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Funding and Support to help West Midlands ICT SMEs

Are you interested in knowing more about funding and support available to West Midlands ICT SMEs?

If so, are you aware of the following support:

o AWM can provide 35% to 60% grants towards the costs of supporting research or development work on technologically innovative products or processes, with contributions ranging from £10,000 to £250,000
o Innovation Networks provide 50% grants ranging from £10,000 to £15,000 and their simple application process normally takes no longer than two to three weeks
o Connect Midlands manage a Proof of Concept fund offering grants of 75% with contributions ranging from £5,000 to £30,000
o EU will invest €9 Billion in ICT related innovation and R&D projects over the 2007-13 period
o UKTI provide grants of up to 50% towards trade missions, as well as data and intelligence to help you to move into new markets
o Business Link in the West Midlands provides comprehensive information and advice to help growing companies make the most of their opportunities
If any of the above are of interest then why not visit the experts at their exhibition stands at the ICT Conference on 20th November 2008 at the National Motorcycle Museum, Bickenhill.

To read more about the ICT Conference and to register go to http://www.ncc.co.uk/wmict