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Headline C O M M E N T:
GRA's MD
Roger Davies says
'It is the expertise of GRA plus more than 18 years experience
of working with BIS, just recently
renamed from 2 years as DBERR after being known for many years
as the DTI: as well as Officials of the various RDA's, WAG (Welsh
Asssembly Government), and the Scottish Executive that means the largest
grants can be obtained
and negotiated on the best terms for our world class
global client companies.'
'Do give us a call to see how GRA can best help YOUR
company to reduce new and re-investment capital costs with the gift
of substantial
Grant Aid' —
Alliance & Leicester is now part of the Santander Group, the bank for loans
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Welcome
to GRA Ltd
Growth Resourcing Associates Ltd offers this funding resource on the
Internet, to provide an interactive grant research and CONFIDENTIAL advisory
service to those companies who may wish to seek supplementary UK Government grants
and/or other funding assistance for their qualifying investment projects under
present consideration.
If concluding, after a careful scrutiny of all pertinent facts, that a case
for grant aid has a likely chance of being successful if conducted under GRA's
professional guidance; GRA may then offer to provide their PROFESSIONAL grant
application and negotiation service to ensure the largest potential grant is
obtained. Such work is mostly chargeable on a success ONLY fee basis. (ie NO
WIN - NO FEE).
GRA's specialism lies in preparing
and negotiating successful applications for Grant for Business Investment
(GBI) known prior to 1st October 2008 as Selective Finance
for Investment (SFI) in
the English Regions, and before 2004 as Regional
Selective Assistance (RSA) under which name the scheme still runs
in Wales (where RSA Cymru forms an element of the Single
Investment Fund) and in
Scotland. Grant awards obtained are maximised by GRA's in depth knowledge
and tactical skills resulting in substantial offers usually of in excess
of £500K
and from £1.0M to £3.5M in some instances. (see about
GRA / Success Stories for
further information).
GRA's expertise is aimed primarily at UK Manufacturing or Service sector
companies and is very relevant to those overseas companies who are contemplating
setting up or expanding an existing business in the UK perhaps as an alternative
to location in another country.
GRA is happy to provide one-off, or on-going answers to the what if questions
posed when considering the funding of proposed investment or other business
expansion projects: CAN we get a grant? What FUNDING sources are available?
Am I eligible for grant aid? Initial advice is FREE even where an initial visit
is made by one of GRA's team of Area Application Directors.
No fees are incurred either by initial enquiries where
these are by email and the enquiry is of the nature of 'small firm or project
funding'. GRA will still attempt to help and give a considered and useful response
in the first instance. Please provide all requested information by filling
in the form here. Thereafter a chargeable basis may
be established by mutual agreement. Please give fullest information which will
be treated in strict commercial confidence.
Additionality. A term used and interpreted by the grant authority to
meanings held within its discretionary powers as part of satisfying grant specific
criteria in the overall appraisal process for the grant application under consideration.
Without additionality being proven, no offer of grant can be obtained, and it
is therefore crucial to achieve satisfactory proofs within the intellectual
case.
ITS NOT ONLY ABOUT TENNIS CHAMPIONS whom we feature, because of a passion for tennis,
- a sport producing
only one winner per tournament!
ALL CLIENTS ARE WINNERS at GRA
GRA is always on the winning side. We have a philosophy of admiring what it
takes to win in others, most particularly the feats of those sportsmen and women
whose successes we celebrate in our web site. Their efforts to succeed are our
inspiration each day at GRA.
In more than 18 years working to secure the largest possible GBI / SFI/ RSA
grants for its clients, GRA has never yet failed to get a satisfactory offer
of grant for the project under consideration - our results and the willing
testimonials of our clients speak volumes to new clients.
Often the award of a grant negotiated by GRA has been seen to be such that the
excess over expectation, has more than paid GRA's fee to the delight of the
grant offer recipient. Of course there are no prizes for
coming second when it is remembered that GRA's services are on a 'No win, No
fee' basis. Our determination to win is therefore unceasing.
It was all well summed up in GRA's early days when Hoogovens Aluminium Buildings
Systems Ltd, now part of the Corus Group, went ahead with an expansion project
at St Helens, with the help of an RSA
grant of £330K negotiated on behalf of the company by GRA.
The then Managing Director, Bill Guest, was completely over the moon with the
efforts of GRA to ensure that the maximum grant requested was obtained in full,
appreciating their desire to win outright for their client's greatest benefit.
When the grant had been confirmed, he insisted in a celebratory lunch as token
of his appreciation.
Bill also wrote a letter to Roger Davies 'I do feel you have put an inordinate
amount of time and effort in the preparation of the case for the DTI. but the
end result speaks volumes and I would like to thank you on behalf of my company
for the efforts you have put in.'
Minister for the Economy and Transport, Ieuan Wyn
Jones, announced on 16th April 2008, that the new Single
Investment Fund has now gone live, replacing the current
system of numerous capital grants and business support programme.
Now on 5th July, 2010, he has announced 'The Single Investment
Fund will no longer operate' unveiling a new strategy of 100%
repayable grants available only to a limited
number of companies within six key sectors. as part of the new
Economic Renewal Programme.
GRA understands certain
Inward Investment projects could still get grant aid - would
be grant seekers should note GRA can help and advise.
GRANT AID in England for Capital Investment in
2008 -13
What's happening to the RDA's?
