Become a support provider
Can you help us support London’s small businesses?
If you are passionate about helping London’s small businesses, we want to hear from you.
Become a support provider on Grow London Local and share your expertise with London’s one million small business owners. We promote your programmes, events, services and training courses via this website and our in-person business support team.
Your business expertise can make a difference!
Where small businesses need support
Small businesses in London are currently looking for help in these areas. Can you help?
Finance: 56% of startups don’t feel confident with the basics of bookkeeping. Our Money hub brings financial guidance and provider support together in one place.
Marketing and sales: 58% of pre-start businesses don’t have a clear marketing message. You could help them reach the right audience.
Starting up: 65% of pre-start businesses are seeking guidance before they’ve written a business plan. The right support can help them turn an idea into a viable business.
Legal: 74% of early-stage business owners either don’t have, or aren’t sure they have, the insurance they need. Help them find the right protection.
Manufacturing: London is home to more than 14,000 manufacturing SMEs. Many are looking for support with process innovation and digital transformation.
AI: 14% of established businesses intend to use AI tools. Help them move from AI dabblers to confident adopters.
Support for disabled founders: 12% of the founders we’ve supported in person have a disability. We want to work with providers who can offer accessible, inclusive support that meets their needs.
Why become a support provider?
Become a support provider and you could benefit from our tiered support model, with a range of opportunities available at each level:
Self-service
Promote your support to 200,000+ annual Grow London Local visitors, receive client referrals from our in-person team and access performance insights.
Supported
Get everything in Self-service, plus a dedicated Relationship Manager to answer questions, resolve issues, and support you in using the Provider Portal.
Fully managed
Get all the above, plus hands-on support to develop and promote your offerings, optimise your profile and increase your visibility across GLL.
Meet our support providers
Here’s what some of our amazing support providers are saying about Grow London Local.
Elsa Caleb Ltd
“The Grow London Local team is fantastic to work with. They consistently make high-quality introductions to small businesses. I also had the pleasure of being a guest speaker at a recent Grow London Local event.”
Capital City College
“We are incredibly grateful to Grow London Local for their continued efforts in connecting SMEs with the services offered by Capital City College.”
Forward Trust
“We have been working with Grow London Local to deliver enterprise support for disadvantaged individuals. Their referrals, business support managers, and enterprise updates have been invaluable.”
Partner with us
We also work with brilliant corporate partners who are committed to powering the growth of London’s small businesses.
A partnership with Grow London Local offers tailored, year-round engagement to deliver clear mutual value and impact.
If you would like to discuss the benefits of working in partnership with us, get in touch!
FAQs for prospective providers
A Grow London Local support provider is an organisation that offers support to London-based small businesses.
This includes skills providers, who are UKPRN-registered, funded by the Adult Skills Fund (ASF) or Department of Education (DofE).
If you’re passionate about helping London’s small businesses, we’d love to work with you. Once registered, we’ll promote your support offerings via our in-person and digital services.
If you’d like to promote your support through Grow London Local, let us know by completing an expression of interest form. We’ll be in touch within two working days with an update on your application.
If successful, we’ll invite you to complete the registration process. You’ll then get access to an online Provider Portal where you can start uploading your support offerings.
By becoming a support provider on Grow London Local you could:
- Find new clients.
- Boost your online profile.
- Access speaker opportunities.
- Build your reputation as an expert in your field.
- Attend Grow London Local community events.
- Receive industry news and insights via our newsletters.
Opportunities vary depending on which tier you are assigned.
As a support provider, you’ll get access to the Provider Portal where you’ll be able to add and manage all of your support offerings, including programmes, events, services, and courses. These will then be promoted on the Grow London Local website and via our in-person business support service.
We review applications against a number of criteria. We’re particularly keen to work with organisations that:
- Offer free support to SMEs
- Offer support that matches demand from SMEs
- Have proven experience helping SMEs and can deliver support at scale
- Follow UK professional, legal and ethical standards
Find out more here.
From business mentors to marketing experts, financial advisers to HR professionals, we’re working with hundreds of private and public sector support providers, to help London’s small businesses to thrive.
You can view current support providers on our website. For more information about the providers we’ve worked with so far, you can also read our Impact and Borough Reports.
From April 2027 all support providers will have access to a performance dashboard that will show engagement with their support offerings, both on the Grow London Local website and via our business support teams.
We release data reports on a quarterly basis which show the types of businesses that we’re supporting, and the challenges that they’re facing. These reports will be shared with you in your Provider newsletter.
Meet the team
Grow London Local has a team of dedicated relationship managers, here to help you support London’s small businesses.
Once registered, you get assigned a dedicated relationship manager. You also get access to our provider portal, where you can upload all of your small business support offerings.
We look forward to welcoming you to our community.