search
Menu menu

Business Support

Articles

Healthy ageing and funding for Business
The healthy ageing challenge asks industry and researchers to develop products and services to help people remain independent, productive, active and ...
Community News
Is your business taking advantage of the latest technology?
Don't fall behind this fast moving industry.
advice
SMEs & Apprenticeships: Recruiting a Balanced Approach
Navigating apprenticeships from an SME perspective in Swindon & Wiltshire.
advice
Marketing: Profiling a Target Audience
Do you know who your customers are and their needs?
case study
Plain Action and Vale Action Leader Programme
The Local Action Groups (LAGs) administered by Community First, provide grants to help to increase rural jobs, boost tourism, help businesses grow and...
featured
New opportunities for architects to grow their own talent
Architects can now offer progression opportunities to their existing workforce or employ new recruits via degree apprenticeships with funding from the...
advice
Can I apply for financial business support?
Guide to available business support funding for Salisbury businesses

News
Coronavirus - business support - Grants
The Government has announced a number of schemes to support businesses. Regular updates are being ma...
Joseph Palmer Published: 28/08/20
Getting help to apply for Universal Credit
Citizens Advice offer a free, confidential and independent service that can help you every step of t...
Joseph Palmer Published: 18/08/20
featured
Build and Innovate: Swindon and Wiltshire LEP secu...
Funding will develop new projects that will bring public and private sector investment over the next...
Tim Burghes Published: 4/08/20
Thousands of business advisers to offer free servi...
Thousands of expert professional and business services advisers have signed up to offer free online ...
Tim Burghes Published: 9/07/20
Flagship business support programme launches in Sw...
£2.4m business support programme launches
Tim Burghes Published: 6/07/20
Announcement of National Innovation Centre for Rur...
New centre to help unlock potential of the UK’s rural economies
Tim Burghes Published: 19/05/20
GWP Group assists with PPE work
1,000 visors to be donated out of new cross-county manufacturing partnership.
Joseph Palmer Published: 13/05/20
Swindon to receive an extra £6.2m in funds
Government support Swindon Borough Council in coronavirus crisis.
Joseph Palmer Published: 30/04/20
Devizes Brewery Converts 3 Tankers of Beer into Ha...
Devizes brewery Wadworth has put three tankers' worth of surplus beer to good use – by having it con...
Joseph Palmer Published: 30/04/20
Parking help provided for front-line workers
Chipside working with local authorities to help support the NHS.
Joseph Palmer Published: 30/04/20
Business Basics Programme
The Business Basics Programme is designed to test innovative ways of encouraging small and medium si...
Tim Burghes Published: 4/11/19
Innovate UK releases 2019-2020 Delivery Plan
Innovate UK sets out plan to drive sustainable economic growth through business-led innovation.
Tim Burghes Published: 11/06/19
Community News
Nationwide Building Society has received a £50m gr...
RBS bailout fund provides funding for development
Tim Burghes Published: 21/05/19
Community News
New Business West Initiative Manager
Tim Burghes Published: 13/05/19
New ministerial champion to back jobs, growth and ...
Lord Henley to provide local leaders with a single point of contact in the heart of government.
Tim Burghes Published: 8/02/19
New expert brought in to boost government’s relati...
New 'Small Business Crown Representative' will make sure government gets best value and small busine...
Tim Burghes Published: 5/02/19
featured
Government support to boost skills and prosperity
Philip Hammond today announced a package of measures to support business to boost skills, growth and...
Tim Burghes Published: 2/10/18
advice
How Salisbury BID Is Representing You & Your Busin...
Salisbury Bid has outlined how it is supporting it's BID members. They have published the following...
Tim Burghes Published: 4/04/18

Events

Workshop Community Events Online Marketing Made Easy - August
Swindon 12 Hosted by Business West - Enterprise Services
Register
Workshop Community Events Social Media Made Easy - August
Swindon 12 Hosted by Business West - Enterprise Services
Register
Workshop Community Events Marketing Made Easy - August
Swindon 12 Hosted by Business West - Enterprise Services
Register
Workshop Community Events Social Media Made Easy - September
Swindon 12 Hosted by Business West - Enterprise Services
Register
Workshop Community Events LinkedIn Made Easy - September
Swindon 12 Hosted by Business West - Enterprise Services
Register
Workshop Community Events Business Planning and Finance for Business - September
Swindon 12 Hosted by Business West - Enterprise Services
Register
Workshop Community Events Marketing Made Easy - September
Swindon 12 Hosted by Business West - Enterprise Services
Register
Business Breakfast Conference Networking Workshop Swindon & Wiltshire Business Growth Summit
Warminster Free Hosted by Alice Johnson-Jelf
Register
Workshop Community Events Marketing Made Easy - October
Swindon 12 Hosted by Business West - Enterprise Services
Register
Workshop Community Events Social Media Made Easy - November
Swindon 12 Hosted by Business West - Enterprise Services
Register
Workshop Community Events Marketing Made Easy - November
Swindon 12 Hosted by Business West - Enterprise Services
Register
Conference Lunch Networking South Wiltshire Business Summit
Salisbury 0 Hosted by Swindon & Wiltshire Local Enterprise Partnership
Register
Business Breakfast Community Events Growing Your Business through Fantastic Leadership and Management
Swindon £25 Hosted by Pro-actions
Register
Community Events Train the trainer in depth
Trowbridge £160pp Hosted by Wiltshire Training
Workshop Community Events SSW Digital Skills & Employer Engagement Workshop
Melksham , United Kingdom Free
Webinar Financial support for small businesses during coronavirus
Online event Free
Register
Webinar Swindon & Wiltshire Digital Scale-Up Programme
Online event Free
Register
Webinar Covid-19 Public Health support for businesses
Online event Free
Register
Webinar Covid-19 Public Health support for businesses
Online event Free
Register

Community Insights

How well are UK colleges and universities communicating through their websites?
We reviewed over 100 websites for universities and colleges across the UK, this is what we found...
14 SEO Myths you don't want to fall for
I started providing SEO services in 2001 and things were a lot simpler than they are now. Things have changed, the number of SEO myths has grown and t...
I’M A BUSINESS MILLENNIAL - WE RESEARCH YOU ON SOCIAL MEDIA BEFORE COMMITTING TO...
In this third ‘Millennial Buying’ article series, the below important topic will be investigated: • The importance of ethics and brand to a Millenn...
Top Tips for Negotiation within a competitive and changing business world!
Negotiation tips for converting business and increasing sales.
Why effective communication is so hard, but so important right now (and some he...
For those of us who manage a business, responsible for people in work, this is a really complicated crisis, made harder by the need to use technology ...
Work Hacks – Microsoft Teams
Does anyone else find it really annoying when your colleagues clog up your inbox with replies saying a short ‘thanks’ or ‘okay cool’?

Business Support Helpline

Get business advice over the phone

Questions or queries?

Send our business advisers an Email