Who is London Small Business Centre for? London Small Business Centre is for the person who wants to start their own small business and be their own boss. It’s for the person wanting a career change, the person wanting to take control, chase their dream and make an impact. Formerly known as East London Small Business Centre, London Small Business Centre is for the visionary who doesn’t settle, doesn’t compromise and isn’t afraid to take that leap of faith which is necessary to turn the ordinary into the extraordinary. What do we do? Teach new skills: Our two key areas for SMEs are Start Up and Growth services. Through events, workshops and various other programmes which are fully subsidised (which means free for you!), we ensure our small business owners are fully prepared and confident to start and grow their small business. Advise & Mentor: Our face-to-face mentoring scheme is delivered by our team of highly skilled business advisers who have worked for leading companies and have first-hand experience on starting their own businesses. Find out a little bit more about them here. Provide Access to Finance We work with various partners and sponsors to ensure you have access to the right kind of loan and subsidised programmes to help start and grow your business. Our advisers work with you to secure the most suitable one.