Light fuse for young businesses

The £4m Fuse Fund, in which Lancashire Business View is a proud partner, is designed to help young businesses from the red rose county realise their ambitious growth plans.

The two-year programme, funded by the government’s Regional Growth Fund (RGF), will create 1,000 new jobs in the county. We are working alongside Regenerate Pennine Lancashire in partnership Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council.

Projects from other sectors are also be considered, especially those which make the most of opportunities from superfast broadband, and bids which address specific issues of urban deprivation.

Businesses based within the county boundaries of Lancashire, including Blackpool and Blackburn with Darwen, who feel they may benefit from a grant, should apply by visiting www.fusefund.co.uk.

We established the Fuse Fund because the great county of Lancashire has one of the largest economies in the north of England and is the second largest economy in the North West, generating £22.1bn of Gross Value Added, which is just under a fifth of all economic activity in the region.