About Backing Essex Business

Backing Essex Business (Formerly Back to Business Essex) is a business support service fully-funded by Essex County Council which gives Essex businesses up to 12 hours of fully-funded advice. The range of business support services includes, but is not limited to:

• identifying potential sources of business funding

• business planning and marketing

• providing connections to key personnel, prospective business partners, and support organisations

• building local supply chains

• recruiting and training a high-quality workforce

Our finance experts will work with you to access the right funding to help your business survive and prosper. Although we don’t use algorithms and computers to make our decisions, our turnaround times are faster than most mainstream providers.

This service is delivered by Let’s Do Business Group.

Let’s Do Business Group originated more than 20 years ago as a local Enterprise Agency. Today, they are a leading provider of business advice, business loans, and access to other finance, training, and business events across the South East and East of England.

With offices in both Ongar, Essex, and St.Leonards, East Sussex, Let’s Do Business Group supports businesses across the South East and East to start-up, grow and thrive, as well as increasing employment opportunities to grow our local economies.

Part of the Group, Let’s Do Business Finance aims to support businesses both starting up and already established with our financial services, including Start Up Loans, Business Loans, and Brokerage.

We are an official delivery partner of The Start Up Loans Company and deliver Start Up Loans of up to £25,000 to aspiring entrepreneurs and businesses under two years old to support the launch of their business.

If your business has already been trading for two years+ or you do not meet the Start Up Loans criteria, our Business Loans can help you to move forward and put your plans into action with loans ranging from £25,000 to £100,000 with up to a 7-year term.

And if we cannot help you with one of our finance products, we have a wealth of experience and contacts who can help you to find the right type of funding for your business through our Credit Brokerage services.