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- Heathrow to offer 20 small businesses grants of £2,000 to fund trade missions and help firms reach new marketsHeathrow Airport has announced a new programme to boost a raft of small British businesses and fund trade missions and research. In partnership with the department for international trade (DIT), Heathrow's programme is aimed at helping small and medium-sized firms identify and access new markets for their goods and services.
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