Telephone: 01453 828829 - Stroud District Council
Telephone: 01453 828829 - Stroud District Council Telephone: 01453 828829 - Stroud District Council
The Stroud Branch forms part of the FSB ‘ Bristol and Gloucestershire Region’ and, through this, co-operates with all of the other local authorities, Business Link and public sector organisations within this geographical area. It is also a key consultation body for Gloucestershire First, the South West Regional Development Agency and other bodies on county and regional economic matters. Business Link Gloucestershire Business Link Gloucestershire offers a range of information, advice and networking opportunities to all types of business in the county – especially to new and small companies. Services include advice on generic business planning, sales and marketing, quality, international trade, people development and new technologies, and are either free or available at affordable rates. Advisors can also offer specialist advice to important sectors for Gloucestershire including farming, tourism and manufacturing. Businesses can access direct local, regional and national information from Business Link Gloucestershire. Business Link also offers frequent opportunities for business networking in a number of venues across the county. Recent events have covered: • Family businesses • International trade • Workforce development Business Link Gloucestershire is one of a network of Business Links that operate throughout England. It has a staff of 54 and a turnover of £5m per year. Its head office is located at Chargrove House, Shurdington, near Cheltenham. Gloucestershire First Gloucestershire First is a countywide economic partnership established to maintain a sustainable environment in which businesses can flourish and grow. The organisation offers a free and confidential service to companies and organisations seeking to relocate within the County, or intending Gloucestershire to be their new business location. Gloucestershire First works in partnership with the following inward investment agencies: • South West Regional Development Agency – responsible for providing regional strategic leadership in economic development and for co-ordinating national programmes in the region. It provides land and property advice to inward investors, manages the Agency’s property portfolio and markets the region overseas. • Invest UK – is the only government agency covering the whole of the UK. It helps overseas companies to set up businesses in the UK, or expand their interests, as effectively as possible through the government consular network. • Trade Partners UK – government business portal, which holds information to help UK companies export or expand their interests overseas. It is important to note that Gloucestershire First provides the first point of contact for all enquires about available land and property within the county. Stroud District Local Strategic Partnership - Creating Wealth Syndicate As part of central Government’s modernisation agenda, every local authority has a duty to produce a Community Strategy in which the social, economic and environmental well-being of the area is promoted. The Stroud District Local Strategic Partnership (LSP) is the organisaton, which has been established to promote this agenda. The LSP consists of representatives from the public, private, voluntary and community sectors, who have the right diversity and mix of local knowledge and expertise, to drive the strategy forward and take practical action. In terms of organisational structure, there are three syndicate or work groups, which feed in to the overall LSP organisation. These are namley: • Affordable and decent housing • Rural transport • Creating wealth The Creating Wealth Syndicate is concerned with the economic, business, skills and enterprise issues across the district. Members of the syndicate are drawn from a wide range of backgrounds and include business support organisations, public sector organisations and private sector interests. The Syndicate also has strong links with the Stroud and District Business Club. Business link, Gloucestershire Public/Private partnerships Gloucestershire First 17
