Supporting SMEs through Partnerships
The South London No Wrong Door Integration Hub is pleased to connect businesses operating in and around South London with our partners who have various support offers for small and medium sized businesses.
What support can you access?
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Networking Support
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Events
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Business Support
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Training Support
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Grants & Funding (Construction)
Chambers and Local Business Improvement Districts
BIG South London
BIG South London offers a range of employer support options:
Access to workspaces – BIG South London can signpost you to available workspaces across our 5 boroughs. This support is available to freelancers or SMEs
BIG Growth Programme – A fully funded programme of support for South London start-ups, SME’s and community-based companies in Health & Life Sciences, Net Zero & Nature, Experience & Visitor Economy and Creative & Digital sectors
Innovation Networks – Our Creative Industries and Health networks bring together businesses and researchers to share common challenges, opportunities, and best practice within these sectors.
By joining one of these networks, businesses can expect to benefit from cutting-edge industry insights, networking, a dedicated series of business-boosting workshops, free business advice and so much more.
If you’d like to connect with BIG South London, please contact paul.kirkbright@southlondonpartnership.co.uk
SME Business Support – Grow London Local
Contat the Grow London Local team directly by email hello@growlondonlocal.london
Grow London Local is an initiative delivered by London & Partners, designed to support small by providing free access to various resources and assistance. The South London No Wrong Door Integration Hub is delighted to have partnered with Grow London Local to make free business support more accessible to businesses operating in South London.
In-Person support is available for SMEs at Victoria Library on the last Thursday of each month for:
- Marketing
- Money
- Training & Upskilling
- Sales
- Business Planning
- Legal
- Digital
- Sustainability
International Business Support – Grow Talent
If you’d like to connect with the Grow Talent team, please contact: shirley.vinda@southlondonpartnership.co.uk
London and Partners Grow Talent team support high growth companies to find, hire, and nurture talent from across London’s diverse boroughs and communities, creating opportunities for Londoners to build rewarding careers in economically resilient sectors. Supporting companies to navigate the market for talent, create an effective and inclusive hiring strategy, access the best benchmarking data, and build a compelling employer brand. Through 1:1 advice as well as calendar of peer-to-peer events and workshops, they support founders and People leaders to tackle key talent challenges and build a winning team.
- Advice on sourcing channels for GTM, Tech, early careers and more. How to find the best candidates with or without a recruitment agency
- Market data on availability and cost of talent in key disciplines (from Ravio and LinkedIn Talent Insights
- Guidance on how to recruit effectively – job ads, interviews well, tech tools, and inclusive recruitment
- Support to build your employer brand in London and beyond
- Insight into which partners to work with
Training and Funding Support for Construction Employers
The CIPD has partnered with the South London No Wrong Door Integration Hub, to further champion better work and working lives for people in the Construction and Retrofit industry. We want to see good work within inclusive and responsible businesses, making our economies and societies stronger. Are you a Construction or Retrofit business? Explore the opportunities available when you become a member of the CITB.
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