The Growth Company
Made Smarter Adoption: North West
Match funding for North West manufacturing SMEs to buy equipment or specialist advice for digital technology projects, alongside advice and digital internships.
What it pays for
Conditions to know about
Made Smarter support is for SME manufacturing or engineering companies with 249 employees or less, turnover under £36 million or balance sheet under £18 million, with a significant portion of operations based in England. Businesses must register with the programme. Digital internships are funded at £13.45 per hour for up to 300 hours.
How to apply
Applications go through the funder. Read their page for the full rules and the form.
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