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From providing grants for improving shopfronts in the town centre, creating new workspaces and renovating derelict buildings, to helping existing local creative, digital, construction, trade and manufacturing companies to expand or diversify the services they offer, or funding premises for new start-ups, the St Ives Town Deal Enterprise Grant Scheme is playing a key role in supporting local businesses and organisations.
Launched in 2022, the aim of the scheme is to boost the local economy and support sustainable regeneration. Open to all small and medium sized businesses in the St Ives Town Deal area, capital grants have been available for both existing businesses and start-up businesses.
The Enterprise Grant Scheme is now in its final six months of delivery, So far more than £1.8 million has been awarded to 71 approved projects.
53 of these projects are now complete, resulting in the creation of 20 new full time equivalent jobs. 5.57full time equivalent jobs have also been safeguarded. 1,250 m ² of commercial space in the town has also been renovated or restored
Applications to the fourth and final round of funding are currently being appraised, with contracts due to be issued to successful applicants by the middle of November.
Read more about the Enterprise Grants scheme on the Town Deal website:
https://www.stivestowndeal.org.uk/delegated-fund-for-renewal/
A full list of projects supported can be found on the Town Deal website
You can watch a short video about the St Ives scheme here
The Enterprise Grant scheme is one of nine projects which are being funded by the Government as part of the £19.9 million Town Deal for St Ives.
Projects awarded funding range from small grants to purchase equipment, improve shopfronts and remodel existing cafes and restaurants, to larger schemes to create new workspaces, expand premises and renovate derelict buildings.
The impact of these investments on the town is starting to become evident as external renovations complete
Further information on the St Ives Enterprise Grants Scheme is available here :
For further information on the St Ives Enterprise Grants Scheme please email [email protected]
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