In the recent past, HBDA successfully delivered on the following projects:

• Business Link ‘Up and Running programme’- provision of business development and mentoring support for businesses trading up to 18 months
  
   
• Black and minority business development project – provision of start up, mentoring and business development support for black and minority owned businesses
  
   
• European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) Business Benchmarking
  
   
• ERDF- North London Business Empowerment Programme –North London
  
   
• European Social Fund (ESF) Sure Start Business Health Check
  
   
• Tottenham Task force business development programme.
  
   
• ESF IT for Micro Businesses- a programme of ICT development support aimed at helping micro businesses to appreciate the use of ICT as a tool for improving business sustainability, productivity and competitiveness.
  
   
• ERDF RETEX BEM business support- ICT awareness training and capacity building for Black and ethnic minority businesses.
  
   
• Managing both the Taskforce and Phoenix loan funds (1 & 2).
  
   
• NRF Local Procurement initiatives- assisting businesses to become fit to tender for local authority and public sector contracts.
  
   
• Business Link Access to Finance programme- helping businesses to become finance ready to access business development finance from banks and other funders.
  
   
• Youth into Enterprise and development programme- a handholding programme of support aimed at helping young people set up and run their own business.

• Specialist Gateway to Growth

Specialist businesses such as:

• Manufacturing
• Design
• Creative and cultural industries.
• ICT,
• Social enterprises,
• The green economy

In the Upper Lee Valley area (Enfield, Haringey or Waltham Forest), can now benefit from the Specialist Gateway to Growth programme.

We provide useful advice and support to pre-start and small/medium-sized businesses.

The programme offers key services such as:

• Business advice
• Financial and marketing workshops
• Training
• Mentoring
• Networking events
• Dealing with business Regulations

As well as 24 hour access to other local business information

For further information please contact us. 

 

• Gateway to Growth
  

Gateway to Growth is designed to support the development and growth of local businesses within the Upper Lee Valley area.

If your business is located within Enfield, Haringey or Waltham Forest, you could benefit from sales and marketing advice, product and service development and business plan reviews.

Gateway to Growth will also offer advice on business regulation, ICT, e-business support, joint ventures and networking.

 

• Retail in Motion
  

We aim to help you improve your business efficiency and work ethic through skills training from entry to management levels.

Retail in Motion is designed to support employees of SMEs (small to medium sized enterprises) in the London area with training, NVQ qualifications and mentoring schemes.

As an employee, you will receive advice and guidance while the program assesses your needs with possible action plans. 
 

We are also currently delivering a number of ERDF projects including Growing and Sustaining Start Ups (GaSS) and growing and developing SMEs.