Local Enterprise Support - Dudley
Fully funded advisory service to start or grow your Dudley business.
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About Local Enterprise Support
We offer a fully funded advisory service for local businesses, providing tailored support to help them address their specific needs. Our support includes:
Manufacturing sector & supply-chain support in Dudley
Support to connect manufacturing SMEs with each other and with major manufacturers to build stronger local networks. We can support Dudley borough businesses to broker and unlock new commercial opportunities, encourage collaboration, and build networks across key sectors such as manufacturing. We can also support businesses to access technology introduction and adoption programmes to help create more resilient local supply chains.
We also provide targeted support for manufacturers and other priority growth sectors locally.
Support for our Foundational economy
We provide targeted support for local businesses which form the backbone of Dudley’s economy. This includes:
1) Businesses in the Foundational Economy: those delivering essential everyday services such as health and retail, which play a vital role in the local area.
2) Start‑up and scale‑up support for individuals looking to establish or grow their business within the Borough.
Support includes advice, brokerage, events, access to training and funding and networks, Skills and Workforce support including brokerage to FE/HE/recruitment partners and referrals into regional support services.
Innovate Dudley
We offer support to drive innovation, increase productivity and competitiveness within Dudley businesses. This includes advice, access to commercialisation services, R&D grants and tech-adoption initiatives. We can refer businesses into regional support services and academic partnerships for key growth sectors like manufacturing.
Visit Dudley: growing our visitor economy
We support businesses in the hospitality, leisure, tourism and accommodation sectors to help boost visitor numbers, enhance the quality of experiences, and increase overnight stays. Our support focuses on strengthening partnerships, driving innovation, and building resilience across the local visitor economy. This includes access to peer networks, funding and investment opportunities, skills and workforce development support, and brokerage with regional partners to help amplify Dudley’s visitor offer.
Invest Dudley
Bespoke, professional, end-to-end support for new and existing investors seeking to expand into the Dudley Market from within the UK or internationally.
We offer flexible support and brokerage to provide an efficient and effective service that meets investor needs and timescales.
Includes information on sites, planning, gap-funding, local insights and labour market.
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