Business advice
Business Link South East and Maidstone Borough Council work
closely together to provide a free business advice and
support service. Regular clinics/appointments with Business
Link advisors are held in the new public
services Gateway at the top of King Street. Business Link is
the first point of contact for all sources of
government support and advice including energy efficiency,
finance and sustainability (Solutions for Business).
Kent Invicta Chamber of
Commerce provides start up advice in Maidstone, as well as
networking opportunities and membership
benefits including specialist business support
and financial incentives.
Kent Invicta Chamber of Commerce, The Gate House, Archbishop's
Palace, Mill Street, Maidstone, Kent. ME15 6YE
Tel: +44 (0) 1622 695544
Fax: + 44 (0) 1622 682513
Sources of Finance
Online business finance database
Media Tree is a networking
organisation for the creative industries and is working with
leading media and creative businesses to support talent and
capitalise upon the existing strength of the sector in Kent which
is supported by a steady supply of graduates from the University
for the Creative Arts (UCA) which has 600 students locally at any
one time.
Media Tree, The Maidstone Studios, Vinters Park, Maidstone,
Kent, ME14 5NZ
Tel: +44 (0) 1622 684606
Manufacturing Advisory Service
(MAS) is one of the products in the Solutions for Business
product suite (see above) and as the leading advisor for
manufacturing we can provide you with practical, hands-on support
focused on improving your bottom line. Whether you're looking to
improve efficiency, raise productivity, develop new ideas or tackle
a problem that is hampering profitability, our experts are here to
help and if you are an SME all our support is either free or highly
subsidised.
MAS, Station Rd, Hook, Hampshire, RG27 9TL
Tel: 0845 6092121
Email: info@mas-se.org.uk
Federation of Small
Businesses (Kent and Medway Regional Branch);
Tel: 01622 688134
Email: kent@fsbdial.co.uk