{"id":8296,"date":"2025-02-04T15:43:50","date_gmt":"2025-02-04T15:43:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emn.org.uk\/?p=8296"},"modified":"2025-02-04T15:43:50","modified_gmt":"2025-02-04T15:43:50","slug":"umi-february-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emn.org.uk\/2025\/02\/04\/umi-february-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"UMi February 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-8297\" src=\"https:\/\/emn.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Get-Funding-Image-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"409\" height=\"247\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>UMi launch Get Funding service to support businesses to access the best grants, finance and investment.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Specialist providers of business support, finance and funding, UMi, launches industry changing Get Funding service to make it easier for the 60% of SMEs who struggle to identify where to find the finance they need. 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