Fully Funded Support for Essex Businesses

Free Business advice and support to access business finance to grow your business

Business Support and Advice

We help small-to-medium-sized businesses to grow, providing 12 hours of free professional advice on finance, marketing, and recruitment.

Financial Services

We can provide business loans for business growth and Start-Ups. We also deliver the government backed Growth Guarantee Scheme up to £150k to support businesses to grow.

GROUP 2 GROW
PEER NETWORK PROGRAMME

Group2Grow peer groups bring together cohorts of business professionals to learn, grow, and solve common problems with the support and mentoring of a Business Coach.

Skills Support and Accreditation

Identify skills gaps within your team, and gain the knowledge needed to make informed decisions with a FREE skills assessment for your business. 

 

Fully funded by Essex County Council and delivered by Let’s Do Business Group, Backing Essex Business is here to provide help for your business to grow, through advice, access to business finance, and training.

We can provide business support to businesses in the districts of Basildon, Braintree, Brentwood, Castlepoint, Chelmsford, Colchester, Epping Forest, Harlow, Maldon, Rochford, Southend-On-Sea, Tendring, and Uttlesford.

 

Click your location on the map to see the support available in your area.

 

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How we help businesses to grow

  • No matter what you need help with, whether that be staffing, strategy, finances or marketing, we can offer up to 12 hours of free business support from our expert team.

  • We can help you to access vital business funding including business loans and business grants to help aid your growth.

  • Whatever the challenge, we’ll help find the solution. Our experienced team of business advisors are here to help you overcome any barriers or difficulties your business is facing.

 
Aspirational Essex Accreditation Programme

Aspirational Essex

Aspirational Essex offers organisations the opportunity to publicly demonstrate the positive contribution they make to the skills and employment landscape. 

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““We have had some great continued support from the team who have, quite frankly, been exceptional, and really understand our business””
— L.D, Managing Director, Samuel Brothers
 

Discover some of the Essex Businesses we have supported

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Rayleigh Marketing
Rayleigh Marketing

Finding her footing back into employment after raising two children, Annie Jones, Founder of Rayleigh Marketing, launched her own business in 2015 to help other businesses get the most out of social media. With the support from the Group2Grow Peer Networking Programme, she has been able to build on her confidence, as well as make connections with other business leaders within her cohort.

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Butterfly Home and Pet Sitters
Butterfly Home and Pet Sitters

Caryl Lynzy, from Colchester, created her business Butterfly Home & Pet Sitters in early 2023 after falling in love with the flexible lifestyle that home and pet sitting offered. Quickly building up her own customer base, she established her own company – and found support from the Group 2 Grow Peer Network Programme from Backing Essex Business to create a business that thrived.

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Let’s Get On With It - with a boost from the Group 2 Grow Peer Network Programme
Let’s Get On With It - with a boost from the Group 2 Grow Peer Network Programme

Jo Hall, from Chelmsford, gained expert support and guidance for her new resilience coaching business Let’s Get On With It through the free Group2Grow Peer Network programme from Backing Essex Business, which enabled her to develop her own confidence and business mindset

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