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

If you feel you would like some support in any of the above areas please contact us.


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 Business 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.