Southwark Pioneers Fund: Start-Up and Growth Programmes

Description

Southwark Council has established the Southwark Pioneers Fund (SPF) to invest in Southwark’s entrepreneurs and micro-businesses. This is to help residents who aspire to start their own enterprise and support those who wish to grow their existing Southwark-based enterprises. A key focus of the fund is to support people from those groups who are typically under-represented in business. The Fund is primarily an enterprise support programme which includes grants. This award relates to 2 parts of the programme i. Start-up Programme - Enterprises support for start-ups and aspiring entrepreneurs ii. Growth Programme - Enterprise support for later-stage enterprises focused on growth Lot 1: Start-up enterprise support contract The council is seeking a Provider to deliver the Start-Up Programme. The Start-up Programme aims to provide support to residents who are interested in exploring self-employment but may not yet have a business idea, right the way through to early-stage enterprises who are at an early stage of trading and want to sustain and develop their enterprise. Lot 2: Growth enterprise support contract The primary aim of the Growth Programme is to support entrepreneurs who have been trading for some time and wish to grow, to develop their enterprise and achieve their growth ambitions. Depending on the stage and aspirations of the enterprise, this could mean supporting them to generate finance, scale up their products or services or create employment opportunities.