E-business programme
Free help for micro and SME businesses.
Local London’s E-business programme (no longer running) was so successful it has been extended across London. Micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) can now get support through the LONDON E-Business Support Programme as of November 2024.
Grown in our sub-region, the Local London E-business programme achieved impressive results, helping over 3,000 SMEs in our nine boroughs to become more digitally-savvy, helping them increase revenue, create and safeguard jobs. The programme has now been extended across London with UKSPF funding.
Enterprise Enfield and South East Enterprise, two of the delivery partners in the Local London E-business programme, are part of a consortium making this happen.
⇒Discover the new LONDON E-Business Support Programme and how it is helping SMEs across the whole of London to grow.
Why supporting small businesses matters
There are around 100,000 businesses with fewer than 50 employees across our boroughs. Only around 55% will make it past 3 years of trading. The E-business programme helped businesses in our sub-region to become more financially resilient.
How the Local London E-business programme worked
The programme was fully funded, making it free for business owners. It was available for local businesses with fewer than 250 employees, that had been trading for 6 months or more to:
- Build a strong online presence.
- Strengthen their business’s cyber-security and data storage.
- Streamline their processes.
- Enhance their online marketing and social media.
- Harness ecommerce and online payment systems.
Watch our video to find out more:
Our E-business Partners
We appointed three expert providers to deliver the programme:
Enterprise Enfield: Delivered the programme to SMEs in Enfield, Redbridge and Waltham Forest.
Newham College of Further Education: Delivered the programme to SMEs in Barking and Dagenham, Havering and Newham.
South East Enterprise: Delivered the programme to SMEs in Bexley and Greenwich.
Find out more
Discover the new LONDON E-Business Support Programme
Read our latest E-business news here.
Funded through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund
The Local London e-business programme has been granted UK Shared Prosperity Funding, allowing it to operate in all nine of our London boroughs until March 2025.
The UK Shared Prosperity Fund is a central pillar of the UK government’s Levelling Up agenda and provides £2.6 billion of funding for local investment by March 2025. The Fund aims to improve pride in place and increase life chances across the UK investing in communities and place, supporting local business, and people and skills. For more information, visit UK Shared Prosperity Fund.