Business Support Services

The Merthyr Tydfil Business Partnership provides a co-ordinated approach to business.

The Partnership includes representatives of all locally based or operating business support organisations. As well as the County Borough Council, the Partnership also includes the local Flexible Support for Business (FS4B) office business-support-wales.gov.uk/, Taste of Enterprise, Job Centre Plus, Merthyr Tydfil College, Venture Wales, Welsh Assembly Government, Finance Wales and International Business Wales.

The Partnership meets regularly to discuss business support priorities for the area and to share and disseminate information.

Business Support Team

The Business Support Team is part of the Regeneration Department which supports business creation, investment, expansion and success by offering a range of services to businesses throughout the County Borough.

The team works closely with all its business support partners and holds regular meetings of the Merthyr Tydfil Business Partnership. As well as being able to provide advice on sites and premises, the team can also provide financial assistance to qualifying businesses through the Merthyr Tydfil Business Support Package.

Within the team there is also a dedicated Business Environment Co-ordinator on hand to offer advice on a range of environmental issues.

The team is also part of the Merthyr Tydfil Enterprise Group - a dynamic group consisting of a range of partners who arrange various events throughout the year in order to encourage people to start in Business, provide business networking opportunities and to make people aware of the wide range of business support available within the area. This group consists of the following organisations:

· Business owners

· Merthyr Tydfil College

· Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council

· Merthyr Tydfil Social Economy Network (MTSEN)

· Venture Wales (a business support agency)

· Flexible Support 4 Business (Welsh Assembly Government)

· Taste of Enterprise (a test-trading project)

· Heads of the Valleys Innovation Programme (HOVIP)

· JobMatch Merthyr