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Ngage Solutions is an innovative not-for-profit deliverer of publicly funded services and economic development projects. We develop and deliver a range of projects that aim to add value to the economy, ‘make markets’ and improve people’s lives.

Ngage works in partnership to add value from inception of a project to its closure, ensuring projects deliver impact and the highest possible rate of engagement resulting in employment, cost efficiency and sustainability.

Ngage gets the results you planned and hoped for. Through its projects and support services, Ngage has assisted over 6,000 businesses in the last 3 years.

Thanks to the team’s extensive experience of managing public sector contracts and use of proven PRINCE2 project management methodologies, Ngage is an efficient, effective and reliable development and delivery partner. Ngage possesses a strong track record of working with national, regional and local government departments across major sectors including enterprise, business/industry, environment, education and rural communities. No project is too large or too small.

Ngage has also delivered projects across the EU and has over the last decade worked with 18 transnational partners from 13 other EU countries.

So, to find out how we can help you fulfil your project objectives, take a look at our enviable track record or contact Adrian Champney on 01494 568977.

LEADER is a source of funding for farmers, foresters, other small, rural businesses and community groups. Its aim is to help them grow and in so doing, enable them to strengthen their support for the local economy. Grants of up to £50,000 are available between 2015-2020 to support projects that create jobs, help businesses to grow and benefit the rural economy.

Chilterns LEADER

Value FundersPartners£1.5m Chilterns LEADER

Action Group LEADER funding is part of the Rural Development Programme for England (RDPE) and it is managed by the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA).

Business Support & Engagement

Innovation & Enterprise

Rural & Sustainability

Skills & Employment

Approach

The project will run between July 2015 to December 2020

The Chilterns LEADER area broadly follows the outline of the Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB), one of the most heavily visited landscapes in the UK with 55 million leisure visits a year. The fund, worth £1.5 million will aim to enhance farm productivity, support small and medium size businesses and farm diversification projects, strengthen rural tourism, culture and heritage, and forestry productivity.

Projects must demonstrate that they are environmentally and economically sustainable in order to be awarded a grant.

A project must support at least one and preferably more of the following themes:

• Farming• Food and Woodland• Improving Farm Economics• Developing Environmentally Sustainable Tourism• Conserving Environmental and Cultural Heritage• Meeting the Challenges and Opportunities of Climate Change

LEADER is a source of funding for farmers, foresters, other small, rural businesses and community groups. Its aim is to help them grow and in so doing, enable them to strengthen their support for the local economy. Grants of up to £50,000 are available to rurally based businesses throughout Aylesbury Vale, rural Milton Keynes and for the first time, rural South Northamptonshire.

Clay Vales LEADER

Value FundersPartners£1.72m Clay Vales LEADER Action

Group.LEADER funding is part of the Rural Development Programme for England (RDPE) and is managed by the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA).




Skills & Employment

Approach


The Clay Vales LEADER fund worth £1.72 million will cover Aylesbury Vale, rural Milton Keynes and South Northamptonshire. The aims of the programme are to help establish a thriving local rural economy underpinned by a strong tourism offer, high-quality local food businesses and enhanced agricultural and forestry productivity.

Projects must demonstrate that they are environmentally and economically sustainable in order to be awarded a grant.

A project must support at least one and preferably more of the following themes:

• Farming• Food and Woodland• Improving Farm Economics• Developing Environmentally Sustainable Tourism• Conserving Environmental and Cultural Heritage• Meeting the Challenges and Opportunities of Climate Change

LEADER is a source of funding for farmers, foresters, other small, rural businesses and community groups. Its aim is to help them grow and in so doing, enable them to strengthen their support for the local economy. Grants of up to £50,000 are available to rurally based businesses throughout the county of Northamptonshire, except for those in South Northamptonshire, which will be covered by the Clay Vales LEADER programme also delivered by Ngage.

