Description: Find out how our Enterprising West of England programme helped SMEs in the West of England to successfully start, grow and thrive.
Enterprising West of England was an umbrella business and entrepreneur support programme delivered across the West of England LEP area.
A partnership between local authority and business support organisations, the programme provided a suite of joined up support, from pre-start to established businesses, using a range of approaches by different delivery partners: Business West, YTKO, The Prince's Trust, Bath and North East Somerset Council, Bristol City Council, South Gloucestershire Council and North Somerset Council.
A range of support was delivered from advice on business plans, marketing, finance and scaling up, to coaching grants, workshops and business focused one-to-one sessions.