Stroud District Business Directory Contacts and Useful Addresses Education and Skills Adult Continuing Education and Training (ACET) ACET provides adults, whatever their background, with a bridge to further and higher education and training, helping them progress smoothly and surely to fulfil their potential. ACET, Keyside House, Gloucestershire County Council, GL1 2TP T: 0800 5421655 E : acet@gloucestershire.gov.uk www.gloucestershire.gov.uk Connexions Gloucestershire Connexions is the government's support service for all young people aged 13 to 19 in England. The service aims to provide integrated advice, guidance and access to personal development opportunities for this group and to help them make a smooth transition to adulthood and working life. The success of Connexions depends on the involvement of young people - listening to and taking account of their views in the design and delivery of Connexions will be essential. Southgate House, Southgate Street Gloucester, GL1 1UW T: 01452 833600 / 01452 524800 E: info@connexionsglos.org.uk F: 01452 833601 www.connexionsglos.co.uk Cotswold Vale Consortium Broad association of education providers, services and users within the Cam and Dursley area, established to improve working relationships and develop education and skills related projects c/o Dursley Education Centre Castle Street, Dursley, GL11 4BS T: (01453) 542060 E : barbarapage@stroudcol.ac.uk Street Entertainment, Stroud 18 Cranfield University Cranfield Creates manages the Cranfield University Business Gateway, a web portal aimed at businesses across the region. The business web portal aims to make it easier for businesses and business support agencies to access the resources, facilities and expertise of Cranfield University and to increase our interaction with the business community. Cranfield University, Cranfield Bedfordshire , MK43 0AL United Kingdom T: 01234 750111 E: info@cranfield.ac.uk F: 01234 750875 www.cranfield.ac.uk Gloucestershire College of Arts and Technology Gloscat, one of the largest further education colleges in the UK, offers a wide range of education and training programmes including A Levels and GCSEs, vocational qualifications, work-based learning, basic skills courses, Higher Education, short courses for business, part-time day and evening courses and English for overseas students. Gloucester Campus Brunswick Road Gloucester GL1 1HU T: 01452 532000 / 01242 532000 E: info@gloscat.ac.uk www.gloscat.ac.uk Gloucestershire County Council Education Services Everything you might need to know about admission procedures to primary and secondary level schools, hospital education, the reintegration service, Ofsted reports and tables. Shire Hall, Westgate Street Gloucester, GL1 2TG T: 01452 425300 www.glocestershire.gov.uk Learndirect learndirect is a network of online learning and information services. It is a governmentsponsored initiative in flexible learning, intended to make possible the vision of a 'learning society' where everyone can learn and upgrade their skills throughout life.The nearest district centre is based at Stroud College. Stroud College, Stratford Road, Stroud, Gloucestershire, GL5 4AH T: 01453 763424 E : christinemauler@stroudcol.ac.uk Learning and Skills Council Gloucestershire (LSCG) At the national level, the Learning and Skills Council (LSC) is responsible for funding and planning education and training for over 16year-olds in England. The LSCG is the local branch of the organisation. Conway House, 33-35 Worcester Street, Gloucester, GL1 3AJ T: 01452 450001 F: 01452 450002 E: gloucestershireinfo@lsc.gov.uk Prince’s Trust The Prince’s Trust offers practical solutions to help young people to get their lives working. This Includes: • Developing confidence, skills and job chances • Improving motivation and attendance at school • Starting a business • Overcoming barriers First Floor Discovery Court, 162 Southgate Street, Gloucester, GL1 2EX T: 01452 416191 F: 01452 522890 E: busglos@princes-trust.org.uk Stroud College Provides a range of further education opportunities, including flexible learning and outreach services. Stratford Road, Stroud, Gloucestershire, GL5 4AH T: 01453 763424 F: 01453 753543 E: enquire@stroudcol.ac.uk Stroud Consortium Broad association of education providers, services and users within the Stroud area, established to improve working relationships and develop education and skills related projects. c/o Stroud College, Stratford Road, Stroud, Gloucestershire, GL5 4AH T: 01453 761209 E: barbarapage@stroudcol.ac.uk
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<strong>Stroud</strong> <strong>District</strong> Business Directory<br />
Contacts and Useful Addresses<br />
Education and Skills<br />
Adult Continuing<br />
Education and Training (ACET)<br />
ACET provides adults, whatever their<br />
background, with a bridge to further and higher<br />
education and training, helping them progress<br />
smoothly and surely to fulfil their potential.<br />
ACET, Keyside House, Gloucestershire<br />
County <strong>Council</strong>, GL1 2TP<br />
T: 0800 5421655<br />
E : acet@gloucestershire.gov.uk<br />
www.gloucestershire.gov.uk<br />
Connexions Gloucestershire<br />
Connexions is the government's support service<br />
for all young people aged 13 to 19 in England.<br />
The service aims to provide integrated advice,<br />
guidance and access to personal development<br />
opportunities for this group and to help them<br />
make a smooth transition to adulthood and<br />
working life. The success of Connexions depends<br />
