Oxfordshire Local Enterprise Partnership (OxLEP Business)
OxLEP Business is here to help businesses find the support and advice they need. OxLEP’s services are completely free for businesses and start-ups in Oxfordshire.
Ethnic Minority Business Services
This EMBS service provides specialist advice including skills training to improve access to the labour market, specifically in business start-up skills, information technology, sewing, basic literacy, numeracy and communication skills.
Aspire Enterprise Development Programme
Aspire launched a new Enterprise Development Programme in May 2019, designed to offer intensive, specialist advice to anyone experiencing barriers to self-employment who would like to find out more about starting up a new business.
Starting a business locally
Our Economic Development Team has access to a list of local business advisors who can offer free advice services for people considering starting a new business. If this is of interest, please do get in touch at economicdevelopment@oxford.gov.uk.