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Action for Wiltshire - New business development programme

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New Business Development Programme

Stimulate the appropriate development of social enterprises, co-operatives and employee-led businesses

Identify where social enterprise can deliver public sector services and also other services that complement these.

Provide access to appropriate buildings and other resources through community asset transfer where appropriate.

Work with the third sector to develop business skills and provide access to specialist advice to build the business capacity of social enterprises and employee-led businesses.

Bring partners together to create an organisation that provides the accountable body function for social enterprise development in Wiltshire.

Review commissioning and procurement criteria so social enterprises and co-operatives can bid for contracts.

Support businesses to reduce waste and develop new business opportunities within the low carbon and environmental sector.

Deliver a business improvement and innovation programme for micro and small businesses and establish business to business peer support networks.

Enhance ‘Buy Wiltshire’ to help businesses to secure extra trade to replace contracts lost from the public sector including the development of a business-to-business capabilities register on a site by site basis.