Warwickshire County Council manages a suite of business support programmes which are part funded by the UK Government as part of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund, via the District and Borough Councils, to support businesses to start, grow and scale:
Warwickshire Start-up Support Service
- A minimum of 12 hours of free* support for businesses within their first 24 months of trading and potential entrepreneurs looking to start a new business.
- A range of 1:1 business coaching and workshops covering core topic areas such as; business planning, financial planning, social media and marketing, providing the fundamental skills to accelerate your business growth.
- For Warwickshire businesses and residents only.
Delivered by Coventry and Warwickshire Chamber of Commerce. Find out more about Warwickshire Start-up Support Service.
Project Warwickshire
- A minimum of 12 hours of free* support for businesses within the Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality sectors.
- A range of 1:1 business coaching and workshops covering core topic areas such as; business planning, financial planning, recruitment and retention, marketing strategy and SEO, providing the skills to recover, thrive and grow following the events of the Covid pandemic, Brexit and the current cost of living crisis.
- For Warwickshire businesses only.
Delivered by Coventry and Warwickshire Chamber of Commerce. Find out more about Project Warwickshire.
Business Ready
- A minimum of 12 hours of free* support for technology-based businesses.
- 1:1 support with growth specialist mentors, who will advise, support and coach you to achieve your business growth goals, and a range of workshops, covering core topic areas such as strategic planning, business planning, raising finance, new product development, intellectual property management, digital marketing and many more.
- For Warwickshire businesses only.
Delivered by University of Warwick Science Park. Find out more about Business Ready.
This range of business support is part funded by the UK Government as part of the UK Shared Prosperity Funding (via Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council, Rugby Borough Council and Warwick District Council). Funding is also provided by Warwickshire County Council, Stratford District Council and the University of Warwick Science Park.