GRAHAM PAUL HUGHES LBIPP

Subsidised by Business Link

The other side to my business is as an approved supplier and marketing/design consultant to Business Link West Midlands. There are many streams of assistance and financial support available to both established and start up/young companies and individual traders. I arrange for a Business Adviser to meet you and review your current situation and I co-ordinate and manage any subsequent projects. Assistance available includes:

High Growth Programme

• The help available includes grants of up to 80% for high growth new businesses from 0-2 years old. This consists of One to one mentoring with a specialist business adviser- marketing strategies, financial planning, company structure, cash flow management
• Specialist consultancy support- graphic and web design, PR, marketing, branding, financial planning, and new business development

Aim of Programme

• To help people start and grow new businesses that will significantly contribute to the West Midland economy
• Definition of high growth
• For pre-start businesses, the potential to achieve £200,000 pa turnover by year 2 of trading, following our support
• For Young businesses, potential to achieve turnover improvement of £200,000 pa, by year 2 following high growth support
• Other Factors
• All West Midlands post codes and sectors except agriculture and high street retail

• High Growth Programme Offer
• Pre-start – 12 month
• Project average £5,000 @ 80% grant £4,000
• Young businesses 12 – 36 months
• Project average £8,000 @ 50% grant £4,000

Other areas of assistance include Process and Diversification, European Regional Development Fund, Access to Finance, Skills (Train to Gain / MLD), and Manufacturing Advisory Service WM.