Theme 2

Facilitating pre-commercial development, business partnerships and short supply chains

Examples of ideas that can be supported:

1. Develop rural business network for specific sector support and networking;
2. Develop a mentoring scheme for ethnic and gender minority groups in business;
3. Promote and integrate local food heritage more widely within the Vale of Usk LAG area;
4. Development of a social enterprise that meets gaps in rural basic services and visitor offers;
5. Support Local business digital technology needs;
6. Support rural digital connectivity and Wi-Fi access through shared facilities of community hubs;
7. Develop an integrated on-line market place;
8. Research reasons why more young people are not employed locally.

The officer responsible for the Short Supply Chains Theme is Deserie Mansfield Contact Tel : 01633 748319 or email deseriemansfield@monmouthshire.gov.uk

Please take the opportunity to complete an on-line form.

This will give our team the chance to discuss your ideas with you in more detail, or if you prefer to contact Deserie directly.

Go to the Project ideas form

How we can help you

There are five themes or topics for which you may be able to receive funding for any rural, innovative projects.

Digital Inclusion

To utilise and trial digital technologies in remote and isolated communities, which brings together a suite of products and local services that can be scaled up in terms of wider territory co-operation and collective working.

Renewable Energy

To convert community energy plans into more detailed feasibility studies and trial innovative renewable energy schemes at a community level to tackle fuel poverty & to explore low carbon fuel opportunities for rural community facilities and vehicles.

Providing Non-statutory services

To share knowledge and best practice between established and “new” rural development communities through toolkits, best practice exchanges & innovation activities.

Adding Value to local Identity

For example: Development of multimedia digital products that are content management based through community training and development and To provide a common ground for players and actors in the rural tourism sector to engage, share and integrate ideas and solutions, by up-skilling with innovation tools and techniques to convert ideas into action and outcomes

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