Supporting new and existing businesses
- 743 meetings with a business advisor
- 350 existing businesses supported
- 135 new start-up businesses supported
Customer satisfaction
- 91% compared to a national average of 79%.
- 93% say their business will benefit
- 91% say they would recommend the service
Expert help
- 540 Â鶹¸ßÇå and Bute businesses attended webinars to boost their digital skills
- 100 businesses had a 1 hour digital surgery with a digital expert
- 6 businesses completed in depth digital support sessions (equivalent to 1 or 2 days of support) with a digital expert
UK shared prosperity fund
In June 2023 Business Gateway launched a new range of support
for businesses through the UK Government Shared Prosperity
Fund.
There were 91 grants were awarded totaling £226.9k:
- 46 Small Business Development Grant of up to £10,000
- 26 Business Start-up Grant of up to £1,000
- 8 Trade Fair, Training, Accreditation and Digital Grant of up to £1,000
- 5 Fully funded expert help 1-2 days of support from a subject specialist
- 6 Intensive Support Programme focused on building resilience and exploiting business opportunities to help businesses make a step-change
