A YORKSHIRE business support programme, which has provided more than £1.7m in grant funding since its launch, has seen demand up by nearly a third over 2020. AD:VENTURE, which helps new businesses trading for less than three years in North and West Yorkshire, has helped more than 3,500 businesses and individuals in the Leeds City Region since it was started at the end of 2016. And this year the enquiries have been up by around 30 per cent. Programme manager Sarah Carling said: “We have seen an increase in demand for the programme since lockdown. “We have continued to deliver support throughout year, adapting to deliver virtually where this was needed. Despite the pressures of an extremely challenging business climate, we have seen incredible resilience from the businesses we work with, and a real determination to keep moving and adapting in order to survive and grow.
A WEST Yorkshire-based business support programme, which has provided more than £1.7m in grant funding since its launch, has seen demand up by nearly a third this year. AD:VENTURE, which helps ambitious new businesses trading for less than three years in North and West Yorkshire, has helped more than 3,500 businesses and individuals in the Leeds City Region since launching at the end of 2016. And this year the enquiries have been up by around 30 per cent. Programme manager Sarah Carling said: “We have continued to deliver support throughout the year, adapting to deliver virtually where this was needed. Despite the pressures of an extremely challenging business climate, we have seen incredible resilience from the businesses we work with, and a real determination to keep moving and adapting in order to survive and grow.
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Deer River is scheduled to receive an additional $2.1 million dollars from the Wastewater Infrastructure Fund (WIF), as stated by City Administrator Mark Box at Mondayâs regular meeting. Â
This is in addition to the $4 million that has already been allocated to the City of Deer River from the recent bonding legislative session, to be used for the sewer and water systems improvements within the City. Â
Box stated he met with the Public Facilities Authority (PFA) recently to get set up to apply for the bonding bill money. Box added there is still some work to do but felt that the funds would be available for the Cityâs 2021 projects. The city administrator has also met with Short Elliot and Hendrickson (SEH), and they will be putting updated numbers together to estimate costs for the remainder of all the projects. Â