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SME TOOLKIT
AD:VENTURE;Jn these times ofhuge
upheaval, one enterprise is on hand to
provide invaluable help to companies.
T
THINK BIG.
THEN THINK
AD:VENTURE
■ If your business is less
than three years old, is
based in the Leeds City
Region and you are keen to
grow, you may be eligible for
free support from a team of
experts.
■ AD:VENTURE can
help with everything
from business planning,
legislation, accessing
grants and loans through to
innovation and export, and
much more.
■ You can attend seminars
or webinars, networking
events and workshops.
ADVENTURE can provide
you with a mentor to guide
you or put you in touch with
experts at universities and
those who specialise in your
sector.
■ Whatever your business
plans, get in touch at www.
ad-venture.org.uk
out there right now, whether
it’s a Coronavirus Business
Interruption Loan or through
one of our partners such as The
Business Enterprise Fund. And
it might even be that any funding
you do get can be match-funded
by ADVENTURE. So, it is worth
checking out!
We realise that right now you
might need someone to turn to, to
bounce ideas off and get another
perspective; someone who
understands your challenges and
fights your corner. That is exactly
what we are here for.
So, ifyou are starting out or
he word unprecedented
has been said over and
overagain. Butfor
business owners these
really are unprecedented
times. And getting
support for your business is more
important than ever.
Just a few weeks ago you may
have been finalising plans to start
your business, about to launch a
new product or thinking about
expansion. But now the landscape
has changed and we all need to
work out how to be resilient,
adapt, recover and grow.
That is where AD:VENTURE can
help. We too have had to adapt.
We have had to move our support
online or to over the phone and
arejuggling the pressures of
working from home. But we are
very definitely still here for you.
AD:VENTURE has helped nearly
4,000 businesses and individuals
across the Leeds City Region
from web developers to fashion
designers, from manufacturers to
education consultants. We have
helped create 440jobs and helped
businesses tap into millions of
pounds offunding.
All we need from you is the
ambition to grow and the time to
workwith us. Ifyourbusinessis
less than three years old and you
trade with other businesses, we
can probably help.
We are backed by all nine local
have been trading for less than
three years, have ambitions to
grow, looking for help, need to
make connections, have skills you
want to develop and not sure how,
want to raise finance, diversify,
increase your capacity or youjust
need a chat to know what help
youcangetandhowtodoit,getin
touch at www.ad-venture.org.uk
Feedback from businesses
supported
“To any entrepreneurs who are
thinking ofapplying forfinancial
support, or whojust need
advice from an expert, I’d highly
GUIDING
HAND: Sonya
Bachra-Byrne
of Avie would
recommend
the services of
ADVENTURE
after the
businesswoman
sought their
services.
recommend ADVENTURE. I’d say
it’s important to have an idea of
what you want to achieve before
you contact the programme
for the support, and then their
advisers can steer you in the right
direction.” Sonya Bachra-Byrne,
Avie.
“I would advise anybody who
wants to grow their business to
get in touch with ADVENTURE
as soon as possible. Their
advisers will ask much-needed,
challenging questions, which
help entrepreneurs like me
stay focused, but they have
tremendous expertise because
they have helped many other
businesses trying to do the
same thing.” Andrew Bishop,
BishopSouncL
“Thanks to the support from
ADVENTURE, we now have a
working product which we can
sell, and which will improve
safely for drivers in the logistics
industry. The support we got
is notjust financial either - we
also had help from our adviser
with creating our business plan,
negotiating various types of
legislation and evenjust being a
sounding board for ideas.” Sarah
Scaife, NuVech Solutions.
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authorities across North and West
Yorkshire and have other partners
including the Leeds City Region
Enterprise Partnership, Leeds
Beckett University, Leeds Trinity
University and The Chamber of
Commerce. We are fully funded by
those partners and the European
Regional Development fund, so
I would advise
anybody who wants
to grow their business
to get in touch with
AD:VENTURE as soon
aspossible.
there is no cost to you.
We offer one-to-one mentoring,
access to funding and webinars. In
normal times we run workshops
and seminars and networking
events. We can help you navigate
the maze offinancial support
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