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Browse GLE websites
Support and finance for growing businesses: Help for London SMEs to access funding and develop partnerships: een-london.co.uk Support for SMEs to demonstrate environmental responsibility: greenmark.co.uk Support for Southwark and Lewisham SMEs: basls.co.uk Cashflow finance: Cashflow finance: igfgroup.com Equity finance: YFM Equity Partners: yfmep.com British Smaller Companies’ Funds: bscvct.co.uk The capital fund: thecapitalfund.co.uk Chandos Fund: chandosfund.co.uk Partnership investment finance: partnershipif.co.uk Seraphim: seraphimcapital.co.uk South West Ventures Fund: southwestventuresfund.co.uk
Trading overseas UK Trade & Investment London: ukti.gov.uk/ukti/london UK Trade & Investment South East: uktisoutheast.com Business spaces in the London area: Horizon Business Park, Essex: horizonbusinesspark.co.uk Waterfront Studios, Royal Docks: waterfrontstudios.biz Horizon Business Centre, Erith: horizonbc.co.uk
Start-up business support Start-up loans for young entrepreneurs: glestartuploans.co.uk Start-up loans for New Enterprise Allowance mentees: gleenterpriseloans.co.uk Support for Southwark and Lewisham start-ups: basls.co.uk Advice for start-ups and the unemployed in the Czech Republic: gle.cz
Borough ESF Technical Assistance
The London 2007-13 ESF programme has £370m available for projects focused on ‘extending employment opportunities’ and ‘developing a skilled and adaptable workforce’.
Although there is a real opportunity for London’s boroughs to access funding from this programme, the specifications that are advertised are now often very large and it can be difficult for boroughs to access ESF.
GLE provides intensive support to help boroughs take full advantage of the ESF funds available in London, including help to:
- review opportunities;
- identify partners;
- share information about existing provision; and
- access funding.
Borough officers can view and download detailed briefings on all ESF programmes by visiting the ESF Technical Assistance page of the London Councils European Service website. We also have a blog on ESF which provides the latest information on current provision, alerts to new funding opportunities and discussions on the future of EU Structural Funds from 2014 onwards.
Visit the London Councils European Service website at www.londoncouncils.glegroup.co.uk.
Visit the ‘ESF in London’ blog at http://esflondon.com.
Please contact Natalia Gubbioni by emailing natalia.g@gle.co.uk or telephone 020 7940 1552.
