The Rural Gateway

The Rural Gateway offers a quick and easy route to advice for all farm, land-based and rural enterprises including:

• finance and funding
• managing and training your staff
• information and communications technology
• environmental advice
• business mentoring
• innovation and design
• starting a business and trading internationally.

Visit the rural business section of the Business Link  website for more information.

LandSkills East

LandSkills East is a rural skills programme for the East of England set up to enable farmers and associated rural businesses to upgrade their skills and knowledge. Over the next three years £4.5 million investment from Defra and the European Union will enable businesses across the agri-food sector to benefit from grants for training.

Business owners, their managers and staff will develop the skills required to excel in their chosen fields, and a broad range of organisations will deliver a demand-led programme of courses and events.

Eligible industries:

• agricultural livestock
• arable and non food crops
• food and ornamental crop horticulture
• forestry
• food diversification and supply chain
• rural crafts eg timber framing, thatching, stone and brickwork restoration

Visit the LandSkills East website for more information.