Strategic assessment of business start-up support in Birmingham and Solihull
Client:
Birmingham and Solihull Business Link
Date completed:
April 2005
Project description:
The purpose of this research study was to use existing data, supplemented with targeted contact with a range of different providers to build up an overall assessment of:
- The nature and performance of the Birmingham and Solihull economy in relation to business start-ups
- The scale of demand for start-up support services and how this demand may vary amongst different population groups and sectors/clusters
- The nature of demand for start-up support and the extent to which existing support services reflect this demand
- Based on available evidence, identification of how support services might be segmented/focussed more effectively