The following pages set out the support offered by the London Borough of Sutton and partners to help you start, grow or develop resilience in your business.
Sutton Business Support
Sutton Council has appointed The Retail Group to provide free, confidential business support and guidance to businesses across the borough, funded through The UK Shared Prosperity Fund.
The business support is available via individual 1-2-1 sessions delivered in person at your place of work, a location near to your home/workplace, or online from 1 November 2023.
The business support is available to:
- Start-up; growing and mature businesses
- Any formation of business (including sole traders, limited companies, partnerships, charities, community interest companies and social enterprises where these engage in economic activity)
- Any sector of business
- Pre-start businesses (including entrepreneurs who are residents in the London Borough of Sutton who would like to start a business or become self-employed but have not yet done so; or individuals from any borough who have identified a commercial premises within the London Borough of Sutton to start a business).
- Mobile businesses and home-based businesses where the business owner is a resident in the London Borough of Sutton or the majority of trade is conducted within Sutton
- Businesses that operate from commercial premises within the London Borough of Sutton
- All businesses must be eligible under UK Subsidy limits; and this must be evidenced
- The programme is not available to large businesses with over 250 employees nationally
If you would like to receive this free support please complete the sign up form. For further information on 1-2-1 support please email SuttonBusinessSupport@theretailgroup.co.uk or send a WhatsApp to 07753 824042.
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Did you know that you can contact us via business@sutton.gov.uk and we can help signpost you to the relevant support.