Rural Business - Economic development
Wanting to develop or diversify?
Rural Futures provides specialist support to assist business start up, business diversification and business expansion. Support is available to land and non landbased businesses across all sectors, including office and redundant building development, food & farming, tourism, creative industries, added value services.
Knowing where to get started, who to contact, what is required, how to go about it, holds many back at critical stages in their business development. Our specialist team is on hand to help you through the process, and with many years of business development experience we have previously encountered many of the hurdles you face and successfully negotiated them.
“planning support - from broad policy to individual detail”
Planning advice
We offer support through the complex planning process, which can save you time and money. We can assess planning policy implications, negotiate with the planning authorities, write design and access statements, offer a detailed drawing service, assess flood risk, consider the impact for highways, or the deal with the detail of bat surveys.
“business planning- from concept to reality”
Feasibility studies
You believe it’s a good idea but can you demonstrate it? Rural Futures provides support to help develop business plans. From a business overview, opportunity analysis, cash flow projection, market research, to training needs analysis we will assist you develop your business plans from concept to reality.
“grant funding - from concept to claim”
Grant funding
Rural Futures has a fabulous track record of finding and unlocking funding for rural business and can provide full support for funding applications and the monitoring and reporting required in return. Capital and revenue funds are available from a range of public sector, charitable and private sources. Funding opportunities constantly change and vary by sector and location, so each case needs to be treated individually. We have previously been successful with:
- Rural workspace creation including manufacturing, office and home working.
- Farm diversification primarily associated with adding value to agricultural products
- Food manufacturing.
- Tourism development.
- Renewable energy schemes
- Environmental delivery
Rural Business - Environmental development
“choosing a renewable energy source”
Environmental services
Renewable energy - Rural Futures has a particular expertise in renewable energy generation. From site surveys to technology selection Rural Futures can advise your business without being directly tied to any one supplier.
- Solar hot water
- Biomass heating, wood chip or pellet
- Ground source heat pumps
- Wind energy
- Solar photovoltaics
- Anaerobic digestion
“evaluating your land use”
Environmental delivery
Rural Futures can provide assistance with agri-environment schemes, Entry Level (ELS), Higher Level Stewardship (HLS) and Woodland planning schemes, Ecological surveys and farm waste management.
Call or email us to discuss your requirements.
T 01995 600724
e. info@ruralfutures.co.uk
Rural Futures (North West) Ltd
1 The Creamery Estate
Kenlis Road
Barnacre
Preston
Lancashire
PR3 1GD
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