Award of Business Mentoring Services for Aston University's ERDF-Funded Small Business Growth Programme
Aston University · Awarded contract
AwardedAward of Business Mentoring Services for Aston University's ERDF-Funded Small Business Growth Programme
Awarded 01 Mar 2017
Awarded01 Mar 2017
Value£152,100.00
AgencyAston University
RegionWest Midlands
CategoryEducation & Training
Ended 7y 4mo ago2y 4mo term
Awarded 1 Mar 2017Expired 29 June 2019
About
Aston University awarded a contract to Blue Sky Corporate Finance (Midlands) Ltd, Business Wizards Limited, CCW Business Services, DROPJAW VENTURES LIMITED, Horsebrook Management Consultancy Limited, Kelmscott Consulting Limited, and newmedia2.o Ltd for business mentoring services under the Aston Centre for Growth's ERDF part-funded programme for small business growth.
The programme was scheduled to run 4-5 times between July 2016 and June 2019, with each cohort requiring up to 6 business mentors.
Each mentor was to provide up to 120 hours of work per cohort, delivering one-to-one support to businesses and attending workshops and meetings.
The contract value was £152,100.
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Award of Business Mentoring Services for Aston University's ERDF-Funded Small Business Growth Programme
Won by Blue Sky Corporate Finance (Midlands) Ltd,Business Wizards Limited,CCW Business Services,DROPJAW VENTURES LIMITED,Horsebrook Management Consultancy Limited,Kelmscott Consulting Limited,newmedia2.o Ltd,VC Consulting ltd · Aston University
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