eshot - 23 November 2009 - Lincolnshire Chamber of Commerce and Industry, UK

emda Grant helps to Power up a Lincoln Business

Industrial and Marine Power Services Limited, a Lincoln based engineering company, specialising in the manufacture of cylinder heads for diesel engines used in power stations, factories and shipping firms, is winning contracts worth hundreds of thousands of pounds, thanks to the support of a grant received from East Midlands Development Agency (emda) and the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF). Please click here for more.  

Graduates given a Flying Start in Business

Entrepreneurial graduates are being encouraged to visit one of the two Flying Start: Make it Happen events that are taking place in the East Midlands. These events provide information about starting up in business. Graduates can receive 12 months support to help them become self-employed, through the Flying Start: Make it Happen programme, which has been set up by the Department for Business Innovation and Skills, with emda's assistance. The next event is taking place on Thursday 3rd December at the Engine Shed, Lincoln. For more details and to register, click here.

emda Hunts for Low Carbon Businesses

emda has launched a project to identify businesses in the low carbon environmental goods and services sector (LCEGS). Building a database of LCEGS businesses will help emda gain a detailed understanding of the environmental businesses in the region, and how these operate and can be supported to grow and develop. If you would like to volunteer your business for inclusion in the database, please contact Emma Buckman on 0845 644 5425 or This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it to email Emma.

Making the most of your Intellectual Property

Trevor Bayliss, inventor of the clockwork radio, is speaking at a free event for regional businesses later this month. ‘Making the most of your Intellectual Property’ (IP) is taking place at Leicester's Walkers Stadium between 9.30am and 2.30pm on Thursday 26th November. The event is being organised by Prospect IP, an initiative funded by the European Regional Development Fund's Competitiveness Programme, which is managed by emda in the region. For more information and to register, click here.

Business Champions Wanted

Lincolnshire Home Improvements Agency is looking for three Business Champions to join them as Non Executive Directors. Meeting six times a year for 2 – 3 hours at their Gainsborough based offices, you will contribute to the decision making process, policy
making and have the chance to join specialist committees that look at specific areas of the Charity. Those with legal, HR or marketing experience would be ideal. 

 
The Charity helps elderly, disabled and vulnerable home owners or private tenants to repair, improve or maintain their homes and enables them to live independently, feeling safe and secure. They offer a range of services such as: small repairs and maintenance, security, fire safety, home visits, a recommended list for tradesmen and builders and assistance in application for financial grants.
 
If you are interested in joining the Board of Directors for Lincolnshire Home Improvements Agency, please call Barrie Pierpoint, Chair, on 07720 406806 or This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it to email Barrie. 

Music at Cafe Portico

Thursday 26 November, 7.30pm

Live Blues with Kev Thorpe (Out of The Blue & Low Company) & Dominic Hollands

Tickets £3.00 - available from Cafe Portico or phone Keith on 07900 121 820

Christmas Market Information

Access Passes are only available from TSS Events based in Saxilby and are numbered as we have some extra secuirty arrangements this year. All businesses in the Bailgate Area need to ring TSS Events to get a numbered access business pass on 01522 703344. Each business should get a newsletter telling them about road closures, enforcement arrangements, and car park closures. The newsletters are being delivered between 13th-20th November by foot.

The information regarding the Christmas Market is available at www.lincoln.gov.uk and http://christmasmarket.lincoln.gov.uk