The REBiz Programme
If you want to lower your energy usage, reduce your water and waste costs, and minimise your impact on the environment, we can help.
The Resource Efficient Business (REBiz) programme provides advice and financial support for small or medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to become more resource efficient, and adopt circular business models and practices.
This programme is delivered in partnership with the York and North Yorkshire Local Enterprise Partnership (Y&NY LEP), and available to businesses across West and North Yorkshire.
REBiz is supported by the European Regional Development Fund and the Northern Powerhouse Growth Deal.
Programme Overview:
Through the REBiz programme, eligible businesses can receive advice and financial support to become more resource efficient. We also help businesses to develop circular economy business models and practices, helping you keep products and materials in use, by design, for as long as possible to get the maximum value from them.
Support includes:
- Free resource efficiency audits worth to £1,200
- 40% funding towards capital investment projects to a maximum £40,000 grant
- Free circular economy consultancy of up to 30 days intensive support including:
- Identification of opportunities and options appraisal
- Research and review of suitable process innovations and technologies
- Proof of concept
- Stakeholder engagement
- Market research, development and testing
- Business model review, development, and planning