The West Yorkshire Enterprise Agency

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Welcome

Welcome to the West Yorkshire Enterprise Agency...... For over twenty years we have been supporting people setting up in business. Now delivering support on behalf of Business Link we also work with established companies across West Yorkshire.

Our aim is to help businesses start, survive and grow by providing:
- Information and guidance
- Business Training and events
- Business Networking Events
- Advice and information
- Experienced business advisers

Last year we worked with over 12,000 people thinking about starting a business, which resulted in over 2,900 business start-ups across West Yorkshire and our current survival rates at 1, 2 and 3 years are 92%, 88% and 82% respectively. In addition we worked with almost 25,000 established businesses and handled loans and grants in the region of £250,000.

We also measure the involvement of women and ethnic minorities in our provision and across the full range of activities the current performance is 22% and 13% respectively.

Case Study

Environmental Organisation Nails Down Sustainability

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Bales of straw may not be everyone’s first choice for building materials, but for one groundbreaking specialist environmental organisation, they are turning this sustainable resource into usable housing and buildings whilst engaging the local community to share support, skills and advice. Read on for more information.