Made Smarter West of England

Support and potential grants to help manufacturing SMEs adopt Industrial Digital Technologies (IDT) to enable their development and growth.

From:
Department for Business and Trade
Published
5 August 2022
Type of support:
Finance, Grant, Expertise and advice
Business stage:
Start-ups (1-2 years trading), Established
Industry:
Manufacturing
Number of employees:
0 to 9 employees, 10 to 249 employees
Region:
South West

How much you can get

Up to £20,000, 50% match funded.

Who it’s for

Profit-making manufacturing SMEs based in Bath and North East Somerset, Bristol and South Gloucestershire.

What you can get

Eligible businesses will be offered a one-to-one Digital Acceleration session with sector experts to establish a bespoke support package.

Support packages might include:

  • grant funding to implement IDT hardware or software
  • digital leadership training to upskill staff to deliver a digital technology strategy
  • student internships

The support package offered is determined through a bespoke Digital Roadmap created for the SME as part of their one-to-one session.

Organiser

West of England Combined Authority delivered in partnership with the University of the West of England and the National Composites Centre.

Find out more

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Published 5 August 2022
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