1 / 10

Presentation to the Wealden Strategic Partnership Graham Marley Chief Executive

Presentation to the Wealden Strategic Partnership Graham Marley Chief Executive. Background. Not for private profit Established over 25 years Turnover £1.6m 28 staff 200+ volunteer mentors Provision of business advice, training exhibitions and finance. Services in the Wealden Area.

varsha
Download Presentation

Presentation to the Wealden Strategic Partnership Graham Marley Chief Executive

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Presentation to the Wealden Strategic Partnership Graham Marley Chief Executive

  2. Background • Not for private profit • Established over 25 years • Turnover £1.6m • 28 staff • 200+ volunteer mentors • Provision of business advice, training exhibitions and finance

  3. Services in the Wealden Area • Delivery of New Enterprise Allowance • Lets Do Business Finance • Start Up Loans • Business start up workshops (Hastings and Eastbourne) • Exhibitions (Eastbourne and Hastings) • Business Training and Apprenticeships

  4. We also... • Locate East Sussex • Partner ESCC with an RGF 4 bid • Town Centre Management (Hastings) • Hastings Area Chamber of Commerce • Working with schools

  5. New Enterprise Allowance • JSA claimants from day 1 (up until Work Programme) • Induction • Workshops • Mentoring • Loan (£2500 at 6.2%APR over 3 years) • Ongoing mentoring • Helpline

  6. New Enterprise Allowance • Programme started 8th August 2011 • Rolling programme • Number of referrals (331) • Number of programme starts (228) • Business Starts confirmed (116) • 6 Month+ trading confirmed (84) • Continues until March 2016

  7. Lets Do Business Finance • Capitalise Business Support • Up to £2.1m RGF funds available • Loans up to £50k • Typically at 12% over max of 7 years • Can provide start up finance (typically 19%)

  8. Start Up Loans • Up to £10k • 6.2% APR • Max term 5 years (usually 3) • Clients receive mentoring support • Helpline • Access to global partners

  9. Business Training • Accredited training by ILM, City and Guilds BIIB • Short business skills courses • Apprenticeships • Business Skills Academy

  10. What Else is available • Growth Accelerator • Manufacturing Advisory Service • Growth Vouchers • Growth Hub(?)

More Related