The Oxfordshire Local Enterprise Partnership (OxLEP) is improving business support services to accelerate the rate of innovation based economic growth with a combination of measures to be rolled out in the coming months.

Funding

Early stage funding to take technology and innovation from concept to commercial viability

Business Activation

Mentoring and advice to help activate and accelerate business growth

Skills Vouchers

High level management and leadership skills training

Facilities Vouchers

Access to facilities such as expensive machinery and equipment

To strengthen links within the Oxfordshire’s innovation and business growth ecosystem:

Oxfordshire Business Support

The Oxfordshire Business Support web portal that will signpost businesses to the funding and services available including funding, advice, facilities and events to help a business to start up and grow, available from May atwww.OxfordshireBusinessSupport.co.uk

Network Navigators

To ensure that anyone seeking help is signposted to the support they need irrespective of who provides it, and to work together to build an environment that encourages and supports innovation.

Community of Ambassadors

Experienced Oxfordshire business people who regularly interact with businesses and who can signpost them to the support they need, or to the person who can help them access it.

Events

A calendar of events for businesses to connect and for cross-sectoral networking to foster innovation and build links between sectors and businesses and research / academia.

Evolution

The support programme will work with the innovation community to identify gaps and barriers and the solutions.

For further information on the Oxfordshire LEP’s Support for Business programme download the flyer or contact enquiries@oxfordshirebusinesssupport.co.uk