Business support and energy efficiencies - benefits for your business
There is support for businesses to become more energy efficient, reducing energy costs and creating a healthier workplace.
Net Zero - Benefits for your business [https://www.coventry.gov.uk/decarbonisation-net-zero-programme-coventry/decarbonisation-net-zero-programme-coventry-info]
- Lower business running costs.
- Reduced exposure to fluctuating energy prices.
- Improved optics and promotion of business as a forward-thinking enterprise.
- Helps attract and retain staff.
- Helps win new tender opportunities within a competitive supply chain.
- Higher levels of community engagement
Did you know?
- The average small medium enterprise (SME) business can save up to 25% on their energy costs by implementing energy efficiency measures.
- Most improvements carry swift payback periods, for example installing lighting and solar PV can have a payback period of less than 3 years.
- Grants are available to help the capital purchase of improvement measures.
Business support
Business Support - benefits for your business [https://www.coventry.gov.uk/business-finance-funding/funding-programmes]
- One to one advice and guidance on business strategy and growth
- Potential funding for grants for capital assets and property investments
- Signpost businesses to the vast range of business support covered in our region.
- Mentoring, training, and networking opportunities through events, workshops, and webinars
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Information on business support and reducing energy costs
- Coventry City Council Business Support Programme [https://www.coventry.gov.uk/business-finance-funding/funding-programmes]: contains details on the business advice and grant support available for your business.
- WMCA Business Growth and Advice [https://www.businessgrowthwestmidlands.org.uk/business-advice/]: register your business for business support and advice.
- CW Chamber of Commerce [https://www.cw-chamber.co.uk/]: business networking opportunities to improve your contacts, raise your profile & create new opportunities.
- CW Growth Hub [https://www.cwgrowthhub.co.uk/]: Coventry and Warwickshire Growth Hub offer a wealth of fully-funded guidance for SMEs and our highly experienced Account Management team provide impartial, commercially focused advice to help firms access a vast network of support. They carry out a detailed diagnostic with business owners and take the time to understand the business’ needs, in order to refer into the most appropriate programmes, delivered by Coventry City Council and Warwickshire County Council. These include support for startups, grants and funding, decarbonisation and net zero support, support for manufacturing and hospitality sectors, and skills and training for the workforce.
- CW CDA: [https://cwcda.co.uk/] providing a range of services, helping communities to become stronger through social enterprise support, community engagement and skills training.
- Information to support businesses with licensing, and regulation [https://www.coventry.gov.uk/business-licensing]
- Energy Saving Trust [https://energysavingtrust.org.uk/] energy efficiency advice.
- Zellar [https://www.zellar.com/] carbon footprint & net zero roadmap calculator.
- Carbon Trust [https://www.carbontrust.com/] energy efficiency and carbon reduction advice.
- UK Business Climate Hub [https://businessclimatehub.uk/], contains advice and guidance in sustainability, net zero and energy efficiency.
- How to Tackle Suppliers' Emissions: a guide for procurers [https://www.bitc.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/bitc-toolkit-environment-tackling-supply-chain-emissions-oct21.pdf]– this toolkit is designed to show how procurement teams, supported by sustainability colleagues, can unlock faster progress on tackling supply chain emissions, demystifying some of the concepts some businesses find hard to interpret.â¯
- The Business Case for Circular Procurement [https://www.bitc.org.uk/toolkit/the-business-case-for-circular-procurement/]– learn how adopting a circular approach to procurement allows businesses to become more sustainable while delivering business benefits.â¯
- Going Circular for net zero: in your hands [https://www.bitc.org.uk/report/in-your-hands-going-circular-for-net-zero/] - this report outlines key enablers and levers crucial to achieving a circular economy for net zero. It begins by examining the drivers for change, collating insight from over 35 organisations across various sectors.
- British Chambers of Commerce report Supporting Businesses to reach Net Zero [https://www.britishchambers.org.uk/policy-campaigns/green-innovation/]
- The UK Climate Business Hub [https://businessclimatehub.uk/] is a shared initiative developed with the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) the SME Climate Hub, and the UK's main business organisations, energy networks, high streets and professional bodies which empowers small and medium-sized enterprises to take climate action.
- Coventry City Council Decarbonisation Net Zero Programme [https://www.coventry.gov.uk/decarbonisation-net-zero-programme-coventry/decarbonisation-net-zero-programme-coventry-info]: find out more about the support available to help your business on its Net Zero journey.
- WMCA Net Zero Programme and Grants [https://www.businessgrowthwestmidlands.org.uk/net-zero/]: register your business for our Net Zero support programme.
- The FSB net zero hub [https://www.fsb.org.uk/knowledge/fsb-infohub/small-business-sustainability-hub.html] provides businesses with resources, tools and information on your journey to net zero. Explore resources, tools and information from the Federation of Small Businesses to help you to go green and become more sustainable.