Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13c10-e2a7-718e-bdb1-e515486ca710/enterprise-hub-business-start-up-advisers awarded GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # Enterprise Hub - Business Start-Up Advisers [Everton Development Trust](https://tendernation.io/buyers/everton-development-trust) Estimated value Not stated Published 17 Mar 2016 Deadline Closed 16 Apr 2016 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Buyer says suitable for VCSEs The buyer ticked “suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises” on the notice. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender Enterprise Hub (EH) is a comprehensive entrepreneurship promotion and business support programme, which will foster the creation of new enterprises from pre start to early stage businesses. Providing assistance to 6360 potential-entrepreneurs and helping create 1272 new business ventures. The Enterprise Hub will reach and provide high quality business brokerage and business support services to a diverse customer profile ; resulting in the creation of high value SMEs and social businesses across all sectors and providing a simplified route for customers to access the support when and how they need it. The Enterprise Hub is a consortium of partner organisations of which EDT is one EDT’s delivery strategy consists of utilising a multi-disciplinary enterprise team; currently comprising a Project Director, Senior Business Adviser and Finance and MI Manager. We are seeking to complete this team by looking to work with up to four (4) delivery sub –contractors (associate organisations or individuals) to provide business start-up support and enterprise engagement services; two (2) Business Advisers and two (2) Community Enterprise Facilitators. This notice relates ONLY to the procurement of Business Advisers. Business Advisers will, in their role in EDT’s Enterprise Hub team, support individuals to: • Prepare a business plan, cash flow, and personal budget • Marketing • Market research / Competitor Analysis • Sales Forecasting • Advice on appropriate insurances • Advice on appropriate premises • Staffing requirements • Legal requirements and Company Registration • Access to Finance – signposting and supporting to access a loan/grant fund (if required) to supply a start-up financial package A minimum of 12 hours of appropriately evidenced adviser support, a full business plan and evidence of start-up are required. The complex nature of exclusion that people face requires additional investment to equalise opportunity in starting their own business. We are seeking Suppliers to engage with people from the following demographic profiles in Liverpool City Region: • BME groups • Disabled people • NEET young people • Long term unemployed people • Lone parents • Returners to the labour market • Older people • People in receipt of benefits • People with language, literacy or numeracy issues • Parents and carers • People with limited access to public transport or living in deprived wards • People with lack of access to finance and business networks • People with poor credit rationing and access to business finance • Any person who is experiencing social exclusion from mainstream service provision as a result of their personal circumstances The target beneficiary group are people who face a range of barriers to enterprise, such as: • Low confidence and self-esteem • Unemployment, under-employed, unstable or temporary employment • Low educational qualifications • Lone Parents • Benefit dependency • Ex-Offenders Read full description ## CPV classification Education and training services Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/72a0a5c9-adc9-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. 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