About Us

It’s the job of Barking & Dagenham Enterprise to support, advise and inspire entrepreneurs and businesses in Barking and Dagenham. We help people and businesses to seize opportunities created in the borough by the Thames Gateway and 2012 London Olympic Games regeneration and development programmes.

We have assisted in the setting up of over 300 new businesses since January 2007, advised over 3000 companies, held just under 100 networking events, and engaged with over 6000 individuals – all to raise our local residents’ skills and awareness of the opportunities available*.

• Figures as of 31/12/2008

• Vision and Mission
• What We Do
• The BDE Team
• About Barking & Dagenham
• Five Things
• A Brief Economic History