A family-run dairy farm in the Chew Valley is set to double its productivity thanks to investment in sustainable technology.
Bickfield Farm produces milk exclusively for The Estate Dairy – a luxury dairy manufacturer that distributes milk to high-end restaurants and cafés across London and Oxford.
A loan of £785,000 from Lloyds Bank will be used by the farm to implement a...
The Heart of the South West LEP has secured £750,000 of funding from the Department for Education’s National Skills Fund to extend its current programme of Skills Bootcamps across the region. The programme supports thousands of people across the region improve digital skills and obtain high quality jobs.
Comprising flexible courses lasting up to 16 weeks’ duration, the eight...
A Cornish tech startup is one of three in the UK to have been chosen by the Ministry of Defence to design the "soldier of the future".
Ultrabeam Hydrographic has received £500,000 from the Defence and Security Accelerator’s £2m Map the Gap Phase 2 fund, a competition which aims to develop semi-autonomous reconnaissance and survey systems that help the military cross obstacles such as...
A startup from Falmouth University’s venture studio, Launchpad , has received an offer of funding from Aerospace Cornwall allowing it to move into the next phase of development.
Now & Then , founded by Mike Robinson, provides tools for attractions, museums, and places of interest to easily create guided tours uniquely tailored to each user, using pre-existing or new content....
A guest post from non-dilutive funding specialists Granted Consultancy .
R&D grant funding is a competitive and often time consuming application process. To ensure a successful approach you need to have a defined project before commencing the bid writing process. By doing this, you’ll ensure the right grant fit for your project whilst keeping a consistent narrative and alignment...
A pilot project which will see commercial drones making daily deliveries to the Isles of Scilly will take off later this year.
According to the Isles of Scilly Travel website , the pioneering partnership between the Isles of Scilly Steamship Company and unmanned aerial systems (UAS) experts Flylogix has secured £200,000 of grant funding from Aerospace Cornwall to run the project....
This is a guest post from Tech South West StartUp Studio partner RSM , a leading provider of audit, tax and consulting services to middle market leaders.
Many start-up or high growth technology companies face significant initial costs in the creation of their software platform and products, which once completed, will have an enduring benefit to the company for many years.
One of Ireland's fastest-growing start-ups has chosen Bristol as its UK headquarters as it launches a new fundraising.
Buymie, a grocery-on-demand service, is the only same-day provider with a team of personal shoppers delivering from Tesco, ASDA and the Co-op. The business, which has enjoyed a 500% year-on-year growth rate, has developed a unique algorithm called Jarvis to automate...
RSM share their insight into debt, funding and the tech industry.
Equity or debt funding? Media and tech business have access to both. But the magic of a well-funded business is in balancing the two.
Walking that line means taking on as much debt as you can manage – because it’s cheap and easy to access – but not so much that it burdens and risks the business. These forces are in...
In the latest Tech South West StartUp Studio Insight blog, non-dilutive funding experts Granted Consultancy provide a run-down of grant funding for R&D projects.
What types of grants are there?
There are two main types of grants – Capital/Business Growth grants and R&D grants.
Business Growth grants cover capital expenditure e.g. buildings or machinery, with project...
