Starting Point

Starting Point offers a combination of facilities and business support for local people whose work is aimed at helping and improving their local community. It offers hot desking facilities, breakout and meeting areas, business support and guidance, start-up funding and networking opportunities. Starting Point manager Corrine Hutcheson said: ''As lo... cal services face cuts, and unemployment rates rise, we're seeing more local people than ever before apply to Starting Point with the aim of setting up a social enterprise to provide services for their local community. So far we have supported 120 organisations which in turn have delivered services to 10,000 local people. This speed networking event has been a huge success and enabled us to draw on the expertise of our wider corporate team at East Thames to enhance our business support and help local businesses reach their full potential''. Olivia Jarrett who runs community engagement and leadership project DISAD from Starting Point said: "This event was ideal for me to network and pick up more specialist skills. I am forever grateful for today and for the overall service provided. Over the past two years I have been using the facilities at Starting Point and since coming here it's given me the confidence to promote the business within a professional environment''.Read More