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1 . Support business survival and innovation
Supporting existing businesses to flourish and create the environment for start-up opportunities
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• Secured £ 1.92M grant to deliver a range of business support activities and economic stimulus initiatives
• Reconstructed the business support webpage with information collated in one easily accessible and navigable place – this web pages continue to be an essential platform for the borough ’ s business to access
• Completed Covid-19 impact business survey , which enabled 1,114 businesses and self-employed people to share their unique experiences and challenges with the council . The data collected informed the council ’ s recovery response
• Delivered a series of business support webinars
• Procured consultancy business support programmes to offer businesses online trading support and through a wider support programme including diagnostics coaching and mentoring
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• Deliver the £ 1M Ealing Business Pioneers Grant to support entrepreneurs and start-ups to succeed and provide good jobs
• Deliver business support programmes to SMEs through workshops / webinars , events and one to one coaching and mentoring
• Secure accreditation from Good Business Charter , which commits signatories to ten components covering employee rights , ethical behaviour and environmental responsibility
• Undertake detailed follow up Covid-19 impact business survey
• Undertake a feasibility for a developing Business Improvement District ( BID ) in Southall
• Deliver a Southall Business EXPO to raise the profile of existing businesses in Southall and promote Southall as place for new business to relocate to provide local employment
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• University of West London
• West London College
• Imperial College
• Make it Ealing BID
• Acton BID
• West Ealing BID
• Pitshanger Village Traders Association
• High Street Task Force
• West London Alliance
• West London Business
• Park Royal Business Group
• Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation ( OPDC )
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• Support businesses to upskill their employees identifying opportunities to take up apprenticeship levy in partnership with Employment Skills and Adult learning |