Success Doncaster Contractors:
A4E - Deliver the Finance Friends contract and provides easy to understand, approachable tailored support for people struggling with financial issues relating to their business. Advice ranges from understanding basic financial terms, cash flow forecasting and sales profiles through to business health checks and accessing sources of finance to start to grow business or support existing businesses. Email financefriends@a4e.co.uk clec@a4e.co.uk.
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Aspiration Doncaster operates an umbrella of support and advice to individuals, and aims to assist people into community based learning projects, apprenticeships and employment. They also offer funding towards wages, training courses and learning materials. For further information telephone: 01302 737318 or email aspiration@doncaster.gov.uk | |
Beta Technology - Neighbourhood focused Business Buddies offer accessible tailored outreach support to existing businesses across the Borough. The focus is on providing businesses with the tools to overcome barriers to growth and development. Telephone Antony Davies or Yasmin Khan on 01302 322633 or email annie.thomas@betatechnology.co.uk |  |
CIDA - Offers advice, guidance and mentoring support to turn a creative idea into a business. Specifically for emerging, new and existing businesses in the creative and digital industries. Telephone 01484 483140 or email Stephanie@cida.org |  |
Deloitte - deliver the Doncaster 100 programme, a leadership team run by successful business people as a vehicle to encourage and support enterprise in Doncaster. Doncaster 100 aims to utilise the wealth of business know-how across the Borough for the benefit of others. Telephone 01302 734556 or email D100@deloitte.co.uk |  |
Donbac - Deliver the Success Doncaster loan fund. There are two types of loans available both of which come with no fees. Micro loans are available for business start-ups and businesses that have been trading for less than six months. Maxi loans are available for businesses that have been trading for more than six months. Donbac have a Customer First Accreditation!
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Doncaster Chamber of Commerce - this non sector specific programme offers advice and mentoring support, business start up courses and training for anyone wanting to start in business. Ongoing business mentoring support is also available. Telephone Vic Holbrey on 01302 341000 or email cezard@doncaster-chamber.co.uk |  |
Doncaster College - developing skills and attributes of both staff and students to encourage entrepreneurial behaviour. Embedding enterprise across the College curriculum by incorporating live business models into education departments as practical learning tools for students. Telephone 01302 553718 or email infocentre@don.ac.uk |  |
Doncaster CVS - Provides advice and guidance to help establish and develop social enterprise and also offers ongoing mentoring support to existing social enterprise. Telephone Janet Gillott on 01302 343300 or email helpline@doncastercvs.org.uk |  |
Doncaster Enterprise for Learning (DE4L) - Increases the capability of schools to include practical enterprise support activities and programmes as part of the school curriculum through working with pupils, schools, teachers and businesses. Telephone Kath Fitzpatrick on 01302 736743 or email sally.gardiner@doncaster.gov.uk |  |
Doncaster West Development Trust (DWDT) - Delivery of financial advice to any resident in Doncaster on elements of budgeting, identifying savings, debt advice, accessing bank and savings accounts, affordable credit and insurance products. Training, counselling and mentoring support on money management and helping to plan for the future / cope with financial pressure is also available. DWDT hold the following licences, accreditation, quality marks:
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| Goals UK aim to engage with people and groups to develop the personal skills they need to achieve their life goals. Offering ongoing, quality, one to one sessions with individual, Goals life coaches assist people in realising their full potential and improving confidence. To find out more telephone: 07951 579178 or email doncasteroffice@goalsuk.org or chrishall@goals.uk |  |
North Doncaster Development Trust (NDDT) - provides a team of Enterprise Coaches who work with individuals to break down barriers to self-employment/business start-up and to help people to be more enterprising. Telephone 01302 874587 or email info@northdoncaster.org.uk |  |
Princes Trust - offers regular guidance, advice, mentoring and access to a wide range of products and services for young people interested in starting a business. Ongoing mentoring support is also available for this client group when the business has started. Telephone Rachel Donkersley on 01977 698000 or email steven.greenfield@princes-trust.org.uk |  |
Take Off At The Airport (TOA) - working proactively to use Robin Hood Airport as a catalyst to attract significant inward investment into the Borough. TOA aims to maximise opportunities to develop new supply chains for Doncaster businesses and create new jobs. For further information please contact Chris Dungworth on 01302 802013 or 07909 934259 or email chris.dungworth@doncaster.gov.uk |  |
Urbanbiz - works primarily with BME communities in Doncaster to encourage individuals to start their own business by offering tailored advice, guidance and mentoring support. In some circumstances 'business advancement facilities' are also available to clients as well as ongoing mentoring support to established businesses. For further information telephone 01302 325522 or email info@urbanbiz.org.uk |  |
