Email News February 2016
Welcome to the February 2016 email newsletter from Marine South East
If you would like to submit an article for consideration please email the text and a suitable image or logo to sj@mseuk.org
Posted 2016-01-27 18:07:48
New Isle of Wight Rural Grant Funding Scheme Launched
The Solent Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) and Natural Enterprise have launched a new £150,000 grant funding programme for the Isle of Wight rural business community.
The Isle of Wight Rural SME Fund is a competitive fund offering grants of between £2,500 and £10,000 to support projects from rural businesses which generate sustainable growth, represent strong value for money, and create or safeguard jobs at Island businesses. Funding can be used to support up to 50% of a projects total cost.
The Isle of Wight Rural SME fund is now open for applications until September 2016 and a briefing session for businesses seeking further information on the fund will be held shortly.
Further information on the fund and how to apply is available now at http://www.naturalenterprise.co.uk
Businesses interested in attending the briefing session on the fund should register their interest now at: bridget.welling@naturalenterprise.co.uk or telephone 01983 201562
Posted 2016-01-29 14:20:16
Promote Boating during English Tourism Week
VisitEngland will be running English Tourism Week (ETW) from 5th-13th March 2016. This offers the marine tourism sector an opportunity to promote their businesses and boating as a whole.
Tourism businesses can submit events, activities or offers via VisitEngland's events submission form. Click the link below to access the form:
http://tinyurl.com/jdyl7k4
Once approved, events will appear in a dedicated English Tourism Week 2016 Guide for Consumers who will be able to look up events using various filters. You can use the ETW16 toolkit for advice on branding your event for the week.
Find the toolkit by following the link:
http://tinyurl.com/zw2hqrr
Posted 2016-02-01 13:32:29
Brochure display opportunity at Oceanology International
SMI (The Society for Maritime Industries) is offering companies the opportunity to display promotional brochures on the SMI stand at Oceanology International, which takes place in London 15th-17th March 2016.
Oceanology International (OI) is the global forum where industry, academia and government share knowledge and connect with the marine technology and ocean science community, improving their strategies for measuring, exploiting, protecting and operating in the world's oceans.
Each company will be limited to three different styles of brochures (e.g. equipment, company, services, etc.).
The cost will be £100 per company which includes transport to the exhibition and active promotion and distribution of the brochures from the SMI stand during the exhibition, irrespective of the number of brochures forwarded.
Companies wishing to make use of this service should complete a booking form and forward it to the Events Manager at Society of Maritime Industries by Wednesday 2nd March 2016 together with payment.
Please note that whilst the SMI team will do their utmost to distribute all the promotional material during the exhibition, material not distributed by the close of the exhibition will be left for disposal.
Full details and booking forms can be found at the following link:
http://www.maritimeindustries.org/write/Uploads/Events%202016/Event%20Flyers%202016/OI_2016_Brochure_Display_Form.pdf
Posted 2016-01-27 18:11:29
South Coast Business Works, 10th February 2016, Southampton
South Coast Business Works is a business exhibition with networking, seminars, advice clinics and panel discussions. The event takes place at the Novotel, West Quay Road, Southampton on Wednesday 10th February 2016 from 10.00am to 4.00pm.
The Keynote speakers for the event include Elaine Holt from Carnival Cruises and Carl Churchill of NetPay. The event is free to attend and exhibitors stands are also available.
To reserve your free place visit: http://tinyurl.com/ncpjuae
or for Exhibiting information please contact:
The Business Team on 023 8042 4872 or email businessworks@dailyecho.co.uk
http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/businessworks
Posted 2016-01-04 15:00:07
Sponsorship opportunities for Poole Maritime Festival and European Maritime Day Conference
Poole has successfully bid to host European Maritime Day (EMD) and the EMD conference in 2017, joining a long list of major European maritime cities who have previously hosted this prestigious event. This is a one-off opportunity to promote Poole and to use this event as a springboard to promote your business to a local and international audience, and to network with important EU policy makers and business leaders.
Marine South East is assisting with the organisation of the event.
The Poole Maritime Festival 2017, offers some great opportunities not only to promote Poole as a good place to do business, but also gives you the chance to associate your brand, corporate messages and values with the event and the region, and to benefit from the media attention focusing on the conference and festival.
In support of the European Maritime Day 2017 there is a business programme designed to ensure delegates and participants have high exposure to regional and national business leaders, as well as talented local youth - contributing to local community and industry. This will be highlighted in the media and publicity surrounding the events.
Poole Maritime Festical 2017 is split into 3 sections:
* European Maritime Day (EMD) - 2 day conference including an exhibition organised on behalf of the European Commission (DG MARE), networking and delegate reception events.
* Public Festival - a variety of public events, the main focus being Poole Harbour Boat Show and Public Festival
* Business Programme - various B2B and networking events
Sponsorship Opportunities:
There are a number of business sponsorship opportunities all of which can be tailored and adapted to meet your corporate goals or objectives including:
* Title sponsorship
* Volunteer programme sponsorship
* European Maritime Day reception sponsorship
* Poole Maritime Festival website sponsorship
* Business event sponsorship
* European Maritime Day VIP reception sponsorship
* Message in a bottle sponsorship
* European Maritime Day Conference exhibition stands
For more information please email Daniel Jarvis, Sponsorship Manager at daniel.jarvis@poole.gov.uk or call 01202 633593 / 07977 259238.
Please note: Deadlines for inclusion of your branding in marketing materials should be considered. From mid February it may not be possible to guarantee your inclusion.
Therefore please confirm your support as soon as possible.
