Welcome to the August edition of Warwickshire Means Business.

This month we reflect on a hugely successful first six months of the multi-stranded UK Shared Prosperity Fund support launched under the £4.6 million Business Growth Warwickshire programme. More than 1,000 businesses have already engaged with the six strands which are still very much open for business. We also report on more than £300,000 awarded by Warwickshire Business Energy Advice Service to help businesses achieve a more sustainable and cost-effective future.

Our Special Feature explores the UK Battery Industrialisation Centre, based here in Warwickshire. We preview a mouth-watering hybrid Food & Drink Show coming up in the heart of the county next month, bring the story of the apprentice who has been a major factor in stabilising a small business in Rugby and hear how Eliot Park Innovation Centre in Nuneaton is providing the perfect base for a cutting-edge small business to flourish.