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Smallbusiness - Applying for a small business grant – everything you need to know
Anna Jordan - Smallbusiness
Having the match funding is a non-negotiable, as Diane Gilpin, founder of Smart Green Shipping, knows all too well. As her business designs wind-powered shipping solutions, she applies for research and development (R&D) grants for the most part. The company has applied for funding from Innovate UK, the European Space Agency, and from Europe Horizon.
“I found grant applications very difficult initially as a small business owner, because I wasn’t able to get everything down to however many characters or words they needed it to be,” she told Small Business. “It was much more difficult for me to be succinct about it because I’m thinking everything is really important.”
UKTN - What does UK tech want from the 2024 Spring Budget?
Oscar Hornstein - UKTN
The chancellor is gearing up to deliver the Spring Budget on Wednesday in what is likely to be his last fiscal event before the general election.
Read what Smart Green Shipping’s CEO, Diane Gilpin, has to say.
TechRound 50 Women in Startups & Tech
Smart Green Shipping’s CEO, Diane Gilpin, is featured in TechRound’s 50 Women in Startups & Tech.
Sifted - Europe’s government grant system is not fit for purpose. Startups deserve better
Diane Gilpin - Sifted
For many fast-growing businesses and SMEs, government grants are a lifeline. Not only do they allow startups to build and grow but they enable founders to secure a much-needed injection of cash without diluting their own share of the business.
Read more about the challenges with grant funding and our ideas for improving the process for everyone’s benefit.
Scottish Enterprise - Our focus on economic transformation
Scottish Enterprise
Smart Green Shipping is featured in Scottish Enterprise’s January 2024 publication (Page 36).
TechRound - Expert Predictions For Sustainability In 2024
Dana Leigh - TechRound
The urgent need for new climate infrastructure is evident, yet investments into this sector are still insufficient and inconsistent. There are logical reasons for this – big infrastructure projects are capital intensive, usually with longer payback periods and a high degree of uncertainty. But investors live on this planet too and they are beginning to feel the very painful economic shocks from a lack of climate action. Those who understand that protecting the climate is just as important as capital – and in fact necessitates making capital – will make green tech solutions a priority, whether the solutions are long or short term.
Read more about what Smart Green Shipping’s CEO, Diane Gilpin, has to say.
Insider - What's in store for the Scottish economy in 2024
Peter A Walker - Insider
"I expect to see investment into innovation that addresses the enormous climate challenges we face as a global society," commented founder Diane Gilpin.
Splash247 - COP28’s debatable influence on shipping stirs controversy
Sam Chambers - Splash247
“COP28 being held in the UAE this year is the antithesis for any meaningful progress, especially in regards to reducing the carbon footprint of the maritime industry.”
Read more about what Diane Gilpin, CEO of Smart Green Shipping, has to say.
Tech EU - Why the 'cult of the entrepreneur' is leaving out climate entrepreneurs
Diane Gilpin - Tech Eu
Ahead of COP28, Smart Green Shipping founder and CEO Diane Gilpin examines how and why the motivating factors that drive climate entrepreneurs often exclude them from traditional investment opportunities.
The Times - What I learnt… about putting sails on ships
Diane Gilpin, 63, is chief executive of Smart Green Shipping, which she founded in 2014 to develop 21st-century sails for cargo vessels to save fuel and cut carbon emissions. She has received support from Drax, the FTSE 250 energy group, and investment from Mitsui OSK Lines among others.
Computing - Tech Women Celebration 50
Diane Gilpin - One of the Tech Women Celebration 50 - women changing the ratio of the tech workforce
BusinessCloud - 110 growth measures: Tech sector reacts to Chancellor’s Autumn Statement
Jonathan Symcox - BusinessCloud
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt plans to introduce 110 measures to boost the UK’s economic growth.
Read Diane Gilpin’s thoughts on these measures.
The Manufacturer - Manufacturing industry reacts to the Autumn Budget 2023
Lanna Deamer - The Manufacturer
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt's 'Autumn Statement for Growth' on Wednesday, November 22, highlighted tax cuts for both working individuals and British businesses.
Read on to know Diane Gilpin’s thoughts on this.
Startups - The Autumn Statement of growth? Startups react
Fernanda Alvarez Pineiro - Startups
The Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, has delivered the Autumn Statement and has outlined a package of 110 economic measures to boost economic growth. Read what Diane Gilpin has to say.
SME - FSB welcomes Chancellor’s Autumn Statement
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt today unveiled what he called a huge boost for British competitiveness in an Autumn statement for growth. Read Diane Gilpin's thoughts on this.
UKTN - What does UK tech want from the 2023 Autumn Statement?
Robert Scammell - UKTN
Read what Smart Green Shipping’s CEO, Diane Gilpin, has to say about climate commitments.
TechRound - We Asked The Experts: What Tech Trends Will Shape 2024?
Dana Leigh - TechRound
Are you curious to know what tech trends will shape 2024? Read what our CEO, Diane Gilpin, has to say.
S&P Global - EU carbon allowances could equal 50% of fuel cost: Yara
Thomas Washington & Eklavya Gupte - S&P Global
Green fuels could be at least three to five times higher than the conventional sort, Diane Gilpin of Smart Green Shipping, told S&P Global.
UKTN - Smart Green Shipping boss: Founders, know when to step aside for a new CEO
Robert Scammell - UKTN
In this week’s Founder in Five Q&A, Diane Gilpin explains why regenerative agriculture technology is misunderstood, why founder CEOs should look to pass the baton on “ASAP”, and how looking after rescue horses and chickens helps prevent burnout.
Energy Portal - The Challenges and Progress of Sustainable Shipping: A Path to Net Zero
Terence West - Energy Portal
Diane Gilpin, CEO of Smart Green shipping expresses her disappointment with this outcome.