CLOSED SME support: call in Dorset (OC09R15P 0128)

Call to run a project enhancing the competitiveness of small and medium enterprises in Dorset

• From: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (2018 to 2021), Department for Work and Pensions, Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Rural Payments Agency
• Published: 24 July 2015
• Last updated: 28 September 2015 — See all updates

• Fund state: Closed
• Type: Business support
• Location: South West
• Funding source: European Regional Development Fund
• Closing date: 25 September 2015

This call is now closed. Please do not submit an application for this call. The information provided on this page is for reference purposes only.

Details

This call is looking to enhance the competitiveness of small and medium enterprises by:

• Promoting entrepreneurship, in particular by facilitating the economic exploitation of new ideas and fostering the creation of new firms, including through business incubators.
• Supporting the creation and the extension of advanced capacities for products, services and development.
• Supporting the capacity of Small and Medium Sized Enterprises to grow in regional, national and international markets and to engage in innovation processes.

For more information, download the call specification.

Location

The project must cover the Dorset Local Enterprise Partnership area.

Value

Up to £7,700,000 value of funding is available through this call. A minimum value of £500,000 of funding can be applied for.

Deadlines

Outline application deadline: 25 September 2015.

Completion date

The project must be completed no later than June 2023.

How to apply

To apply for funding under this call you will need to complete and send the Outline Application form to the email address provided in the call document. The guidance provides information to help you complete the form. The form and guidance can be found here.

You are also advised to read the details in the call documents in order to produce an application that complies with the requirements and meets the needs set out in the Operational Programme. All this information, the related guidance and the European Regional Development Fund Operational Programme can be found from our home page.

What happens next

If your outline application is successful, we’ll contact you and ask you to make a full application.

Contact details

If you have a question, contact SW.ERDFenquiries@communities.gsi.gov.uk

Call reference number: OC09R15P 0128

Published 24 July 2015
Last updated 28 September 2015 + show all updates

1. 28 September 2015

   This call is closed.

2. 24 July 2015

   First published.