Capital Enterprise

Capital Enterprise is the membership body for deliverers of subsidized and/or publicly funded enterprise support in London. It facilitates entrepreneurship via its 45 (current) member organisations and through the development of new and innovative pan-London programmes. Our members provide support services to both pre-start and trading entrepreneurs and small business in all 33 London Boroughs and include:

• 12 Enterprise Agencies
• 4 Chambers of Commerce/ Small Business Clubs. 
• 11 London Universities/ HEI’s – Including University College London and University of East London
• 2 FE Colleges- Including Newham College. 
• 7 Charities/ Social Enterprises- Including Bright Ideas Trust and “The Princes Trust” who focus on helping young people to become entrepreneurs.
• 7 Private Sector Companies who deliver publicly funded enterprise support programmes in London including TNG –In Biz
• 2 Public Bodies- British Library & Enterprise UK  

Capital Enterprise members provide a full range of advice, training, trouble-shooting consultancy, specialist expertise and support services to London’s new entrepreneurs and small businesses including the provision of soft loan finance and incubator accommodation. In 2009 Capital Enterprise members helped to start 5000 new businesses and provided a support service to over 20,000 small London based businesses.

Capital Enterprise provides on behalf of its members the following:

• Representation and Advocacy of members interest to authorities, funding bodies and wider community of interest.
• Support and expertise to develop new service offers.
• Fundraising and support with development of tenders and bids for public or third sector funded programmes. 
• Networking and Partnership Facilitation.
• Market Intelligence.
• Capacity building Support including provision of training workshops.

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