Sources of business support & advice
This section is for anyone who needs advice
with regards to their business. We aim to offer a signposting
and advice service for businesses on a range issues such as:
licensing, planning advice services, starting a business and other
generic support. You can browse through the links to access the
information which is relevant to your needs, alternatively you can
submit a business enquiry directly to the Enterprise Team via our
online Business Enquiry
Service.
Local agencies offering enterprise advice:
Below we have listed details of various local
agencies that provide business support and advice.
The East London Business Place
(ELBP) works in partnership with the council to
deliver support to small and medium sized businesses in Tower
Hamlets. ELBP offers buyers and suppliers a sourcing and matching
service and offers free advice on procurement practice. The agency
offers one-to-one support and run a programme of periodic events
designed to improve business competitiveness. For more information
please call 020 7537 6480 or see details below:
Email:
Website: www.elbp.co.uk
The East London Small Business
Centre provides support to newly start up as well
as established businesses. The service is free and covers the
following areas: business planning and implementation, marketing
& advertising, financial advice and skills training. You will
also have the opportunity to take up one-to-one support sessions
with a Business Counsellor. For more information please contact 020
7377 8821 or see details below:
Email:
info@smallbusinesscentre.org.uk
Website: www.goeast.org
Account3 supports
local people through providing enterprise support, advice and
training. Their Enterprise Projects seek to support clients in the
following areas: marketing support, details of networking
opportunities, consultancy services and the provision of exhibition
space. For more information please contact 020 7739 7720 or see
details below:
Email:
joa@account3.org.uk
Website: www.account3.org.uk
Cultural Industries Development
Agency is a locally based agency which provides a
range of support to businesses in the creative & cultural
industries. The support includes: business consultancy,
organisational development, strategic planning, marketing support,
funding guidance and supply chain, and cluster development. For
more information please contact 020 7247 4710 or see
details below:
Email: info@cida.co.uk
Website: www.cida.co.uk
Spitafields Small Business
Association offers a range of support services to
social enterprises. they are currently running a training &
enterprise project for women, as well as providing information
about available workspace and guidance on applying for premises.
For more information please contact 020 7247 1892 or see details
below:
Email: admin@ssba.info
Website: www.ssba.info