The government have announced their plan for SMEs, you can download a copy here.
Backing your business: our plan for small and medium sized businesses - GOV.UK
This is the long-term plan for government support for small and medium-sized businesses.
We work with Warwickshire County Council (WCC), other local councils, and third-part orgainsation in delivering support to businesses.
Warwickshire business start-up support programme
Aimed at businesses in their first 24 months of trading and individuals who have ambitions to start a business, this is a programme of one-to-one business coaching and workshops to provide the fundamental skills to start and grow a business.
Warwickshire business resilience and growth programme
Aimed at businesses over 24 months old to help improve their resilience and growth potential via a tailored package of support with access to appropriate advice and services to support growth plans.
Business Ready - Warwickshire high growth and innovation programme
This project will engage with businesses with ambitions for high growth and looking to innovate. It will target higher productivity that will contribute towards county-wide growth targets and create new highly skilled jobs. This programme offers access to specialist mentors, bespoke support and specialist workshops.
Warwickshire manufacturing growth programme
Directly supporting manufacturing businesses across all sectors to grow by identifying, understanding and removing their barriers to growth to support the creation of new jobs through improved productivity, and competitiveness. A programme of one to one support from specialist manufacturing advisors, digital diagnostic tool, workshops and cohort-based small courses.
Warwickshire business advice energy service
Helping to create a green, growing and sustainable economy across Warwickshire through promoting energy efficiency. An energy audit for each business will produce bespoke decarbonisation plans to identify greenhouse gas savings, leading to greater energy efficiency, lower energy bills and reduced carbon emissions. It is expected that the WBEAS will include a grant scheme to support businesses with the costs of low carbon adoption.
Project Warwickshire – visitor economy business support and the hospitality business support programme
A package of support for businesses in the tourism, leisure and hospitality sectors, offering specialist one-to-one business coaching, workshops, and networking including with larger businesses.
To find out more about these programmes, contact Coventry and Warwickshire Growth Hub on 0300 060 3747.
CW Growth Hub
The Growth Hub is a central support and brokerage organisation, working with businesses on a range of issues including skills, innovation, property, planning, access to finance and international trade.
The Coventry and Warwickshire Growth Hub offers a single gateway to navigating the best business support available, and are well established and have helped businesses to start, grow and flourish.
They will guide you through the six strands of business support available.
You may also explore the full range of support available through the UK Government’s new website Business.gov.uk - Find the right support for your business.
Find it in CW
Find it in CW is a new business opportunities website, exclusive to businesses in Coventry and Warwickshire, which:
- facilitates access to supply chain opportunities
- has functionality to find a local supplier
- upload a contract or tender opportunity
- gives access to procurement workshops, business support events and Meet-the-Buyer events for major infrastructure projects.
Visit the Find it in CW website and register your details for free.
Warwickshire County Council
Visit the county council website for business services and advice.
Coventry and Warwickshire Chamber of Commerce
The Chamber’s Business Support Team offers a range of business services.
Federation of Small Businesses
The FSB offers its members a wide range of vital business services including advice, financial expertise, and support.
University of Warwick
Contact the University of Warwick for more information on the help available for employers.
Jobcentre Plus (JCP)
Contact Jobcentre Plus who can provide support with your individual staffing issues and access to a Rapid Response service for businesses making redundancies.
Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (ACAS)
ACAS provides advice and guidance on all legal issues connected to business restructuring, alternatives to redundancy or the legislation regarding making redundancies, ensuring the principles of good practice are applied to the way all staff are treated.
GOV.UK
Advice and services are available online the GOV.UK website. Support is focussed on helping businesses to start up, develop and grow.
Coventry and Warwickshire First
Coventry and Warwickshire First is a local forum for bringing together professional and financial service providers, to raise the profile of the area.