At CEME we are well placed to offer your business start-up quality accommodation as well as tailored support. The CEME Innovation Centre managed on our behalf by Oxford Innovation, is a purpose built, professional business incubation centre, offering a range of services at competitive rates.

Want to develop and grow your business?

CEME can offer you a full range of impartial and flexible business advice tailored to your business needs. Whether you are an existing traditional businesses or one at the forefront of new and innovative technologies we can help. The CEME advisors, all of whom are from private sector  industry backgrounds, are on hand to offer advice and guidance to help maintain and grow your business at a time and location to suit you.

The advice available can help you to:

• Explore your existing plans and research potential future opportunities.
• Identify training needs to suit both your company and the individuals within it.
• Develop systems and procedures that focus on your staff that in turn focus on your customers and your profitability.
• Identify new market and sales opportunities.
• Identify funding streams – whether you are look for a business loan for new machinery or access to the many grants available; we can refer you to the many funding institutions.
• Workshops/seminars.
• Mentoring

If we can’t help, we’re sure to know someone who can. Our partners include Ford Motor Company, London Development Agency, Gateway to London, East London Small Business Centre and the local Chambers of Commerce.

Looking for premises?

CEME a stunning business park is just 5 minutes from M25 offering:

• Low Cost Office Accommodation. If you are looking for a low cost option offices, ideally located 5 minutes from the M25 and 15minutes from Canary Wharf, then CEME can provide exemplary office accommodation, parking and fully serviced facilities for your business. When sales are essential to business survival, providing your company with modern fully furnished office accommodation without the worry of a long term lease.
• A virtual office service which is designed to provide you with a professional image and service for your business without incurring the cost of renting office space. Ideal for start up companies, or for those who are on the road or working from home, and with business support as part of the package, there really isn’t a better way to get your business off the ground.
• Meeting room hire- CEME Conference Centre. Professional, flexible meeting and training space conveniently located and offering excellent value for money compared to central London venues. Whether you are looking for a memorable venue for that essential sales pitch to a new client or looking for an offsite location to focus on key business issues for the day.
• A nursery

The challenges faced by a business in the current economic climate can seem overwhelming, however we are here to help and accessing the support CEME has on offer couldn’t be easier. Please contact us through the contact page.

We also have a proven track record of delivering business support and advice and have good links to many local partner organisations that have expertise in supporting start-ups.

If you are a business start-up looking for office or workshop space but are unsure whether to ‘go it alone’, consider our Innovation Centre. With a range of different sized accommodation and managed office services including broadband Internet connection, the centre is an ideal solution for any small business. Our policy is also to provide a greater degree of flexibility for tenants so an ‘Easy In/Easy Out’ agreement is on offer as well as a Virtual Office facility, which contains a package of benefits for start-ups without the commitment associated with running a ‘live’ office. Situate in the Centre, and you will also enjoy the benefits of being located on the CEME site, including café, crèche and conference facilities.

Find out more about how the Innovation Centre could benefit your business.

If you need help in accessing finance, putting together a business plan or assessing training, contact us. Our team of advisors are on hand to assist you whatever your business query.