Business support services from the Economic Development Office
  
Our services
We provide a wide range of business support services. We hold various business promotion events and seminars and provide local business information (including vacant commercial property). We offer loans and grants for businesses at properties in designated town centres, work with developers to bring forward business space, support independent businesses (particularly in town centres) renew older industrial areas and improve our town centres. We also help businesses to get contracts at developments such as Battersea Power Station, help businesses with other council services and lead the local business support network.
Our specialisms
Small business support, town centre management, area regeneration, retailing, business finance for small firms and technology transfer.
Our aims and objectives
- Support small enterprises to maintain a viable and prosperous local economy
- Co-ordinate and deliver targeted and sustainable regeneration programmes in our deprived neighbourhoods of East Battersea, Tooting and Roehampton
- Maximise the economic potential and vibrancy of our town centres (Balham, Clapham Junction, Putney, Tooting and Wandsworth)
- Develop the skills of Wandsworth's adult workforce and improve access to jobs for all
- Stimulate a thriving community by encouraging a diverse and strong voluntary sector.
Our role
- To be a voice for business within the Council, within and outside the Borough
- To provide a strategic framework for many other Council and Government services
- To work with all Council Departments to improve services for Wandsworth businesses
- To ensure value for money through effective procurement and contract monitoring
- To lead many of the Council's bids for Government and other grant funding
- To provide input to the Council and Local Strategic Partnership's Community Strategy and Neighbourhood Renewal Strategy as part of the statutory duty to promote economic, social and environmental well-being.
Wandsworth as a business location
Wandsworth is an ideal location for business and is home to international companies as well as very many small and medium sized businesses. The rate at which new businesses are being set up in Wandsworth is among the highest in the UK. Here there is established positive support for business led by the Economic Development Office working in partnership with other business support agencies.
Meet the management team
 Mike Brook
Economic Development Officer
Tel: 020 8871 6202
Email: mbrook@wandsworth.gov.uk |
 Judith Roscoe
Deputy Economic Development Officer
Tel: 020 8871 6205
Email: jroscoe@wandsworth.gov.uk |
 Norman Frost
Business Development Manager
Tel: 020 8871 7698
Email: nfrost@wandsworth.gov.uk |
 Nigel Chandler
Head of Resources
Tel: 020 8871 6206
Email: nchandler@wandsworth.gov.uk |
Your chance to comment on the Economic Development Plan.
You can download a copy of the plan below. There is also an online questionnaire for you to give us your views and opinions.
 Full Economic Development Report 2008 (268K)
Wandsworth Business Forum
These regular free meetings have been held in rotating town centre venues throughout the borough for over ten years. They are an invaluable tool for communication between the council (officers and members) and local businesses. They are held to encourage and support new and existing businesses in Wandsworth - especially small and medium sized firms - by providing a platform to consult on our Economic Development Programme and to discuss current local and national issues facing our business community.
For further information please contact Marian Cowler.
Tel: 020 8871 6181
Email: mcowler@wandsworth.gov.uk
The most recent forum took place at The Clapham Grand, St John's Hill, Clapham Junction (Battersea) on the evening of Monday, 17th November 2008. This event also hosted the awards ceremony for the 2008 Wandsworth Green Business Awards. The overall winner of the 2008 Wandsworth Green Business Awards are Lamberts Restaurant who are located at Station Parade in Balham. They will represent Wandsworth in the "Green Guardian" regional awards. The details of the entry categories and 2008 winners can be found on our Green Business Awards page.
The next forum will be an evening meeting in Putney on Tuesday 27th January 2009, from 7pm to 8pm, (Refreshments will be served from 6:30pm).
Venue : To be confirmed.
Topics to be discussed:
More information on the forum (116 kb)
Wandsworth Council and Wandsworth Chamber of Commerce want to hear your views. To attend any of these free events you must confirm your place with Marian Cowler on 020 8871 6181 or email mcowler@wandsworth.gov.uk. We look forward to seeing you there!
Future Wandsworth Business Forum dates for your diary
- Putney: Tuesday 27th January 2009 at 7pm
- Balham: Thursday 11th June 2009 at 7pm
- Wandsworth: Thursday 19th November 2009 at 7pm
Green Business Awards
The 2008 Wandsworth Green Business Awards Ceremony took place during the evening of Monday 17th November 2008 and was held at The Clapham Grand, St John's Hill, Clapham Junction (Battersea) as part of the Wandsworth Business Forum. The overall winner of the 2008 Wandsworth Green Business Awards is Lamberts Restaurant, Balham who are entered into the "Green Guardian" regional Business Awards competition. The regional awards ceremony will be held on 21st November 2008. Details of each entry category and the 2008 winners are shown on the Green Business Awards page.
Business Charter 2006
To request a copy of our Business Charter, please call 020 8871 6884, or email your request and address to edo@wandsworth.gov.uk. You can also download it from our Business Publications page.
Wandsworth Community Strategy
Our Current Strategy is available to download as a PDF document from the Community Strategy website. Together with the annual Performance Plan, both are seen by the Government as the two essential plan requirements for an excellent authority. Strategic Priority 3 is the EDO section which you will find on page 14 of the executive summary. |
