Business growth services

We offer a range of services to help support your business needs including:

We can also help you and your business with our free business mentoring service.

Other services

We also work with our partners in the south east to support new and growing businesses.

You can help and advice on finance, growth and support for your business sector from:

Let’s Do Business

Let’s Do Business provice support to businesses, excluding micro business and sole traders. They can help you with up to 12 hours of free advice, guidance, and expert referrals in:

  • finance and risk including loans and investment
  • customers and marketing including transitioning to digital
  • supply chain improvements and efficiencies
  • workplace operations and digital transformation
  • people including employment law, recruitment, apprenticeships and training

Support COVID-19

Let’s Do Business have launched a new service, Back to Business. The Back to Business service aims to help the recovery of Essex’s economy from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond.

Funding

There are several organisations who can help you with funding for your business;

LoCASE

Low Carbon Across the South East (LoCASE) provides free business support to help businesses become more competitive and profitable while protecting the environment and encouraging low carbon solutions.

Essex Young Entrepreneur

Essex Young Entrepreneurs offer support for young adults looking to start their own innovative business.

You can also apply for funding through our Young Entrepreneurs Programme.

Councillors' Community Grant scheme

Organisations and groups can apply for funding from our Councillors' Community Grant scheme to support local projects and initiatives that benefit the people of our district.

 

Customer Services

Address: Causeway House,
Bocking End,
Braintree,
Essex,
CM7 9HB

Telephone: 01376 552525