Our Successes

Business rationalisation and business planning

Our associates have delivered start up and pre start business advice to over 175 organisations and individuals in London from 1994 - date.

We have written business plans for 200 organisations and helped them secure government contracts, grants and new business.

Attracting investment – Access to Finance

We have a proven track record in raising finance for business – we have helped clients raise over £6.5 million in loans, grants and investment from business angels. 

Business navigation and networking

We have offered networking opportunities to 1000 clients in London and the South East.

Introducing clients to each other has proved highly effective:

One of our customers - a training company – saw their income increase by over £360,000 in 18 months as a direct result of our advice and with income derived from a Government funded contract we helped them negotiate.

• We have helped our clients secure government contracts
• We have helped our clients win bids
• We have devised and facilitated two entirely new training courses in partnership with our clients, and helped them find venues, clients and funding for these courses which have now run successfully over the past 12 months.

Professional training and development

We have over 100 qualified and highly satisfied Customer Service NVQ 2 candidates in diverse organisations now, such as Watford Council, Harrow Council, Rosebery Housing Assocation, Ujima Housing Association and most recently, Affinity Housing Assocation in Reading. We try to provide trainers with expertise and empathy with client groups and as an example have worked with a blind BME trainer to offer guidance and training within an equality framework for diverse disadvantaged groups.

Social Enterprise advice and start up

We offer advice to social enterprises and currently work with community interest organisations in East London, Wandsworth, Lambeth and Southwark.

LSC and EU funded project Evaluation

We have provided independent evaluation of EQUAL Projects, Horizon and NOW projects, and LSC funded projects including a 7 partner central London CVS quality accreditation programme, a central London CVS lifelong learning project, a return to work project for women, and an ex offenders employment programme.