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Thank you everybody, thank you. The Business Support Agency or BSA are very proud of the part we play in the development of business success. Today I'll give you a bit of background on the Agency, and then outline the steps involved in applying for support. OK? What we do, basically, is distribute financial support from our funds, which come from the central government Department of Education on the one hand, and then that sum is matched, the amount fluctuates on a yearly basis, by contributions from a number of multinational companies. We then follow the procedures I'll be outlining in a moment. Some examples of this work, if you're interested, can be seen in our annual report, I'll leave copies out for you to look at. Since we began, we've given out over 300 grants. We made 20 awards last year alone, and expect that figure to rise to 25 next year. But we're not simply giving this money away. Our criteria are strict. So, how do you apply? |
