THAMES VALLEY BERKSHIRE BUSINESS
GROWTH HUB
The Growth Hub delivers a one stop shop website as
the single gateway for Berkshire’s growth businesses,
providing access to information, an overview of grants
and business support services that are available and an
open innovation platform.
It also offers a competitive grants programme to directly
fund businesses that need between £10k and £40k to
develop new products, prove new technologies and get
ideas to market.
For fuller details and to gain access to these services,
please visit
INCUBATION PREMISES FOR START UP
BUSINESSES
SBC provides incubator business units for start up
businesses. The lease on these premises is flexible
and businesses can benefit from business support from
the Growth Hub and any local support that is available.
For more information on the units please contact
01753 477226
or e-mail
THAMES VALLEY CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE GROUP
The Thames Valley Chamber of Commerce Group is
a 3,000-strong membership organisation which
promotes and lobbies for business development in the
Thames Valley.
As one of eight chambers in the Thames Valley Chamber
of Commerce Group, Slough Chamber of Commerce
gives access to the services and national lobbying power
from one of the largest accredited Chambers in the UK.
Slough Chamber of Commerce represents more than
800 businesses in and around Slough and remains
autonomous in its local lobbying activities. It provides
training, networking opportunities and business to
business services to its members. The Slough Chamber
works in partnership to actively influence such key issues
as town centre regeneration, business crime, traffic
congestion and the creation of an additional runway
at Heathrow Airport. Slough Chamber has a Council
of elected members which meets regularly to discuss
local issues.
Tel:
01753 870500
Email:
Web:
Twitter:
THAMES VALLEY BERKSHIRE LOCAL
ENTERPRISE PARTNERSHIP
Thames Valley Berkshire LEP (Local Enterprise
Partnership) believes in collaborative momentum. The aim
is to bring together all parts of the Thames Valley Berkshire
sub-region – business, the public sector, education and the
broader community – to drive the local economy to whole
new levels.
As part of the wider Thames Valley economic region,
Berkshire serves a sub-region second only to Greater
London in output, with a GVA of £27bn per annum. The
Strategic Economic Plan (SEP), sets out the vision and
business priorities for economic growth in Thames Valley
Berkshire. Importantly, it aims to achieve value for local
tax-payers and deliver on the plan.
Publicly funded and government-endorsed, the LEP
operates as a company limited by guarantee. It is a
strategic body led by an executive board of directors
with a leading local business figure in the chair.
The LEP aims to accelerate the pace of growth and change.
The more organisations and people they can involve, the
more energy they can invest, the better Thames Valley
business will be.
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