Pictured above: Richard Dearden
Not for profit business support organisation NBV has announced
that it has now helped create 5600 new jobs and 3608 new start-up
businesses across the East Midlands region, as part of its mission
to make it the best place in the UK to start, maintain and grow a
business.
With Government changes recently announced to business support
services and unemployment figures on the rise, NBV is continuing to
rise to the challenge of encouraging local enterprise by
introducing even more help for entrepreneurs.
In addition to offering skills training and business advice to
pre-start-ups, new and existing businesses, NBV has now introduced
a cost-effective, tailored mentoring package to fuel business
growth.
Evolve Mentoring gives start-ups and growing SMEs access to a
dedicated mentor and forum of business experts for six months with
mentoring provided face to face or remotely as preferred by the
business owner. As well as having a mentor to challenge, encourage
and motivate, the business owners also get access to a range of
contacts that will prove invaluable as they grow their
business.
To help small businesses promote a professional business image
without the headache of property leasing or the daily commute, NBV
has also launched its new Virtual Office Service, with offices at
Mercury House in Nottingham and other offices planned for all five
regions across the East Midlands.
With prices from between £15 and £55 per month plus
a small set up fee, the virtual offices provide a mail address,
mail forwarding, telephone answering and other support
services.
NBV CEO, Richard Dearden says: "As redundancies rise and public
expenditure is cut we have seen an increased demand on our services
as enterprise and self employment for many is the future. With 80%
of jobs across the country now being created within businesses
employing fewer than 10 people the real job creators of the future
will be the local small business community, these new jobs will be
crucial to the local economies and the wider UK environment. As
such the case for support for these small businesses and job
creators is compelling".