Economic Development E-bulletin
We produce a monthly economic development e-bulletin with the latest news, events, funding and business opportunities for businesses based in Swale.
On this page you can find the latest email e-bulletins and an archive of issues from the last few months.
A number of the stories featured in our newsletters are time sensitive and may have expired, so it may not always be possible to follow the featured links.
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We welcome contributions from businesses and support organisations about funding opportunities and events. Please email the details to economicdevelopment@swale.gov.uk if you would like your story to be considered for inclusion in a future issue.
Archive of previous e-bulletins
Read the Economic Development E-bulletins from 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 by using the links below:
2023 Newsletters
- Town Centre Action Grants - November 2023 (14/11/2023)
- Swale Economic Development News - August 2023 (15/8/2023)
- Swale Economic Development News - July 2023 (10/7/2023)
- Swale Economic Development News - June 2023 (28/6/2023)
- Swale Economic Development News - April 2023 (21/4/2023)
- Sittingbourne Walking, Wheeling & Cycling Drop In (10/3/2023)
- Swale Economic Development News - February 2023 (27/2/2023)
2022 Newsletters
- Swale Economic Development News - December 2022 (22/12/2022)
- REPF survey and upcycle your waste (3/10/2022)
- Upcoming Business Events: Great Big Green Week 2022 (22/9/2022)
- Swale Economic Development News - September 2022 (8/9/2022)
- Swale Economic Development News - July 2022 (25/7/2022)
- World Refill Day and Clean Air Day 2022 (16/6/2022)
- Swale Economic Development News - May 2022 (31/5/2022)
- Leisure and catering concession at Barton's Point Coastal Park and upcoming workshops (7/4/2022)
- Swale Economic Development E-bulletin - March 2022 (29/3/2022)
- Omicron Covid-19 business grant schemes (28/1/2022)
2021 Newsletters
- Reduce your business' carbon footprint with a Clean Growth Grant (17/11/2021)
- Swale Clean Growth Grants scheme - open for applications (8/11/2021)
- October 2021 - Swale Economic Development E-bulletin (22/10/2021)
- Save the Date - Grant Launch & Networking Event (3/11/2021) (sent: 14/10/2021)
- Kickstart Seminar: how it can benefit your business - 8am 17/9/2021 (sent: 3/9/2021)
- August 2021 - Swale Economic Development News (12/8/2021)
- Business Travel Plans Survey (9/8/2021)
- July 2021 - Swale Economic Development News (27/7/2021)
- 2 days left to apply for Covid-19 Restart Grant and Additional Restrictions Grant 5 (28/6/2021)
- COVID-19 Additional Restrictions Grants Update (10/6/2021)
- Swale Economic Development News - June 2021 (8/6/2021)
- Covid-19 Business Grants - application closing dates (24/5/2021)
- Additional Restrictions Grant (April 2021) - open for applications (20/4/2021)
- Restart Grant scheme opens for applications (1/4/2021)
- SME Brexit Support Fund, regular workplace testing and Local Plan review (17/3/2021)
- Swale Economic Development News - March 2021 (4/3/2021)
- Covid-19 business support update - February to March 2021 (25/2/2021)
- Deadline extended for November grant claims and Christmas Support Payment (2/2/2021)
- Covid-19 Business Grants update including this week’s deadlines (26/1/2021)
- Lockdown 3 Webinar for Businesses 1pm 14/1/2021 (sent: 13/1/2021)
- Additional funding announced for businesses (7/1/2021)
2020 Newsletters
- Tier 3 restriction grants – open for applications (14/12/2020)
- Grants update: LAST CALL for Additional Restrictions Grant 1 applications (4/12/2020)
- Tier announcement - Tier 3 - Very High (26/11/2020)
- Covid-19 business Government grants - open for applications (17/11/2020)
- Covid-19 business support schemes (12/11/2020)
- Covid-19 business support update (2/11/2020)
- Swale Economic Development News - October 2020 (21/10/2020)
- Covid-19 compliance checks (16/10/2020)
- Consultation closing dates and test and trace toolkit (2/9/2020)
- Micro businesses now eligible for discretionary grants (31/7/2020)
- COVID-19 Discretionary Grant Scheme - Second Round (21/7/2020)
- July 2020 - Swale Economic Development News (16/7/2020)
- COVID-19 Discretionary Grant Scheme (26/5/2020)
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) Business Update (12/5/2020)
- Discretionary Business Grants - Coronavirus (COVID-19) (4/5/2020)
- £8.9 million in grants distributed to local businesses (22/4/2020)
- Business Support Update (COVID-19) (6/4/2020)
- Business Support Update (COVID-19) (30/3/2020)
- Business Support Update - COVID-19 (27/3/2020)
- Business Support Update - Coronavirus COVID-19 (24/3/2020)
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) Business Update (21/3/2020)
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) Business Update (20/3/2020)
- Extended business rate discount for coronavirus (19/3/2020)
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) Business Update (18/3/2020)
- Procurement Special - February
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