The Enterprise Programme in the East Midlands

The Enterprise Programme helps people to explore and test their business ideas, write business plans and start their own businesses or achieve alternative goals in education, training or work. 

Is it for people like me?

The Enterprise Programme is for people who:

  • Have a business idea they want help to explore
  • Are aged 18-30
  • Are unemployed or working less than 16 hours a week
  • Live in England

 

If you are all of these things, get in touch using the form below. If you don't fit in to these groups here's what's on offer from other organisations

What help could I get?

  • Advice on employment options
  • Business skills training
  • Business planning support
  • Start-up funding
  • Ongoing support from a mentor
  • Access to a wide range of free and discounted products and services. This includes our free legal helpline, sponsored by Barclays


Note: Participation in the Enterprise Programme does not guarantee that start-up funding will be awarded. Applications for start-up funding are assessed in relation to a number of factors including perceived risk, business viability and individual need.

How can I apply?

Use our online form

Online Support

We’ve put together materials to help you to start planning your business. These include a set of 12 guides and a business plan pack.

 

Events in your region:

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The Enterprise Programme in the East Midlands is co-funded by East Midlands Development Agency (emda) and is delivered as Intensive Start Up Support, which is part of the government’s Solutions for Business portfolio of business support products.

Solutions for Business is a suite of highly targeted, publicly funded products and services offering solutions to real business needs and tackling market failure. Designed to drive qualifying businesses forward, it helps them to grow and succeed by providing help in a number of areas. These include starting up, understanding finance, developing people, environment and efficiency, exploiting ideas, international sales and marketing and growing your business. Solutions for Business helps you make the most of business opportunities and challenges. By targeting public money at real business needs, it helps businesses create sustainable success.