Aimed at: SME Business owners or the person responsible for business tendering. Suitable for SMEs in industries where tendering is a crucial part of business growth.

AIM for the Black Country is a service being offered to Small & Medium sized Enterprises (SMEs) to enhance your growth and competitiveness. Through a partnership arrangement between the Black Country Chamber of Commerce, Black Country Growth Hub, Local Authorities, Black Country Consortium and the University of Wolverhampton you will be able to access a coordinated approach to a range of business support, advice and workshops. You can enter the programme through any of the aforementioned partners who will then manage the process from start to finish.

Workshop content:

Identifying who you’d like to supply to
How to get notified of tenders for your target market
Understanding basic procurement boxes to tick before you consider tendering – making the correct bid or no bid decision
Getting your business ready for tendering
Bid writing to score high marks and ensure you are responding to the buyers requirements
Outsourcing your bid writing – benefits and process
Industry standards and accreditations i.e. BIM (construction) ISO standards, living wage foundation etc.

This workshop is funded by European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and there is no cost to eligible SMEs taking part in this programme. There is a small amount of paperwork required to assess eligibility and evidence actions and outcomes.

Venue: Village Hotel Club Dudley, Castlegate Drive, Dudley DY1 4TB

To express your interest please give us a call to discuss 0121 569 2121

To find out about the programme please click here to read the latest news story