Case Studies
Clacton Enterprise Centre - providing support to business
Date: 18 July 2006
Clacton Enterprise Centre has been providing support to businesses in the Tendring area for many years. One business, Apex Publishing, who produce the local Apex Advertiser, has grown from strength to strength since locating in the Centre. Chris Cowlin, the owner of the business, is impressed by what the Centre has meant to his business. “The Clacton Enterprise Centre provided an excellent opportunity to start my business at a low cost. My business grew with the help and advice from the supportive staff always on hand and the networking opportunities were fundamental to the continued success of my business.”
Another local business Able Canopies Ltd, the providers of canopies to schools throughout the UK used the Centre as the springboard to a move to larger commercial premises. Mark Wood from Able Canopies benefited from the in-house business advice at the Centre and was “particularly impressed with the detail and depth” on offer.
Lesley Jones of TheLightBulb Ltd based at the Basildon Enterprise Centre, a company that provides a complete range of tailored training solutions has really benefited form being in the Centre “The Essex Enterprise Centre offered us affordable accommodation and the support to allow us to take the plunge and follow our dreams. It provided us with a stepping stone to progress on to bigger and better things. Starting a business can be lonely, but being part of a community of like-minded people, sharing skills and ideas helped us maintain the focus to succeed.”
