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Business Advice

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Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council is committed to transforming the economy of Barnsley. Only by diversifying and creating a modern, knowledge driven economy can we hope to build a more prosperous future for the Borough.

Through Barnsley Development Agency and the Council's Community Based Learning Service, BMBC can help your business at any stage of it's development.

Barnsley Development Agency (BDA), a part of Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council, offers a range of advice to businesses, as well as community and voluntary groups, including:

Investment and Development - supporting business

The Investment and Development team offers existing Barnsley companies and businesses relocating to the area a friendly and professional service, free of charge.

The team works in partnership with organisations offering business expertise and advice, including Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council, Business Link South Yorkshire and Barnsley Chamber of Commerce and Industry, to provide companies with a 'one stop shop' meeting all their expansion and relocation needs.

Services provided include:

land and property information and advice
planning information and advice
financial assistance and grant availability
recruitment and training support
business advice
ongoing project support and aftercare programme.

Grimethorpe Regeneration Executive - creating opportunities

Grimethorpe Regeneration Executive (GRE) is helping to make Grimethorpe a better place to live and work by developing the local economy and helping business to flourish in the area.

Supported by a strong public and private sector partnership, GRE provides a number of services to businesses that are interested in relocating to Park Springs, an area which has been redeveloped to offer industrial and business land and premises on former colliery sites.

The team is able to assist companies with:

grant applications
planning applications
site negotiations
signposting
research

Social Enterprise Barnsley - supporting communities

Social Enterprise Barnsley (SEB) is helping to develop and grow the social economy in Barnsley by providing support to voluntary and community groups.

Groups and organisations in diverse sectors such as childcare, recycling, construction, credit unions, sports associations, heritage groups and computer training providers have benefited from SEB's business support service which incorporates:

business planning
funding
marketing and promotion
personnel
information technology

SEB also coordinates the Barnsley Transitional Labour Market (TLM) programme which enables long-term unemployed people and those with additional barriers such as lone parents' into employment with real wages and decent terms and conditions.

Community Based Learning

BMBC's Community Based Learning Service provides:

business advice - free, impartial and comprehensive business advice including pre-start, start-up and growing businesses
managed workspace - a range of modern workshops and offices for start up and new businesses located in 7 business centres across the Borough
administration support is usually available to our business centre tenants
links to education and training - through CBL's network of community base learning and resource centres and/or other specialist providers.

Helplines

Social Enterprise Barnsley
Barnsley Development Agency
Beevor Court
Pontefract Road
Barnsley
S71 1HG

Tel: 01226 7844 44
Fax: 01226 7844 64
Email: Grimethorpe Regeneration Executive

Community Based Learning
Tel: 01709 881951
Fax: 01709 881896

For further information about BDA and its services please contact us:
T: +44(0) 1226 784444
F: +44(0) 1226 784455
E: info@barnsleydevelopmentagency.co.uk
W: Barnsley Development Agency