Businesses can also receive guidance on growth planning, improving operational performance, increasing productivity, developing new products or services, and identifying opportunities to scale sustainably.
The Hillingdon Chamber of Commerce supports businesses across the borough through networking opportunities, business support, mentoring, events, training and access to professional advice. The Chamber helps businesses of all sizes to connect, grow, raise their profile and access new opportunities within the local business community.
For further information on the support available, please email at invest@hillingdon.gov.uk.
Support and advice may include:
- business growth and resilience support
- access to finance and funding opportunities
- recruitment, workforce and skills support
- Net zero and sustainability advice
- innovation and productivity support
- digital adoption and business improvement
- leadership and management development
- exporting and market expansion guidance
- signposting to relevant local and regional business support services.
Supplier readiness support is also available to help businesses become better prepared to bid for and secure contracts in both the public and private sectors. This may include support with:
- understanding procurement processes
- developing tendering and bid-writing skills
- improving policies, procedures and compliance requirements
- social value and ESG requirements
- accreditations and quality standards
- building capability to access new supply chain opportunities.