Support for businesses
Our business support programmes are designed to help Cumbrian businesses get ahead and stay ahead.
Enterprising Cumbria partners with a range of local and regional support groups to offer advice and support to businesses and aspiring entrepreneurs across our county.
If you are looking for advice and support our team will be eager to assist you, and our support is fully-funded so there is no financial cost to the business or individual.
Our current support programmes are below:
Cumbria-wide Accelerator programme
Get your business on the fast-track to success through the support of our advisors.
Whether you are dealing with a current challenge and need some external expertise, looking to cut costs or win new customers, our advisors are ready and waiting to offer you tailored 1-1 advice and support.
Our service has delivered 2000+ support sessions over the last four years, helping businesses to overcome obstacles or seize opportunities to grow.
We help look at cashflow issues, recruitment challenges, marketing, finance and much more.
To access support on this programme contact lucy.johnson@enterprisingcumbria.org.uk
Cumbria Accelerator Westmorland & Furness
Thanks to additional funding secured through Westmorland & Furness Council’s Shared Prosperity Fund we have extra resource support to help more businesses in this part of Cumbria, which means we can help more businesses to boost their bottom lines.
In addition to the 1-1 support on our main programme, businesses in Westmorland & Furness can also access expert innovation support.
We also have support for budding entrepreneurs with the added option of a start-up grant for new entrepreneurs who are trying to get a business off the ground.
To enquire around a place on this programme contact Leslie.rickerby@enterprisingcumbria.org.uk
Jacqui and Keith from Thomas Jardine & Co delivering our Innovation workshop in September 2023
Foreign-owned businesses support
Enterprising Cumbria also works to support our business community where they fall under foreign ownership. We work with around 40 businesses across the county, helping them to overcome challenges and plugging them into local support. Ensuring businesses with foreign ownership are happy with their business performance in Cumbria helps to cement their presence in Cumbria and ensure that they continue to provide jobs for local people and play key roles in their respective communities.
For more information contact jon.power@enterprisingcumbria.org.uk