Our Service Offer

HBV has been advising businesses from its community base in Hackney for 24 years. We use our skills and experience to offer a full range of support for small and medium sized enterprises (businesses). We work with start-up and growth businesses as well as enterprises that need finance. Our clients are social enterprises as well as those run for profit.

Over the years we've helped start and grow thousands of businesses, supported, advised and trained tens of thousands of people, and helped businesses raise millions of pounds. We’re very proud of this because it reduces worklessness and supports the economy and our community.

What's more, while our services are open to all, many of our customers are women and/or from a Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic ("BAME") background. At HBV, enterprise really does mean opportunity for all. Here's a summary of how we can help :-

Start your Business
There are three simple steps to getting an enterprise up and running with free confidential support from HBV; 1. Seminars, 2. One to one advice and 3. Start-up Clinics. Click here for further details.

Fund your Business
The best advice we can give you before thinking of starting a business is to find a way to raise some start-up cash, because you won't be able to borrow 100% of your start up needs. This is because lenders, HBV included, will expect you to take some risk yourself.

We know that many people can't find all the funding they need to give their business the best chance of success. This can also apply to existing businesses planning to expand.

HBV Enterprise are real experts in helping viable start-ups and existing businesses to access finance. Click here for more on our popular Access to Finance and Loan Fund services.

Grow your Business
HBV Enterprise has a flexible service for existing small firms that we can tailor to your needs. The HBV Business Review, currently free of charge to eligible businesses, is the place to start. After your review, you may decide to sign up for the HBV Business Growth Service. We'll assign you your own adviser to help you develop and implement a strategy. This will take your business exactly where you want it to go. Click here for more.

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Base your Business at HBV Enterprise Centre
Whether you need your first professional office address to trade from, or just meeting / training rooms for occasional use, HBV Enterprise Centre is the place to be in Hackney. Our full range of business support services is right at your doorstep. Click on the link above, or call in to ask us more.

If we don't have the workspace you need, visit our partner organisation Invest In Hackney. They offer an on line searchable property database.

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