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Business Link West Midlands

Business Link West Midlands is the business support service for the region and should be regarded as the first stop for anyone seeking social enterprise support.

The organisation offers impartial and expert information, support and advice to help individuals interested in starting their own social enterprise and established businesses looking to boost income generation.

There is specialist support for sector-specific businesses - such as IT, hospitality, food and drink, or creative industries - as well as for client group-specific businesses, such as women, ethnic minorities, young people, social enterprise and rural communities. 

Business Link West Midlands ability to offer specialist start-up support is a long-term commitment and recognises the need some social enterprises have for more intensive support and includes key areas, such as business planning, intellectual property and raising finance.

Existing ventures can undertake a comprehensive business review, which will identify strengths, weaknesses, skills shortages and new opportunities, which will enable theBusiness Adviser to produce an action plan.

This workable action plan will then be used to select external support from the new West Midlands Supplier Register – a quality assured list of the UK’s best consultants.

All of the support for pre-start and newly formed social enterprises is fully funded and there is no charge to the client.

(1) By phone: Call 0845 113 1234 / Minicom 01384 360 391 and start accessing the support youneed. We are open Mon-Fri 8am to 6pm and Sat 9.30am to 1pm.*

(2) On-line: Visit our website www.businesslinkwm.co.uk by clicking on the link and access a range of useful self help guides and business tools. Register for your free on-line newsletter.

(3) By email: You can send us an email on info@businesslinkwm.co.uk with your query or request and we will get back to you during our opening hours.

*Please note that our offices are closed on bank holidays.

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