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Business support

We offer key services to help you run your business more efficiently, as well as provide access to mentoring and finance - even if you don't rent one of our office spaces in Leamington Spa

Services

Back office services

Back office services

We offer a range of services to support small businesses with time-consuming back office work, enabling you to concentrate on the core tasks involved in establishing and running your business. This also means you don’t have to employ administrative staff in the early stages.

Our services include telephone answering tailored for your business. This is a personal bespoke service, unlike the alternative large-scale ‘call centres’ model. A personalised and quality service can also make your business appear more established and larger to your potential customers. Get in touch to find out more.

Or perhaps you need someone to tackle your administrative tasks such as bookkeeping, typing documents or organising meetings and events - this can all be taken of care of at a very reasonable cost.

Telephone answering

Pay As We Answer
£1.50 per call
Bronze Package
£32.50 per month

Up to 25 calls per month.

  • Additional calls charged at £1.30 per call
  • 3 month rolling contract
Silver Package
£60 per month

Up to 50 calls per month

  • Additional calls charged at £1.20 per call
  • 3 month rolling contract
Gold Package
£110 per month

Up to 100 calls per month

  • Additional calls charged at £1.10 per call
  • 3 month rolling contract

Administrative packages

Administration
£24 per hour
Bookkeeping
£24 per hour
Event planning
£24 per hour
Recruiting staff

Recruiting staff

If your business needs to recruit, Warwick District Council or one of our partners can help with this.

Start-up support

Start-up support

Warwick District Council has teamed up with other local authority partners and is now offering places on the Warwickshire Business Support Programme. This package of support includes both workshop and one-to-one mentoring.

Relocation info and advice

Relocation info and advice

If you’re interested in setting up or growing a business in Leamington or Warwick district and would like advice and support, please contact us.

‘Moving On’

‘Moving On’

We are delighted when our tenants’ success means they outgrow our office space. But our assistance doesn’t end there. Support is available as your business grows; we are committed to providing businesses with continued support and can assist your company in finding larger commercial office space as you expand and develop. This extends to helping with legal contracts, equipment, broadband etc.; we act as your facilities team to help your move run smoothly.

Contact our team to find out more.

Programmes

If you are looking to start a new venture or need advice and support on other aspects of growing/expanding your business, there is range of support currently available.

NEWS

NEWS

Warwick District Council has partnered with the Warwickshire Skills Hub to offer small/medium sized businesses or the self-employed the chance to apply for up to £750 (each) in training support for up to five employees via the the launch of the Skills Escalator Fund. There’s more information at; https://www.warwickdc.gov.uk/news/article/1209/skills_escalator_fund_-_upskill_your_business

Warwickshire Business Support Start-up Service

Warwickshire Business Support Start-up Service

Part-funded by the European Regional Development, with further funding provided by Warwickshire County Council and Warwick District Council.

The service includes a range of workshops and one-to-one coaching delivered by partners, Coventry and Warwickshire Chamber of Commerce.

For more information or to register please call the WDC Enterprise team on 01926 333222 or email us at enterprise@warwickdc.gov.uk

The Prince's Trust

The Prince's Trust

Works with 18 to 30 year olds to turn big ideas into a business reality through their Enterprise programme.

Visit the Prince's Trust website to find out how they can help you.

CWLEP Business Support Programme

CWLEP Business Support Programme

Coventry and Warwickshire Local Enterprise Partnership (CWLEP) Business Support Programme aims to help Coventry and Warwickshire SMEs by providing an integrated and flexible support service to businesses with less than 250 employees.

Their services consist of one-to-one and one-to-many support activities, and are targeted at new start-ups and established businesses with growth potential. Find out more

Contact our team to find out more.

Access to Finance

It can be difficult to negotiate your way around funding opportunities. Below you will find a list of business grants, loans and finance which are currently available.

Coventry and Warwickshire Business Support Programme

Coventry and Warwickshire Business Support Programme

Offers two types of capital grants:

  • Small Capital - From £1,000 up to £10,000 for new start-up businesses or for small and medium sized businesses looking to grow.
  • Large Capital Access to Finance – Up to £50,000 for small and medium sized businesses operating in one of the CW-LEP priority sectors.

Grants are available at different intervention rates (up to 10%, 20% or 30%) depending on the size and location of the business. Grants can help with investments in buildings/premises and machinery or equipment.

The Coventry and Warwickshire Business Growth Package is funded by the European Regional Development Fund, Coventry City Council, and Warwickshire County Council.

Warwickshire County Council Growth Fund

Warwickshire County Council Growth Fund

Offer two different strands of financial support:

  • Small Capital Grants Fund - Offers grants between £5K and £25K to micro and small businesses for capital projects. If you are a small business with growth plans then take a look at the Guidance for Applicants or call 01926 412709.
  • Growth Fund Loans – Coventry and Warwickshire Re-Investment Trust (CWRT) are delivering the small loans to business programme. Loans of between £1,000 to £50,000 are available. Learn more and apply for a loan.
Warwickshire Placemaking Fund

Warwickshire Placemaking Fund

Warwickshire County Council seeks opportunities for economic growth and innovation in order to support the people and businesses of the County. This is a capital fund available for projects within Warwickshire Town Centres which will enhance, improve, and enliven the town centres across Warwickshire. View details

Coventry and Warwickshire Local Enterprise Partnership (CWLEP) Funding

Coventry and Warwickshire Local Enterprise Partnership (CWLEP) Funding

Local businesses with investment proposals are invited to complete an expression of interest form. The CWLEP and its partners will then work with you to identify the best fit. This could be one of the CWLEP’s funds or it might be a programme delivered regionally or nationally. Regardless, you will be guided through the process and, if your proposal is suitable, you will be helped to complete an application form. For more information about the process, see the CWLEP web site.

Contact our team to find out more.