Business Support

Working for your Business

Businesses have to negotiate barriers to their growth on a daily basis. In many cases these are local obstacles. Each year we help secure or retain hundreds of jobs for South London companies and can help your company:
 
Business Brokerage: We specialise in acting as the bridge between you and your local authority. We will take up your business issues and work with you to tackle the external obstacles to your future growth. Obstacles such as planning disputes, localised crime, and staff recruitment / retention. Funded by the London Development Agency our brokerage services are provided completely without charge.
 
Commercial Property Search: If you are looking for new premises in South London and do not have the time to search through lists of properties, our free online commercial database will do it for you. Within seconds of inputting your property requirements, the system searches our database of available properties, compiles a report on the premises that match your specification and emails you the results.
 
Skills Initiatives: As your business grows the demands you make of your staff will grow and change. Working with the London South Learning & Skills Council we have established a number of initiatives to help you invest in your company by developing the skills levels of your workforce.
 
Networking Events: We can help you raise business to business awareness of your products and services; our networking events can help you make new contacts - not just in your borough but right across South London.

Working for all Businesses

Our role is not just to help individual companies, but also to work for the collective benefit of all businesses. In addition to our bespoke business support, we are also actively engaged with government, at all levels, to ensure that South London businesses benefit from the investment and support that they require.
 
Inward Investment: We are the recognised agency for inward investment in South London, working closely with Think London – London’s inward investment agency. Our aim is to attract, assist and develop new investment into South London from overseas companies.
 
Business Survey: Through our six-monthly business survey you tell us what you think of South London as a business location and the key issues impacting on your business. We listen to your concerns and use the information you give us to lobby local and regional government to help improve your local business environment.
 
Innovation: A successful economy becomes a fertile environment for innovative and entrepreneurial businesses. We continue to actively promote the application of innovation in South London businesses and successfully lobbied for the development of a South London Innovation Centre.
 
Tourism: The leisure, tourism and hospitality industry makes a significant contribution to the South London economy. Working with the London Development Agency we are actively supporting this sector through the development  of a Tourism Strategy and the implementation of a range of projects and promotional services.