Warwickshire business start up support programme

Aimed at businesses in their first 24 months of trading and individuals who have ambitions to start a business, this is a programme of one-to-one business coaching and workshops to provide the fundamental skills to start and grow a business.

This is delivered on behalf of WCC and the five District and Borough Councils by Coventry & Warwickshire Chamber of Commerce.

To find out more about this programme, please contact the Coventry & Warwickshire Growth Hub in the first instance on 0300 060 3747.

Warwickshire business resilience and growth programme

Aimed at businesses over 24 months old to help improve their resilience and growth potential via a tailored package of support with access to appropriate advice and services to support growth plans.

This is delivered on behalf of WCC and the five District and Borough Councils by Coventry & Warwickshire Chamber of Commerce.

To find out more about this programme, please contact the Coventry & Warwickshire Growth Hub in the first instance on 0300 060 3747.

Business Ready - Warwickshire high growth and innovation programme

This project will engage with businesses with ambitions for high growth and looking to innovate. It will target higher productivity that will contribute towards county-wide growth targets and create new highly skilled jobs. This programme offers access to specialist mentors, bespoke support and specialist workshops.

This is delivered on behalf of WCC and the five District and Borough Councils by University of Warwick Science Park.

To find out more about this programme, please contact the Coventry & Warwickshire Growth Hub in the first instance on 0300 060 3747.

Warwickshire manufacturing growth programme

Directly supporting manufacturing businesses across all sectors to grow by identifying, understanding and removing their barriers to growth to support the creation of new jobs through improved productivity, and competitiveness. A programme of one to one support from specialist manufacturing advisors, digital diagnostic tool, workshops and cohort-based small courses.

This is delivered on behalf of WCC and the five District and Borough Councils by Oxford Innovation.

To find out more about this programme, please contact the Coventry & Warwickshire Growth Hub in the first instance on 0300 060 3747.

 Warwickshire business advice energy service

Helping to create a green, growing and sustainable economy across Warwickshire through promoting energy efficiency. An energy audit for each business will produce bespoke decarbonisation plans to identify greenhouse gas savings, leading to greater energy efficiency, lower energy bills and reduced carbon emissions. It is expected that the WBEAS will include a grant scheme to support businesses with the costs of low carbon adoption.

This is delivered on behalf of WCC and the five District and Borough Councils by Coventry City Council.

To find out more about this programme, please contact the Coventry & Warwickshire Growth Hub in the first instance on 0300 060 3747.

Project Warwickshire – visitor economy business support and the hospitality business support programme

A package of support for businesses in the tourism, leisure and hospitality sectors, offering specialist one-to-one business coaching, workshops, and networking including with larger businesses.

This is delivered on behalf of WCC and the five District and Borough Councils by Coventry & Warwickshire Chamber of Commerce.

To find out more about this programme, please contact the Coventry & Warwickshire Growth Hub in the first instance on 0300 060 3747.

Local business loans and grants