Business Support Services

Canterbury City Council would like to appoint organisations/consultants (Bidders) who can provide 1-2-1 business support alongside a specialist area of knowledge as described in Lot 1, or deliver workshops and seminars in specialist sector areas, as described in Lot 2. These organisations and/or individuals will support us in delivering outputs and results against several externally and internally funded projects. Our projects will focus on helping local residents and entrepreneurs start up new businesses and support sustainability and growth within existing businesses. All projects will be closely integrated with our existing www.StartMyBiz-Canterbury and www.GrowMyBiz-Canterbury projects. Bidders may apply to undertake the works within both lots and there is no restriction on the number of Lots or sub lots you can apply to. LOT 1 - 1 to 1 sessions Consisting of general business support, as detailed below:- Business planning, Market research, Financial records and financial forecasting, Strategic business reviews, Supply chain and shared costs, Access to finance Growth coaching Then one (or both) of the sub-lots below: - Independent Retail and Franchising (Sub-lot 1) - Food production/scaling/logistics (Sub-lot 2) LOT 2 - Workshops and Seminars - Town Centre Retail - delivery of seasonal and event based campaigns across town centres galvanising retailers to work together (Sub-lot 1) - Food production/scaling/logistics/trading standards (Sub-lot 2) - Supply chain optimisation /shared costs (Sub-lot 3) - Integrating digital business solutions (Sub-lot 4) - Delivering online and offline marketing campaigns (Sub-lot 5)- Access to finance (Sub-lot 6) - Employment Law/HR (Sub-lot 7) - Franchising-How to move from a single location independent business to develop a chain or franchise your business (Sub-lot 8)

Additional information: Instructions to Suppliers: To obtain further information, express your interest and obtain further information for this opportunity please visit the Kent Business Portal

(www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk). Information about delivery location: Herne Bay, Whitstable and rural locations in the Canterbury District.