Starting up in business - Mitcham Means Business

Merton Chamber of Commerce is delighted to be a leading partner in the Mitcham Means Business Project. This is a 2 year project running until March 2009.
The project aims to develop and market the distinctive identity of Mitcham during the redevelopment period, to retain and expand the business community, and to enhance the skills and experience of the local labour force.
The target area for the project is Figges Marsh, Cricket Green, Lavender Fields and Pollards Hill wards.

Based in the Mitcham Regeneration office at 177 London Road its goals are to provide:
• Provide business support to 150 existing local businesses.
• Deliver Pre-Start Business support to 25 clients interested in starting a business in Mitcham.
• Delivery of Specialist Advice Sessions for existing Business and Pre-Start Business Support.
• Referring and signposting clients to appropriate agencies for follow-up support.
• Regular programmed visits to town centre businesses in order to update them on the redevelopment and to take forward any issues they need resolving
• Regular networking events that will engender town centre businesses with a sense of identity and community

Jean Ottey is the Business Engagement Officer for Mitcham Means Business. Jean is a qualified consultant with twenty years of experience in training and organisation development, providing training, evaluation, consultancy and mentoring services for private, public, community, voluntary and statutory organisations.

She has extensive project management experience, having held a number of operational management positions in the public sector and with multinational companies. She is directly involved in managing projects and consulting.

Jean is a specialist in the fields of Corporate Communications, Training Development and Social Enterprise and Diversity.

Call 020 8274 5786 or email jean@southlondon.biz