Business Link Innovation Vouchers - August Call

Due to the success of the Voucher Scheme it has been agreed that there will be an additional 50 x £7k vouchers and these will be released in the August call.

There will also be 250 x £3k vouchers released. The next round of Voucher ‘calls’ open on 3rd August and closes on 28th August.

Below the timeline for the next round of Innovation Vouchers. Please note that the dates for the £3K and £7K vouchers are different.

£3K Vouchers:
Call Opens: 3rd August 2009
Call Closes: 28th August 2009
Businesses Informed of Outcome: 4th September 2009

£7K Vouchers:
Call Opens: 3rd August 2009
Call Closes: 28th August 2009
Businesses Informed of Outcome: 11th September 2009

There are some restrictions on the £7K vouchers e.g. no consortium bids allowed. Also for the £7K vouchers successful voucher applicants have to match £3K to the voucher such that the total value of the voucher becomes £10,000. VAT will be charged on the total amount.

For further details and to find out if the Innovation Voucher scheme can help you please call Business Link on 0845 6009006 or visit the website here.