Emergency Planning for Businesses

This helps businesses prepare for an emergency, including a description of Business Continuity Management. All businesses can suffer from disruptions. Businesses may be affected by the loss of the following organisational resources: staff, premises, technology, IT, supplies or stakeholders.

Mole Valley for Business – One-To-One Business Advice

Dive into a world of invaluable expertise with our free one-to-one advisory sessions. These sessions are open to all Mole Valley businesses and span a wide array of topics, from fostering sustainable growth to fortifying your financial strategy.

Mentorsme

Britain’s first online gateway for businesses looking for mentoring. Mentorsme is designed to help businesses find a mentor in a fast and easy way.

ScaleUp Institute 

Private sector, not-for-profit company focused on making the UK the best place in the world to scale up a business. High level focus incorporating collaboration with policy makers, corporate partners and educational establishments. Includes links to various support programmes (E.g. Innovate UK EDGE). 

NatWest Business Accelerator 

The NatWest Accelerator supports and empowers UK entrepreneurs to scale their businesses to the next level.Supports entrepreneurs to scale their businesses to the next level. Includes one-to-one coaching, events (including thought leadership), access to networks, access to experts and use of modern co-working space 

Government Business Support Helpline

Business can get advice and financial help from government-backed schemes. Includes tax, exporting and advice on writing a business plan.

SETSquared Surrey (Incubation Programme)

SETsquared Surrey is the business incubation centre of the University of Surrey and part of the SETsquared Partnership of centres across the south of England. We support a diverse range of tech start-ups by offering membership packages with bespoke business support to suit your needs throughout your business growth journey.

Be the Business  

Be the Business offers a range of business support, which includes input from experiences professionals with a wide variety of expertise, impartial advice and guidance that helps you challenge the status quo and programmes that drive real improvement.

Business and Intellectual Property Centre – British Library London 

The Business & IP Centre supports small business owners, entrepreneurs, inventors and anyone with a business idea. The centre offers insights and access to free resources, training and events – both online and in-person for businesses looking to start or develop a successful business.

Barclays Eagle Labs 

Barclays Eagle Labs offers a range of support and services to businesses and you don’t have to be a Barclays customer to take advantage.

By subscribing to the Eagle Labs Community you can access a range of services including growth programmes, sector-specific support, mentoring, research and insights, events, online learning materials and tailored support.

Programmes include:

They also have an online learning platform: The Entrepreneur Academy that provides bite size lessons for anyone about to set up their own business.

Through the Demo Directory they provide opportunity for ambitious founders to showcase their business to a selected group of attested investors. They understand that raising capital and connecting to investors is one of the key challenges that businesses face, especially as they are scaling.  The funding landscape can often be difficult to navigate and the Demo Directory makes it easier for businesses to connect to potential investors and vice versa.