To succeed in a competitive global environment UK businesses, whether small or large, need ongoing access to help and support. Providing it to build the capacity and capability of business, people and regions, as well as addressing market failure, inequality and environmental sustainability is an RDA priority.  
 
We are making it easier for businesses to get government help with a wide range of problems by streamlining thousands of publicly-funded support schemes into one, transparent, easy to find portfolio of products under the readily identifiable banner, Solutions for Business. 
 
The products can be accessed via Business Link, providing help with accessing finance, innovation, research and development, training and skills, exporting and overseas trade and resource efficiency, including low carbon. Many of the products are already. In the South West, many of the support products are already up and running with others expected to come on stream in the next few months. 
 
We have developed the following guide to the products and services available: 
 
Solutions for Business - business support in the South West (Adobe Acrobat Reader Document - 2197.42kb)

The Solutions for Business portfolio is flexible and responsive to business needs, particularly in these troubled times. But it is also an important step on the road to recovery as the government's long term, sustainable, support offer to business.  
Solutions for Business products, as per Business Link's themes, are: 
 
Starting Up 
1. Enterprise Coaching  
2. Starting a Business 
3. Intensive Start-Up Support 
4. Starting a High Growth Business 
 
Grow Your Business 
5. Coaching for High Growth 
6. Business Collaboration Networks 
7. Business Premises 
8. Manufacturing Advisory Service 
 
Developing People 
9. Train to Gain 
 
Finance and Grants 
10. Finance for Business  
11. Understanding Finance for Business 
12. Small Loans for Business 
13. Grant for Business Investment 
14. Enterprise Finance Guarantee 
15. Rural Development Programme for England 
 
Exploit Your Ideas 
16. Innovation Advice and Guidance  
17. Networking for Innovation 
18. Innovation Vouchers  
19. Designing Demand 
20. Business Growth: Specialist Facilities and Environments 
21. Collaborative R&D 
22. Knowledge Transfer Partnerships  
23. Grant for Research and Development 
 
Environment and Efficiency 
24. Improving Your Resource Efficiency 
25. Low Carbon Energy Demonstration  
 
International Trade 
26. Accessing International Markets 
27. Developing Your International Trade Potential  
28. Export Credit Insurance 
29. Maximising Foreign Direct Investment