Business Support ::
In depth business provided through a series of clinics, workshops, events and one-to-one appointments.
Dedicated High Growth Programme EVOLVE.
Businesses linked up HE, knowledge base and research activity.
190 businesses intensively assisted in Q1 period April to June 08. Convergence funded support commenced on 1st July 2008.
EVOLVE High Growth Support Programme up and running.
Targets presented relate to 2008/09 year.
1178 businesses intensively assisted (includes some start-ups)
(Potential Measure: £36.8 increase in GVA generated)
63 businesses supported with knowledge based collaborations
(Potential Measure: IP registrations or new products developed)
02/10/08
Start-up Awareness Sessions, as well as Modular Workshops covering Planning & Regulations, Sales & Marketing, Finance & Accounts developed.
Start-up Information Service over Web and Phone.
New Awareness Sessions and Workshops started working with Cornwall College on 1st April.
Service already running.
Targets presented relate to 2008/09 year.
Total workshop attendees TBC
(Potential Measure: business starts & % businesses surviving first 12 months).
1850 Pre-starts helped
839 Start-up businesses helped
02/10/08
Provision of Passport to Export Service to encourage companies to trade internationally.
In-depth export advisory service.
Service already running.
NB - Also awaiting comissioning of convergence products which will include some activity in respect of accessing international markets.
17 new Passport to Export businesses.
62 businesses significantly assisted with export support.
TBC
02/10/08
Social enterprise support service.
Up and running.
Targets presented relate to 2008/09 year.
35 social enterprises intensively assisted.
Total of 140 helped with information and advice.
02/10/08
Business information service with targeting briefings and alerts.
2779 established businesses provided with info and advice in Q1 period.
Targets presented relate to 2008/09 year.
8945 established businesses helped with info and advice.
02/10/08
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02/10/08
Development of Public Sector Support Knowledge Database.
Regular Market Data Report providing summary of key trends on uptake.
Net Output Reporting project and launch of web-based customer database to record support activity.
Project brief being developed.
Pilot exercise started.
Scoping exercise started. Key output defnitions being defined.
Database to go 'live' by December 2008.
Quarterly reports with first full report to be produced covering period October to December 08.
TBC
02/10/08