Southern Culture
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Poetry
One of John Betjeman's most famous poems starts with the line
Business Support Opportunities
Welcome to our Business Support Opportunities pages.
We aim to give you information about and links to business support opportunities in the region. For more information, click on the links below
Enterprise Gateways: these are networks developed between SEEDA and the South East Business Links. Enterprise Gateways are focused on nurturing entrepreneurs and young companies within the general business community
Enterprise Hubs: these are focussed on entrepreneurial individuals or organisations with pioneering ideas with the potential for high yield, either though a new technology or within a new market. The Enterprise Hub also encourage those with potential, who need to progress their ideas and thinking to a greater level.
CIBAS South East: CIBAS South East provides one-to-one specialist business advice, training and networking opportunities for artists, creative practitioners and small arts businesses in six areas in the South East of England.
Artists, creative practitioners and small arts business can work one-to-one with a creative business advisor to:
- Talk through ideas and plans for setting up a creative practice
- Create an action plan
- Define priorities
- Identify sources of information and financial support
- Find a creative or business mentor
ARC - Aspex Artists Resource Centre
Provides information, guidance and support for creative practitioners throughout Portsmouth and the South East.
www.aspex.org.uk/arc.htm
Arts & Business: This not-for-profit organisation helps organisations in both business and the arts to benefit from each others' skills, knowledge and experience
Train to Gain: This is a service of free advice and training delivered by the Learning and Skills Council to employees.
Women into the Network
Business support aimed at women although website has links to general business support in the south east
www.womenintothenetwork.co.uk/page/support/southeast.cfm
The Arts Council England, South East has a list of useful links