North & West Northamptonshire

Value FundersPartners£1.87m N&WN LEADER Action

GroupLEADER funding is part of the Rural Development Programme for England (RDPE) and is managed by the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA).




Skills & Employment

Approach


The North & West Northamptonshire LEADER programme aims to promote the sustainable economic growth of businesses throughout its area, particularly micro and small businesses. It will particularly focus on rural areas reflecting the rich and diverse cultural heritage of the county such as: the Rockingham Forest; the Nene Valley; and the inland-waterways network, whilst empowering rural communities to be more resilient. The programme is expected to help with the creation of about 75 jobs and to provide financial support for 130 rural businesses.

LEADER

Get Online Trade Online(GO-TO)

Value FundersPartners

Get Online, Trade Online vouchers, which became available in early 2015 were aimed at helping small businesses based in Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire with grants of £150 to trade and do more online.

£200,000 Buckinghamshire Business First

Oxfordshire Business Support

Buckinghamshire Thames Valley Local Enterprise Partnership

Oxfordshire Local Enterprise Partnership

GO-ON UK

The project was funded by the Department of Business Innovation and Skills Small Business Capability Challenge Fund and awarded to Buckinghamshire Thames Valley and Oxfordshire Local Enterprise Partnerships.

xLEPdriving economic growth



Approach Outputs

The project ran between December 2014 to March 2015

• 375 grants delivered

• 1,063 people engaged with the grant scheme

• 214 people took up or participated in related government initiatives as a result of involvement with GO-TO

Ngage aimed to deliver a successful project through a great network of partners and associates, strong brand recognition, and a strong marketing campaign underpinned by rich and engaging collateral, an active social media presence and an engaging and informative web page.

The GO-TO vouchers were able to contribute towards the cost of:

• Building a website• Taking payment online• Engaging with customers through social media• Becoming efficient with online finance• Marketing to customers online• Staying safe online

As a result of GO-TO we have increased our understanding of social media and have raised our profile worldwide.

“”Stella Withey -

Diabetic Boot Company

119 for moving online/training staff

216 for promoting business online

40 for trading online with e-commerce

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Skills & Employment

Low Carbon Workspaces


Low Carbon Workspaces was an exciting project aimed at helping business owner occupiers or those leasing their business premises, identify energy efficiency measures to help reduce their energy bills and CO₂ footprint. Businesses applied for a grant from Ngage Solutions to implement a suitable and sustainable solution.

£1.64m National Energy Foundation (NEF)

Low Carbon Workspaces was been funded through the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) by the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG).


Skills & Employment



Approach

The project ran between July 2013 and December 2015

Approach Outputs• Reduce the CO₂

emissions from commercial property in the South East of England by 2,500 tonnes over the lifecycle of the installed assets

• 17 jobs created as of September 2015

• Assist 100 SMEs to make a combined financial saving

• Assist 10 SMEs to reduce their energy usage

• Assist 100 businesses to improve their performance

Grants covered a wide range of projects including lighting systems, loft insulation, double glazing, cavity wall insulation, hot water showers, heating controls, under-floor heating and many more. Grants were match funded, with a maximum grant payable of £5,000. To claim the full grant SMEs needed to spend £13,000 or more. The grants were available to SMEs across the South East of England (excluding London).

The project has been a great success. We have already seen a dramatic reduction in gas usage over the short period that the new water heaters have been in operation.

“”Ian Collins -

Fasset Facilities Management

Grants for Eco Innovation

Value FundersPartnersValue FundersPartners

Grants for Eco Innovation was a pioneering scheme developed for SMEs looking to promote an innovative green product, service or business process. Ngage offered organisations a unique opportunity to apply for a grant to help bring their product, service or process to market, through the use of marketing agencies, web development agencies, sales agents, trade shows etc.

£1m National Enterprise Network

Environmental Sustainability Knowledge Transfer Network

EEF Ltd

Oxford Innovation

Grants for Eco Innovation has been funded through the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) by the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG).