The BIS web site states principle
budget cuts.
"Savings will be delivered
by through specific efficiencies, such as RDA funding"
"£ 74 million will be cut from the Regional Development Agencies"
It also carries the following statement:
"Following the General Election, the Government is
committed to building a new economic model. This includes the creation
of Local Enterprise Partnerships – joint local authority-business bodies
brought forward by local authorities themselves to promote local economic development – to
replace RDAs. In taking this work forward the Government
wishes to ensure an orderly transition which maintains focus on
delivery. Detailed proposals will follow in due course."
Despite a lively debate in parliament yesterday, we are still waiting
to hear.
The Welsh budget will be
cut by £162.5m
First Minister Carwyn Jones
meets David Cameron recently in Cardiff
As a part of the £6.2bn spending
reductions unveiled by Chancellor George Osborne, the Welsh Assembly
Government budget will be cut by £162.5M.
This was the figure
announced by George Osborneon 24th May. He said "urgent action" was
needed to address the budget deficit.
Details of the £6.2bn spending reductions cuts were set out in an announcement by Mr Osborne
and Chief Secretary to the Treasury, David Laws.
As their contribution the devolved administrations
in Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland have been told they will
have to save £704m
COULD GRANT OFFERS AND OTHER FUNDING
SUPPORT BE WITHDRAWN?
“’Dear Chief Secretary, I’m afraid to tell
you there is no money. Kind regards and good luck!”
Labour ministers have been
accused of pursuing a “scorched
earth policy” by leaving behind billions of pounds of spending
commitments for the coalition Government.
Figures now disclosed by the Treasury showed that ministers overruled
civil servants on spending plans on at least four occasions since the
start of 2010. Advice from officials was ignored on a further nine
occasions in 2009.
Emergency Budget 22 June
to encourage investment and help create new
jobs?
Chancellor George
Osborne launching an independent audit
of Government spending after ministers claimed they had found “black
holes” in the budgets left behind by the outgoing Labour
administration.
The review, to be conducted by the new Office of
Budget Responsibility under Sir Alan Budd, comes ahead of an emergency
budget planned by Mr Osborne for 22nd June.
“I am pretty clear that
there is waste in Government that needs tackling that now,” he
told GMTV.
“ I don’t
think that it is very sensible to make it more difficult
for companies to employ people and we want companies to start employing
people.”
New Team Finalised at
Vince Cable, Lib Dem Treasury spokesman
and one of their highest profile MPs, has been appointed Business
Secretary with responsibility for Business and
Banks together with universities minister David Willetts,
and Ministers of State, Mark Prisk, John Hayes, Edward Davey, and
as Parliamentry Secretary, Baroness Wilcox.
Mark Prisk
Small Business Minister
Mark Prisk (Conservative),
recently appointed Small Business Minister, has said he wants
to foster Startups and growing Small and Medium Companies. But
how ?
These were his some of his expressed views and intentions prior
to the election result.
2010
to 2013 -
CAREER OPPORTUNITY
Like
to join us at GRA ?
GRA therefore now
seeks out self motivated people who are interested
in working independently but constantly connected through our
video-conferencing and server technologies to help us expand
our activities in 2010-13, when we will provide new client
services, and add to the strengths of our friendly team of Area
Application Directors.
Launched at BIS, with effect from
1st October, is a new name for SFI or SFIE formerly
known as RSA by which name it has been known in Wales and
Scotland, but where other name changes or scheme changes have
introduced SIF (Single Investment Fund) to include
RSA Cymru, in Wales, and RSA Scotland respectively. - but
all under review or ended in the case of SIF as above 'SIF - The
End'
Confused? Not at all: just
ask GRA and we'll do it
all for you? £1M
or £2M?
Ask
GRA, we will sort
out the detail, give you plain English answers on the basis of
an initial without charge assessment. Then if there's
a case to be made, we will undertake preparation and negotiation
with the relevant officials to take you across the winning
line. We have all the expertise you need to WIN support. So
- foster
your embryonic development plans to invest in Britain with
help from GRA - call us today!
It has been a highly successful
season for Rafa Nadal so far this year, winning
both the French Open and now Wimbledon again consecutively
for the second time in his career. In jless than 2 and a quarter
two hours he defeated Tomas Berdych, whose semi win had knocked
out Roger Federer.
Now Nadal, who has also won the Australian and French Open
titles, is now aiming to become the seventh man to land all
four Majors. "For sure, I'm going to keep working to try
to be in the US Open and be 100% fit and ready to try to win," said
Rafa.
WIMBLEDON
2010 SERENA title no 4
Winning her 4th Champoinship Title at Wimbledon, Serena
Williams swept Vera Zvonareva in straight sets to
win her 13th Grand Slam. The top-ranked and defending champion
American overwhelmed the 21st-seeded Russian 6-3, 6-2 in a
one-sided final that lasted just 67 minutes . Williams served
nine aces, broke three times and never faced a break point
in nine service games. She finished the entire tournament without
dropping a single set.
GRA asks "plus £1,000,000
in additional grant aid?"
FREE GRANTABILITY SURVEY
If considering a capital spending plan
do check with us first in case your plans might attract substantial
grant aid. Remember we are more than happy to carry out an appraisal
on a FREE of charge
basis to help ascertain the likelihood of your plan attracting
substantial grant aid.
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