A NEW support service for Warwickshire businesses is being launched.
Warwickshire Business Growth Service, led by Warwickshire County Council, will launch on April 1 and build on the work previously delivered through the Coventry and Warwickshire Growth Hub.
The new service will focus on supporting all businesses with advice, events and peer led support, but with a renewed focus on Warwickshire‑based businesses and those from Warwickshire’s priority sectors including digital creative, automotive and future mobility, visitor economy and rural economy.
Following the announcement that national funding for local business support will significantly reduce from April, with Warwickshire seeing a 91 per cent reduction in core government support, the council has agreed to invest an additional £1million of its own resources to ensure that vital business growth and economic development services continue for the county’s enterprises. This is alongside the support the council receives from the Department of Business and Trade.
The Warwickshire Business Growth Service will prioritise support for the county’s key growth sectors, while also ensuring that all businesses can continue to access help and guidance from a wide range of services across the council including skills, property, access to finance, Trading Standards and business support from Warwickshire Fire and Rescue Service. The new service aims to bring together the full range of support and advice available to businesses from the council and partners.
WCC’s economy spokesperson Coun Rob Howard said: “I am pleased and proud that we have been able to continue to resource the new Warwickshire Business Growth Service. It brings the opportunity to connect the wide range of services the council provides to businesses, alongside much‑needed programmes of support. This is an important investment in the growth of our local economy and the future success of Warwickshire businesses.”
