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Organisation |
Core service |
Target market / typical customer |
Additional information |
Access and locations |
Formal programmes / other services |
Oxfordshire Business Enterprises
Contact: Lynette Riley
T: 01295 227082
E: lynette@oxonbe.co.uk
W:
www.oxonbe.co.uk |
Advice and counselling |
Pre-start and early stage businesses and self-employed, any sector. |
21 volunteer advisers. Local authority funded and hosted, with in-kind support from venues and others.
NFEA member. |
All Oxon districts: Banbury, Berinsfield, Bicester
(2 venues), Chipping Norton, Faringdon, Harwell, Oxford (Summertown and Woodside), Wantage, Witney. |
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TBAC Mentoring
Contact: Louise Goldsack
T: 01865 893305
E: hello@tbac.org.uk
W:
www.tbac.org.uk |
Mentoring |
Established businesses (more than 1 year in business), any sector |
Five volunteer mentors, all are business owners. Funded by profits from TBAC Centres / sponsors. |
Mentors’ business premises around Oxfordshire |
Business premises,
www.tbaccentres.co.uk |
Business Link
Contact: Customer Service Team
T: 01844 210430
E:
info@businesslinksolutions.co.uk
W:
www.businesslink.gov.uk |
Advice |
Any SME. Any sector |
17 advisors offering information, diagnostic and brokerage service, intensive assistance and business
action planning. |
Customer premises, Business Link offices and other venues as required. |
Events. National Business Link services via website
www.businesslink.gov.uk |
Oxfordshire Innovation & Growth Team
Contact: Placi O’Neill-Espejo
T: 01869 238088
E: placi.espejo@innovationgrowth.co.uk
W:
www.innovationgrowth.co.uk |
Business Planning and Strategy
-Understanding and Access to Funding
-Mentoring and Coaching
-Access to local Networks
-Access to specialists |
Knowledge –based businesses with high
growth potential or a unique proposition in their sector.
Companies at all stages in their development from start-up and early stage, through SMEs, right up
to large corporations. |
The type of support delivered is
tailored to suit our companies, the aim always being to help clients stand every chance of success
and business growth, both in the UK and internationally. |
Main Head office at the Old Library Building,
Harwell Science and Innovation Campus.
Second office at Cherwell Innovation Centre, Heyford Park.
Covering all of Oxfordshire |
-Understanding Finance.
-Peer Mentoring Group.
-Open Innovation
-Coaching for High Growth.
-Local Mentors Network
-Access to existing and new local Networks. |
Enterprise Gateway
Contact: Paul Griffiths
T: 01908 679859
E:paul.griffiths@businesslink
solutions.co.uk |
Advice, counselling, peer mentoring |
Deprived areas, specific demographic groups including women, BME and young people. |
Focus on encouraging self-employment or business start-up. |
Outreach workers focusing on Banbury and Oxford (Blackbird Leys) but responding to Business Link
referrals county-wide. |
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Fredericks Foundation
Contact: Tim King
T: 01276 472722
E: info@fredericksfoundation.net
W:
www.fredericksfoundation.org |
Micro finance with business advice |
Anyone looking to start up in business who can’t obtain traditional finance.
Additionally provide growth funding for existing businesses, with a track record also denied traditional funding |
Maximum start up funding £10k growth funding maximum £20k |
Client manager for Oxon is mobile and visits prospects once their business plan is in place |
Once business is established on going mentoring is available |
Prince’s Trust
Contact: Calvin Silvester
T: 01753 502302
E:
calvin.silvester@princes-trust.org.uk
W:
www.princes-trust.org.uk |
Advice, counselling, mentoring and workshops |
18-30 year olds, unemployed or working less than 16 hours per week |
Mentor assigned from pre-start for up to three years. |
2009 – public venues close to individual clients’ homes.
2010 – four-day workshops in Oxford and possibly Banbury |
Pre-start workshops for sales, marketing and money. Loans and funding advice. Discounted business services. |
Science Oxford Networks
Contact: Richard Mercer
T: 01865 810008
E:
Richard.Mercer@scienceoxford.com
W:
www.scienceoxfordnetworks.com |
Peer mentoring |
High-technology start-up, early stage and established businesses |
Closed groups of 8-10 members, nominal charge of £10 per member per meeting. Self-funded |
Oxford (other Oxfordshire locations being explored / developed on demand) |
Women’s peer mentoring.
Experience Exchange.
Venturefest Technology Showcase.
4ICT.. |
PLATO: Sustain
Contact: Luke Faulkner
T: 01844 210477
E: luke.faulkner@platogb.co.uk
W:
www.platogb.co.uk |
Peer mentoring |
Established businesses, any sector, typically 10+ employees and c. £1m+ turnover. |
PLATO: Sustain is a closed group programme with a ‘green’ focus,
starting in October 2009 and running for two years. ERDF funded. |
Host company premises in the county (large companies that
facilitate the programme) or other locations as determined by group members. |
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Business Link
Contact: Customer Service Team
T: 01844 210430
E:
info@businesslinksolutions.co.uk
W:
www.businesslink.gov.uk |
Workshops |
Pre-start, any sector. |
Pre-start workshops including business planning, winning and retaining customers and managing money. |
Banbury and Oxford |
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Ethnic Minority Business Service
Contact: Dr Shaila Srinivasan
T: 01865 727015
E: srini@f2s.com
W:www.embs.org.uk |
Workshops |
Pre-start, any sector. If ethnic minority, must have been in UK for minimum 3 years or be married to a Briton |
Workshops including business start-up skills and book-keeping.LSC funded but delegates are charged £25 each |
Banbury and Oxford |
Book-keeping course |
