Provision of Business Consultancy Services for the ERDF funded Enterprise Steps Programme

Nwes is an enterprise support organisation constituted as not for profit distribution company, specifically set up to offer consistent support to businesses that are both starting up and growing.

Enterprise Steps is a part ERDF funded project led by Newham College in partnership with London South Bank University and Nwes. The project will identify and engage pre-trade and early stage SMEs pan-London in areas of low enterprise activity and amongst under-represented groups to create new enterprises and help existing enterprises survive, prosper and grow by delivering a three-stage programme:

STAGE 1: New pre-start and fledgling enterprises receive a tailored programme to support their creation and establishment.

STAGE 2: ENTERPRISE SUPPORT PROGRAMME: Existing early stage enterprises, along with new enterprises created through Stage 1 will agree a tailored programme of activities including mentoring and workshops, to help them survive, flourish and grow.

STAGE 3: FASTRACK ESCALATOR : As part of the diagnostic assessment and action plan, new or early stage businesses with potential for growth will be identified. These will be benchmarked against a 5-point criteria for growth potential.

Eligible enterprises will be enrolled onto the Fast Track Escalator programme, which provides additional one to one support, training and intensive strategy work.

The advice delivered by Nwes will contribute the following outputs to the programme:

• 100 enterprises supported

• 60 new enterprises supported

• 12 increased employment

• 5 new to the market products

Enterprise Steps is part-funded by the European Regional Development Fund. The European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) is one of the European Union's Structural Funds which is used to tackle regional disparities across Europe. ERDF helps to stimulate economic development and growth; it provides support to businesses, encourages innovation and supports regeneration.

Norfolk and Waveney Enterprise Services Ltd (Nwes) invites tenders for business consultancy services for the ERDF funded project Enterprise Steps. Nwes require the services of a business consultant(s) to support the delivery of the Enterprise Steps ERDF funded project to potential businesses and entrepreneurs who could benefit from the support available. Applications will be accepted from companies or individual consultants.