on the involvement of young people - listening<br />
to and taking account of their views in the design<br />
and delivery of Connexions will be essential.<br />
Southgate House, Southgate Street<br />
Gloucester, GL1 1UW<br />
T: 01452 833600 / 01452 524800<br />
E: info@connexionsglos.org.uk<br />
F: 01452 833601<br />
www.connexionsglos.co.uk<br />
Cotswold Vale Consortium<br />
Broad association of education providers,<br />
services and users within the Cam and<br />
Dursley area, established to improve working<br />
relationships and develop education and skills<br />
related projects<br />
c/o<br />
Dursley Education Centre<br />
Castle Street,<br />
Dursley,<br />
GL11 4BS<br />
T: (<strong>01453</strong>) 542060<br />
E : barbarapage@stroudcol.ac.uk<br />
Street Entertainment, <strong>Stroud</strong><br />
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Cranfield University<br />
Cranfield Creates manages the Cranfield<br />
University Business Gateway, a web portal<br />
aimed at businesses across the region. The<br />
business web portal aims to make it easier for<br />
businesses and business support agencies to<br />
access the resources, facilities and expertise<br />
of Cranfield University and to increase our<br />
interaction with the business community.<br />
Cranfield University, Cranfield<br />
Bedfordshire , MK43 0AL United Kingdom<br />
T: 01234 750111<br />
E: info@cranfield.ac.uk<br />
F: 01234 750875<br />
www.cranfield.ac.uk<br />
Gloucestershire College<br />
of Arts and Technology<br />
Gloscat, one of the largest further education<br />
colleges in the UK, offers a wide range of<br />
education and training programmes<br />
including A Levels and GCSEs, vocational<br />
qualifications, work-based learning, basic<br />
skills courses, Higher Education, short<br />
courses for business, part-time day and<br />
evening courses and English for<br />
overseas students.<br />
Gloucester Campus<br />
Brunswick Road<br />
Gloucester<br />
GL1 1HU<br />
T: 01452 532000 / 01242 532000<br />
E: info@gloscat.ac.uk<br />
www.gloscat.ac.uk<br />
Gloucestershire County <strong>Council</strong><br />
Education Services<br />
Everything you might need to know about<br />
admission procedures to primary and<br />
secondary level schools, hospital education,<br />
the reintegration service, Ofsted reports<br />
and tables.<br />
Shire Hall, Westgate Street<br />
Gloucester, GL1 2TG<br />
T: 01452 425300<br />
www.glocestershire.gov.uk<br />
Learndirect<br />
learndirect is a network of online learning<br />
and information services. It is a governmentsponsored<br />
initiative in flexible learning,<br />
intended to make possible the vision of a<br />
'learning society' where everyone can learn<br />
and upgrade their skills throughout life.The<br />
nearest district centre is based at <strong>Stroud</strong> College.<br />
<strong>Stroud</strong> College, Stratford Road,<br />
<strong>Stroud</strong>, Gloucestershire, GL5 4AH<br />
T: <strong>01453</strong> 763424<br />
E : christinemauler@stroudcol.ac.uk<br />
Learning and Skills <strong>Council</strong><br />
Gloucestershire (LSCG)<br />
At the national level, the Learning and Skills<br />
<strong>Council</strong> (LSC) is responsible for funding and<br />
planning education and training for over 16year-olds<br />
in England. The LSCG is the local<br />
branch of the organisation.<br />
Conway House,<br />
33-35 Worcester Street,<br />
Gloucester, GL1 3AJ<br />
T: 01452 450001<br />
F: 01452 450002<br />
E: gloucestershireinfo@lsc.gov.uk<br />
Prince’s Trust<br />
The Prince’s Trust offers practical solutions to<br />
help young people to get their lives working.<br />
This Includes:<br />
• Developing confidence, skills and job chances<br />
• Improving motivation and<br />
attendance at school<br />
• Starting a business<br />
• Overcoming barriers<br />
First Floor<br />
Discovery Court, 162 Southgate Street,<br />
Gloucester, GL1 2EX<br />
T: 01452 416191<br />
F: 01452 522890<br />
E: busglos@princes-trust.org.uk<br />
<strong>Stroud</strong> College<br />
Provides a range of further education<br />
opportunities, including flexible learning and<br />
outreach services.<br />
Stratford Road, <strong>Stroud</strong>,<br />
Gloucestershire, GL5 4AH<br />
T: <strong>01453</strong> 763424<br />
F: <strong>01453</strong> 753543<br />
E: enquire@stroudcol.ac.uk<br />
<strong>Stroud</strong> Consortium<br />
Broad association of education providers,<br />
services and users within the <strong>Stroud</strong> area,<br />
established to improve working relationships<br />
and develop education and skills<br />
related projects.<br />
c/o<br />
<strong>Stroud</strong> College, Stratford Road,<br />
<strong>Stroud</strong>, Gloucestershire, GL5 4AH<br />
T: <strong>01453</strong> 761209<br />
E: barbarapage@stroudcol.ac.uk
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