Marketing Grants Scheme Do you need help with marketing or developing new markets for your products? Cornwall Taste of the West’s Marketing Grants Scheme may be the solution This scheme is designed to help you promote your business, improve profits and increase competitiveness by better marketing of your products.

• A business must be in the Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Objective One area
• It must process, produce or sell quality food and drink using Cornish ingredients wherever possible
• It must demonstrate that grant aid will benefit farmers and growers in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly

• Up to 80 per cent of the cost of working with a marketing consultant to draw up a promotional or marketing plan which is then eligible for grant aid.
• Fast Track Scheme – grants available of up to 50 per cent of total project cost, for projects up to a maximum total value of £3000
• Mainstream Grants Scheme - grants available of up to 50 per cent of total project cost, for projects with a maximum total value between £3,000 and £150,000.

What is eligible for funding? • Strategic marketing plans • Promotional literature • New product development • Market Research • Packaging design • Export marketing plans • E-commerce • Shows and exhibitions (unless supported by the Trade Development Programme)

How do I apply?
Contact Sue Sargent at Cornwall Taste of the West, 01579 349363 or e-mail to sue@cornwalltasteofthewest.co.uk

As of April 2006 funds for the Capital Grant Scheme were depleted, however it is possible that more money will become available. Contact Kerry Fowler kerry@cornwalltasteofthewest.co.uk, tel: 01579 349363 for further advice.

Do you need help to expand your business or improve business performance? The Cornwall Food and Drink Partnership Scheme’s capital grants programme, run by Business Link in partnership with Cornwall Taste of the West, may be the solution.

To learn more please download this document outlining the scheme.

• Up to 80 per cent of the cost of working with a business advisor to prepare a three year business plan specific to the new project
• Fast Track Scheme – grants available of up to 50 per cent of total project cost, for projects up to a maximum total value of £10,000
• Mainstream Grants Scheme – grants available of up to 50 per cent of total project cost, for projects with a maximum total value between £10,000 and £170,000.

A technical advisor is also available to give advice and support while preparing the application and after the project has been approved.

The Capital Grants Programme is run by Business Link for the Cornwall Food and Drink Partnership and is funded by the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) and the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA)