e-Commerce Financial Assistance Project

The Manufacturing Institute is currently delivering assistance to manufacturing SMEs in full ERDF2 areas of North West England to assist them to diversify online.

A summary of the project follows:

• The project is open to applications until early June 2008.
• Up to £2,500 assistance is available or 50% of eligible project costs, whichever is the higher.
• The recipient of the grant has to be a manufacturing SME. Number of employees less than 250.
• The business has to be located in an eligible ERDF2 area of the North West. We check postcode and advise.
• The project has to enable the business to 'diversify online'.  i.e. access new markets, work in new ways, increase turnover. Not just a makeover of existing site.
• The outcome is evaluated once the project is operational.  This will involve an assessment of additional turnover, job creation, job safeguard, other added value.
• The contact point for all enquiries is

David Taylor
e-Commerce Project Manager
The Manufacturing Institute
Quay West,
Trafford Park,
Manchester.
M17 1HH.

Desk 01244 403305
Mobile 0791 341 8215
Fax 0161 877 3094
Email davidt@manufacturinginstitute.co.uk