Performance 2005/06

Advice Sessions    

• 910 one to one business advice consultations 200 people used the patent lawyer clinics
• 3750 one to one creative/IP consultations
• 150 partner one to one consultations      
• 5010 individual booked advice sessions  

Creative Industries

• 24,000 creative enquiries
• 2,100 people attended our creative business fair
• 106 companies supported for 30 hours plus 
• 101 showcasing events  

Enquiry Services

• 235,000 visitors to our Business Insight premises
• 34,000 business phone enquiries

Enterprise 

• 385 new limited companies established
• 400 verifiable sole traders started
• 106 companies supported for 30 hours plus
• 1070 individuals made Business Ready 
• 850 jobs created or preserved 

Learning

66,000 students access Learning Centre Courses

Business Learning:

• 6000 people attended our 3 Business Fairs
• 6105 attended Business Bites programme of talks
• 7,711 attend business seminars  

New Services 

• Creative Pathways initiative started 
• Creative City partnership  

Online Services 

• 2.3m page views on our web sites
• 1350 new business fact sheets and templates provided
• 400 students complete new www.emailcollege.co.uk  courses
• Creation Zone www.creation-zone.co.uk  - support for jewellery industry

Outsourcing

• Provide 25 UK local authorities/corporations with business information