Business Support


SCEDU has a team of SFEDI (Small Firms Enterprise Development Initiative)
accredited business advisor’s with longstanding experience in the fields of all
business activity, but predominantly in social enterprise and childcare. 
 
SCEDU can offer:

  • Start up Guidance
  • Business Planning
  • Financial Planning
  • Legal Structures
  • Governance
  • Policy Development, both regional & national
  • Feasibility Studies
  • Growth & Subsidary Development
  • Social Impact Analysis
     
    SCEDU can offer support in all areas of business development and throughout the
    PVI (Private, Voluntary and Independent) sectors.  Our support through contracts
    with Business Link Yorkshire and The Sheffield City Council and more recently
    partnership working with The Sheffield University allows SCEDU to become more
    involved with a variety of businesses. 
     
    The childcare team within SCEDU have over 12 years of experience in providing
    business support to nurseries, pre school’s and more recently childminders.  Our
    expertise in setting up or expansion of childcare settings has assisted many
    providers across Sheffield to increase childcare places, become self sustainable
    and achieve stability. 
    Our approach is to offer support in all areas of business and have utilized this
    expertise in to creating Business Development CD Roms. 
    The Childcare Development Toolkit (for childcare settings such as nursery, out
    of school provision and pre school’s) and the Toolkit for Childminder’s offer
    practical information, cash flow forecasts / accounts, policy information and
    guidance.  For more in depth information on the toolkits and how they can help
    your business contact us.
     
    Our knowledge of the childcare sector and our dedication to improving the long
    term viability of childcare settings is testament to our success in this field.