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Improve your business efficiency and performance 

Making your business more efficient can help you save money and reduce costs in a number of areas, which is especially important at a time when capital is increasingly tight. The guides in this section cover a variety of topics related to business efficiency, exploring new markets, innovation and IT, just take a look to find out more.

Business Link Northwest is your free to use, independent business support and information service. If you would like to talk about any efficiency and performance issues, call our business adviser team on 0845 00 66 888 or use our contact us form.

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Featured support

UK Trade & Investment (UKTI)
Advice and funding to support preparation, entry and expansion into overseas markets, including individual coaching, workshops, networks and online resources. Financial support is available to eligible companies towards the cost of overseas trade fairs and missions, international travel and market reports. 

Environment Connect
Get support to help you identify areas to save money, improve efficiency by reducing the amount of energy, water and material you use.

Grant for Improving Resource Efficiency 
Grant for Improving Your Resource Efficiency awards provide enhanced help for capital investment where the project will contribute to reducing Co2 emissions and generate wider environmental benefits in the region.

North West Eco-Innovate Programme
Help and support to harness creativity and innovate products, processes or systems.

ISIS programme
Free advice, guidance and appropriate ICT solutions for small and medium businesses in the North West to implement ‘transformational ICT’ to change and improve business processes and operations, and potentially bring substantial new benefits to the business. This may be in terms of productivity, competitiveness, market access or carbon neutrality.

SusDRaM project
Aimed at small and medium-sized businesses that have an interest in bespoke design and additive manufacturing (AM) technologies and would benefit from a deeper understanding of this area of technological advancement. Specifically, this includes developing an understanding of how rapid manufacturing (RM) and advanced design can impact on a particular business.

Innovation for Growth programme
Intensive support to small and medium-sized businesses over a three to nine month period to explore the importance of being innovative within a business and realising the potential of improving both product and process through the development of new innovative practices.