Alex Ledger High Growth Kent Coach & Growth Manager for Growth Accelerator Email : alex.ledger@bsk-cic.co.uk Mobil

1. Alex Ledger • High Growth Kent Coach & • Growth Manager for Growth Accelerator • Email : alex.ledger@bsk-cic.co.uk • Mobile : 07850 742174

2. We help ambitious people grow their business • We do this by, coaching, inspiring and connecting them to the people who can help. • Our key publicly funded services for growth companies include High Growth Kent, Growth Accelerator and the Enterprise European Network. • In the last 2 years we have developed a network of 500 high growth companies in Kent and through our Kent2020 Vision Live and Start up events we have helped connect over 3500 local companies to new ideas and new customers.

3. We work with growth business because they generate jobs • They represent 7% of the economy but account for 50% of all new jobs created. • They grow twice as fast (in terms of employment and sales) as firms that fail to innovate • They need to finance their growth plans But innovation and access to finance critical to success

4. We offer companies looking to grow a high impact coaching service that will help them mover forward quickly. • We have coached 250 Kent companies and helped them create 400 new jobs and £40M new investment • We can also provide you a discounted bespoke report which identifies possible sources of grants , traditional and new types of funding and lenders that have appetite in their particular sector • We can introduce you to contacts / possible clients or suppliers in over 50 European countries

5. What is Enterprise Europe Network? • An EC subsidised support and brokerage network • Spanning over 50 countries including the 28 EU member states • Helping businesses (SMEs) in the UK link into opportunities and new markets

6. What’s on offer for SMEs? • Business & technology opportunities – Partner Finder • FP7 & EU funded research calls • One-to-one meetings at matchmaking events • Public tender opportunities • Information on EU legislation and policy • Feedback to influence future EU policy decisions http://een.ec.europa.eu/ Plus a broad range of sector specific business support services All fully subsidised by the European Commission

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8. Our Consortium • Business Support Kent CIC • European Information Service Centre Ltd • Oxford Innovation Ltd • University of Greenwich How to contact us • 0844 725 2244 or info@enterpriseeurope-se.eu

9. GrowthAccelerator is a partnership between private enterprise and government aimed at companies growing quickly • Business coaching is provided by an experienced and approved coach around core areas of business development, innovation and access to finance You can also benefit from a 50% match funded Leadership and Management development • Additional benefits: • - Workshop/Masterclass programme • - IP Audit • - IOD discounts mona.lewis@bsk-cic.co.uk

10. Alex Ledger • High Growth Kent Coach & • Growth Manager for Growth Accelerator • Email : alex.ledger@bsk-cic.co.uk • Mobile : 07850 742174