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The Government has announced a new portfolio of business support products designed to help business development and economic growth

21/03/2011 A new Solutions for Business (SfB) package has been launched. The package has been compiled in a user friendly fashion, making it simple for companies to understand and access.Within the package, there are 13 products, intended to help businesses identify key challenges and deal with them as their enterprise evolves. The package is expected to target activities where a Government lead is required. This might include the provision of strategic advice, exploiting opportunities for innovation and expanding into international markets.The package supersedes the previous Solutions for Business portfolio which listed 32 products to help businesses at different stages of their development. The new portfolio targets only those areas where a Government lead is required.The 13 products in the portfolio are as follows:
  • High Growth Coaching.
  • Helping Your Business Grow Internationally.
  • Manufacturing Advisory Service.
  • Designing Demand.
  • Knowledge Transfer Partnerships.
  • Networking for Innovation.
  • Collaborative Research and Development.
  • Grant for Research and Development.
  • Work Place Training, including Apprenticeships.
  • Improving Your Resource Efficiency.
  • Finance for Business.
  • Understanding Finance for Business.
  • Rural Development Programme for England Business Support.
The Solutions for Business portfolio is part of a wider package of measures that Government is delivering to support business growth.

Further details of the portfolio and the specific products can be found at the BIS website.

 


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