Business Advice and Support

Businesses across the North West Leicestershire district now have access to a new funded business support programme, the Leicestershire Business Advice Service.

The free to access support will include start-up workshops, accelerator programmes, one-to-one advice and more to help businesses at all stages of their journey. Whether you have a business idea, have just started out, are an established organisation looking to accelerate your growth or just need a bit of advice to help with your business planning, the Leicestershire Business Advice Service will be able to support you.

North West Leicestershire District businesses will be able to access face-to-face appointments with advisors at the North West Leicestershire Customer Service Centre in Coalville, as well as a range of training workshops across Leicestershire.

To find out more or get in touch, visit Leicestershire Business Advice Service (exemplas.com)

The service will be provided by Exemplas who are experienced in delivering business support programmes that helps SMEs develop, communities thrive and local economies grow.

It is funded by the UK Government via the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF), through the district councils of Blaby, Harborough, Hinckley & Bosworth, Melton, North West Leicestershire and Oadby & Wigston.

We form and maintain relationships wth representatives from business organisations such as the East Midlands Chamber, Federation of Small Business.     The Business Gateway   LLep and other key local business networks.

Attracting new businesses

We work with spectrum of partner organisations to deliver inward investment and we co-ordinate local activity to attract new business to relocate to North West Leicestershire. 

Invest In Leicester & Leicestershire

Leicester & Leicestershire has a buoyant commercial real estate market, particularly of interest to investors in search for office premises and industrial land for sale and industrial buildings for sale. Invest in Leicester works with a host of commercial estate agents to provide you with an extensive range of commercial propety for sale and lease. Whether it's office or industrial space, land or managed workspace-private or publicly owned, you can find it in Leicester & Leicestershire. 

Our town centres, we support all of our town centres to thrive and grow and support programmes to increase retail occupancy levels, increase visitor numbers and spend.