Solutions for Business - simplified business support
Solutions for Business is the government’s streamlined portfolio of business support products accessible via Business Link.
The Solutions for Business Portfolio provides a range of publicly funded products and services designed to help Businesses to identify and overcome key challenges as they grow, providing the assistance they need to improve when they need it most.
The new SfB portfolio contains 13 products which will focus on helping business meet their aspirations and improve. The publication 'Solutions for Business Government Funded Business Support: A Guide for Business' (PDF, 118 Kb) provides an overview of the new products in the portfolio.
It is part of a wider package of measures that Government is delivering to support business growth.
The transition to the streamlined Solutions for Business portfolio takes place from April 2011 onwards. Depending on where you live in England product availability will vary over the coming year as delivery of existing products ends and new products become available. This process is being managed based on when contracts for existing products expire and new products are tendered, to ensure maximum value for money for the taxpayer.
To keep up-to-date with what is happening during the transition period and to also obtain an overview of all the help available to business visit the Business Link web site.
In the future Local enterprise partnerships may chose to work with products in the Solutions for Business portfolio. The 'Solutions for Business Local Enterprise Partnerships Good Practice Guide' (PDF, 88 Kb) includes information that can easily be adapted and used by LEPs and other organisations who are designing or delivering business improvement activity.
