungbritain@livegroup.co.uk. To register click here.
Find out more about Backing Young Britain at www.hmg.gov.uk/backingyoungbritain
Outshine your competitors
The National Training Awards (NTA) celebrate training and development in the UK, and are run by UK Skills on behalf of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS). The Awards highlight organisations and individuals that have achieved outstanding business and personal success through investment in training. Experienced NTA professionals are providing information sessions which walk potential entrants through the process of preparing their entries and give them hints and tips on what the judges are looking for. The next sessions are as follows:
Thursday 18th February- Derby: 12.30 – 2pm
Wednesday 3rd March- Daventry: 12.30 – 2pm
Wednesday 10th March- Leicester: 12.30 – 2pm
To reserve a place and for further details click here, call the NTA helpline on 0800 0191 475, or email info@nationaltrainingawards.com.
To reserve a place and for further details click here, call the NTA helpline on 0800 0191 475, or email info@nationaltrainingawards.com.
Emerging markets: Too much potential to ignore
East Midlands International Trade Association (emita), in partnership with UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) are hosting an event to explore some of the world’s fastest growing markets in the Middle East and the Asia Pacific, and to uncover the wealth of opportunities available to British businesses. It will take place on Thursday 25th February at Holywell Park, Loughborough, Leicestershire.
For further information and to register click here, call the emita hotline on 0115 947 1767, or email emita@emd.org.uk
emda seeks to identify regional business challenges and opportunities
As part of emda’s role in improving the economy of the East Midlands, the Agency would like to know how businesses and organisations understand and address a range of workplace and marketplace issues that affect their success. A survey has been produced which will ultimately help to shape emda’s activities in the region.
Open to all employers in the public, private and third/voluntary/community sectors, the survey can be accessed by clicking here.
For further information email: tomwidger@focus-consultancy.co.uk 
East Midlands STEM Partnership Forum Event – STEM from every angle
The sixth East Midlands STEM Partnership Forum Event will be held at 3M Health Care Limited, Loughborough, on Wednesday 3rd March between 9.30am - 2.00pm. The event will look at problem solving skills essential for today's science, technology and engineering advancements. During the event problem solving skills will be explored in the context of the region’s priority sectors - transport equipment, food and drink, sustainable construction and healthcare and bioscience.
To book your place online click here or email: hannah.benson@themarketingdivision.co.uk
East Midlands Women in Business Conference 2010
Now in its sixth year, the event will take place on Thursday 4th March 2010 at Pride Park Stadium, Derby. It will provide advice, support and inspiration to women looking to develop their businesses, skills, employment prospects and personal life.
For more information click here.
iFestival
Organisers of the East Midlands innovation Festival (iFestival) have announced dates for the fourth annual celebration of innovation. The 2010 iFestival will take place over a six week period between 12th March and 23rd April. The Festival will include events involving businesses, universities and public sector organisations from across the region.
For further information about the iFestival and East Midlands Innovation please visit www.eminnovation.org.uk
Go green!
The Sustainable Construction iNet is aiming to encourage businesses within the sector to go greener by highlighting the financial rewards in doing so. A special seminar around green building projects will take place at the National Space Centre in Leicester on Friday 5th March.
Click here for information and to register.
Finding innovation funding and partners in the construction sector
The sustainable construction iNet and Modern Built Environment Transfer Network invite construction businesses to identify partners, funding and other support for their innovative projects in the East Midlands. A workshop will take place on Tuesday 24th February at the Roundhouse, Derby.
Click here for more information or to register.
Apply for the 2010 Lord Stafford Awards
A chance to apply for the Lord Stafford Awards is now available to East Midlands businesses which have excelled through innovation, and have collaborated with one or more of the region’s universities or higher education institutions.
The deadline for applications is Thursday 29th April. Click here for more details or to apply.
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