South East Support
The Regional
Development Agency for the South East is SEEDA, they are able to provide
regional advice, funding and grants.
Marine South East is the regional marine initiative of the
South East of England Development Agency (SEEDA) developed to
address the needs of the marine sector in the South East region.
Through the marenet iniatative, Marine South East run
various events that are specific to the marine industry in
the region.
Business Link provide access, advice and support to
start a new business or maintain and grow and existing
one.
Business
Link in the South East, deliver services
through providers in Berkshire, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight,
Kent, Milton Keynes, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire, Surrey and
Sussex
To help
both companies and employees get the training they need,
the Learning and Skills Council (LSC) launched Train to
Gain, a service aimed at helping businesses improve their
productivity and competitiveness by ensuring that staff have the
right skills to do the best job. Find out more what type of support
is available from Train to Gain South
East.
UK Trade & Investment is
the Government organisation that helps businesses to trade
overseas. It provides essential export advice and
expertise, through a network of locally based International Trade
Advisers and Trade Development Officers at British embassies,
consulates and High Commissions worldwide.
Current events in the South East
Finance South East is a
regional funding organisation, backed by SEEDA and privately
governed. With access to a breadth of public and private
resources, FSE specialises in the identification, funding and
development of ambitious, high potential growth
businesses.
UKTI Trade and
Investment Survive & Thrive Business Breakfast
UK Trade & Investment
South East is running a series of FREE events to help companies
beat the current global economic downturn. There are numerous
expert support organisations that companies can turn to in tough
economic times, but why waste valuable time when you can find their
key 'top tips' in one convenient location.
Portsmouth Small
Business Loan
This is part of a wider
package of small business support measures to help Portsmouth based
companies grow and develop during the current economic downturn.
The Council has committed £250,000 to the PRLF and is now offering
the Portsmouth Small Business Loan (PSB loan) to
small businesses in the city seeking to expand.
Funding for companies looking to develop business leadership
skills
Through its Leadership &
Management programme, Train to Gain is offering owner managers and
company directors the opportunity to apply for funding to help
develop business leadership skills.
Business Link Events
Various free Business Seminars,
including selling skills, website development.
A Guide to Business Support in the South East
A range of measures to support
small businesses through the downturn.