Opportunities to Start a Business

Championing Enterprise

BDE’s Enterprise Champion Paul Bishop works in the community to promote enterprise

Paul Bishop
Tel: 020 8724 8292
Email: paul.bishop@boldanddynamic.co.uk
Website: www.boldandddynamic.co.uk

Enterprise Cells

Enterprise Cells are groupings of local businesspeople and agencies that, through Barking & Dagenham Council for Voluntary Service, offer practical support to entrepreneurial individuals and community groups.

Enterprise Cells offer people the chance to analyse, develop and implement their ideas for personal enterprise through one-to-one support from experienced business coaches.

Farhad Mahmud
Enterprise Enabler
Tel: 020 8227 5436
Email: farhad.mahmud@bdcvs.org.uk
Website: www.bdcvs.org.uk

Business Start-Up Programme

Barking & Dagenham Small Business Centre provides financial and business training and counselling to emerging entrepreneurs and micro-businesses.

Tel: 020 8911 3737
Email: bdsbc@bdsbc.org
Website: www.bdsbc.org

Business Franchising

Platinumlinks, a University of East London associate, helps local people to start a franchise business. Franchisers accredited by the British Franchise Association are also encouraged to promote Barking &Dagenham as a prime business location.

Abdul Rahim
Tel: 0208 223 7413
Email: abdul@platinumlinks.co.uk
Website: www.platinumlinks.co.uk

Business Loan Fund

Barking & Dagenham Small Business Centre manages a comprehensive range of loan funds, including one that allows small initial borrowings by new as well as existing businesses in the borough unable to secure bank finance. This initial borrowing can be increased to a limit of £10,000 as the business expands.

Simon Oliver
Barking & Dagenham Small Business Centre
Tel: 020 8911 3737
Email: bdsbc@bdsbc.org
Website: www.bdsbc.org