Support for small businesses

Our initiatives help start-up and growing businesses. Many of these could also assist your business that may be facing challenges. 

Business helpline

The Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire Business helpline will work with you to identify immediate and underlying problems and seek ways to help your business. It can put you in touch with a range of organisations to address your specific challenges.

Contact the helpline on: 0300 111 8002

Business loan fund

Could £10,000 - £50,000 help to address your expansion or development needs?

The business loan fund is available to viable businesses unable to access finance from mainstream lenders.

Enterprise centres

Our enterprise centres offer office units. They are on monthly licences.

They may help your business to downsize or relocate to premises with more flexible rental terms.

Other initiatives

• Could having an apprentice help your business to address skill requirements?
   
• The inward investment agency Make it Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire may be aware of potential opportunities in particular areas that could be of benefit to your business.
   
• The Staffordshire Business and Environment Network (Sben) could also help to improve your business efficiency.