Backing Business
Your business will be represented by the BID at all times as there will be a continual presence at these events by the Nuneaton BID.
This means that if you have special offers or promotions you want visitors to the town to know about you can use the BID to ensure your message is delivered. There will be future opportunity to be featured on a notice boards, leaflet distribution, featured on websites from the website and circulated to current BID members.
Christmas Window Display Competition 2025
Businesses of Nuneaton — it’s time to spread some festive cheer!
Enter the Nuneaton and Bedworth Council Christmas Window Display Competition and showcase your most magical Christmas creation.
Current Funding News
***WARWICKSHIRE SKILLS HUB FUNDING***
We are pleased to announce the application window for the 2025/26 Skills Funding is now open!
Our funding programmes have been developed to support Warwickshire businesses to train & upskill their staff.
UKSPF Skills Escalator Fund
The Skills Escalator Fund is designed to support Warwickshire based businesses (up to 249 staff) to upskill their employees to allow progression & diversification within their business.
The fund offers up to £750 grant funding per employee towards the training of up to 5 employees. Training can be qualifications, licences, vocational skills training, or certificated learning which is delivered by a college or independent training provider.
New Direction 50+ Fund
Our 50+ funding was developed to support employees within SME's who are aged 50 or over.
The fund offers up to £750 grant funding per 50+ employee towards the training of up to 5 employees. Training can be qualifications, licences, vocational skills training, or certificated learning which has a 'Future Skill' focus and is delivered by a college or independent training provider.
Future Apprenticeships – Salary Support Programme
If you take on a new apprentice in new and emerging technologies such as Vehicle Electrification, Battery Technology, Digital Skills, or a standard that supports the Net Zero and Sustainability agenda, you can apply to this fund for £2,000 salary support. The apprentice must be a new employee and not an existing member of staff.
**Please note we have a new application process for this year.
- Applications for all funding programmes will now be processed through DocuSign.
- Only businesses can request the link which is sent to them directly from the DocuSign website.
- Once funding is approved, the named training provider will be notified, and the business will need to send us booking confirmation of their training within 3 months of approval date.
- Applications will close on December 31st 2025 and all training must be completed by January 31st 2026.
- The above dates are subject to change if funds are exhausted early. If this happens all stakeholders will be notified.
As with all government funding, we are advising that employers wait until you receive your approval email before booking/paying for training. The turnaround from application to approval should be approx. 5 working days, but this may vary depending on staff availability to sign them off.
Warwickshire County Council Apprenticeship Levy Transfer Programme (Available all year round)
Non-Levy paying businesses can utilise our Warwickshire County Council Levy Share Programme to fully fund the apprenticeship training costs should you exhaust your own levy amount.
Please see link to all current available apprenticeship courses and the cost associated https://www.instituteforapprenticeships.org/