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Wythenshawe Community Housing Group
Enterprise
The Enterprise Centre provides affordable office space, including incubation space for budding entrepreneurs. The Centre is a place where local people can develop and grow their business with support on hand.
One-to-one advice sessions are available for people wanting to develop and grow their business.
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29 businesses are based at the Enterprise Centre
Supply chain partner: AB Building & Electrical
• Become an accredited Living Wage Employer
• Used local suppliers wherever possible
• Provided work experience and training opportunities to individuals distant from the labour market
• Provided regular career and mentoring support to young people
• Used the WCHG contract to develop the skills of apprentices
• Invested in new IT systems to help reduce their environmental impact
• Tested hybrid vehicles on the contract with a view to rolling them out across the fleet
• Supported a range of community projects including providing West Wythenshawe Boxing Club with new kits and equipment and providing materials for a community art project to brighten up a plain concrete wall within a local school
• Provided support for the Wythenshawe food bank.
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entrepreneurs benefited from business advice
We believe these opportunities are key to transforming individuals, and through this contract we
can continue to provide these placements.
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