• We offer advice and support if you are thinking of setting up your own business or are thinking about the possibility of self- employment.
• We can help you develop and write a business plan.
• We make loans to new start, small business and charities/ social enterprises.
• We can support you in growing your existing business/ charity.
The Five Lamps provides intensive support at any stage in your enterprise journey, this could be from when you are thinking about self- employment, when you have an idea and want to take it forward to a business plan or if you are currently trading and would benefit from further advice and support. Please contact us for more information or complete the online business support form.
Five Lamps Enterprise Service
In August 2009, Five Lamps secured it’s largest-ever enterprise contract with a successful tender to Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council to deliver five enterprise gateways across the borough and raise the awareness of enterprise within the community. This contract is worth up to £1.15million over thirty months and addresses a range of needs, particularly community business coaching, accessible community services, integrated support and connection to mainstream business start-up services. We are also a sub-contractor in a similar contract in Middlesbrough.
Five Lamps is the only Tees Valley-based members of the National Federation of Enterprise Agencies. We also work in partnership with other North East enterprise agencies in a delivery consortium. This consortium means that we can provide a range of business start-up services to a broad spectrum of target groups. This support includes enterprise awareness workshops such as ‘Flexible Families’ and ‘Chain Links’ and business planning.
Partners
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