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Made Smarter South West of England

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

About this funding

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, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, Cornwall and Isles of Scilly, Devon and Torbay, Dorset, Gloucestershire, North Somerset, Plymouth, Somerset, South Gloucestershire, and Swindon and Wiltshire. 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.

Who can apply

Profit-making manufacturing SMEs based in Bath and North East Somerset, Bristol, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, Cornwall and Isles of Scilly, Devon and Torbay, Dorset, Gloucestershire, North Somerset, Plymouth, Somerset, South Gloucestershire, and Swindon and Wiltshire. Employee size stated on GOV.UK: 0 to 9 employees; 10 to 249 employees. Business stage stated on GOV.UK: start-ups (1 to 2 years trading); established businesses.

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