Skills & Employment




Approach

The project ran between

Approach


Approach Outputs• Reduce the CO₂ footprint

in the South East of England by 1,000 tonnes

• Assist 75 SMEs to deliver eco innovation improvements in their business (sustainable product developments or process improvements which lead to CO₂ savings) by providing them with a grant of £1,000 to £3,000

• Assist 20 participant beneficiary SMEs to increase the percentage of turnover attributable to new and improved products by 5%

• Create 12 new jobs

• Achieve a net increase in GVA of £1,500,000 amongst beneficiary SMEs

Products needed to be environmentally friendly or reduce CO₂ emissions in a quantifiable manner. Grants required match funding, with a maximum grant payable of £3,000. To claim the full grant SMEs needed to spend £9,667 or more. Activities funded included the use of marketing agencies, web development agencies, sales agents and trade shows. The grants were open to SMEs across the South East of England (excluding London).

The Woodfuel Woodland Improvement Grant (WIG)


The Woodfuel WIG project supported the sustainable production of woodfuel and other timber products. Ngage won the contract to deliver the new grant in the South East and South West regions and the county of Cumbria, resulting in grants totalling up to £5 million.

£5m Forestry Commission EnglandSilvanus TrustChiltern Woodlands Project8 Independent Consultants

The Woodfuel WIG funding has been secured by the Forestry Commission and is part of the Rural Development Programme for England (RDPE) Axis 1- improving the competitiveness of the agricultural and forestry sector.




Approach Outputs

The project ran between 2011 to September 2015

• £5 million grants

• 310 woodland schemes supported

• 825,000 tonnes of CO2 savings

The main aim of the Woodfuel WIG was to reduce England’s CO₂ emissions by 2 million tonnes per annum by increasing the availability and use of sustainably grown wood as a substitute for fossil fuels. The grant fund consisted of 2 strands, Timber and Roads. The Timber fund paid towards professional support marketing timber from previously unmanaged woods. The Roads fund supported infrastructure projects to enable sustainable extraction of timber from woodland where it was currently inaccessible. This was the first time that the Forestry Commission had outsourced the administration of a grant scheme.

Skills & Employment

This was the first time the Forestry Commission had used an external partner for grant delivery and it was an extremely positive experience in terms of delivery, relationships, communications and achieving successful outcomes.

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”Kevin May -Forestry Commission

Sustainable Routes

Value£2.5m

Partners FundersNational Business Travel Network

Buckinghamshire County Council

Milton Keynes Council

Reading Borough Council

Wokingham Borough Council

Oxfordshire County Council

Sustainable Routes was been part-funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) 2007-2013, and overseen by the Department for Communities and Local Government.

The Sustainable Routes programme was an exciting project that helped businesses reduce the cost of business travel. A grant of £1,000 was available towards the cost of implementing initiatives to encourage smarter working practices and reduce CO2 emissions.



Approach OutputsOver the life of the programme Ngage awarded over 450 grants to help businesses throughout the South East cut back on business mileage, save money on travel and reduce their carbon emissions. The grants were used for expenditure such as consultancy on remote working infrastructures, developing flexible working policies, showers and bike racks, video-conferencing equipment, laptops and vehicle fuel conversion to LPG.

• 4,600 tonnes reduction in the region’s CO2 emissions

• 450 businesses assisted to improve their performance

• Over 2,000 businesses engaged in developing sustainable mobility strategies

• 270 businesses making financial savings from improved energy and resource efficiency

• 170 businesses involved in business networks

• Over £8.5 million net increase in the regions Gross Value Added (GVA)

The project was originally contracted to run between October 2009 and December 2012 and extended to 2015


Skills & Employment

The positive benefits we are seeing meant I had no hesitation in recommending the grant to fellow businesses and friends. The shower has definitely led to an increase in people cycling in to work, there’s no question about it. They just wouldn’t cycle in otherwise.

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”Stella Morris -Owner of C-Pro Direct, Kent

Chiltern & AVMK

LEADER was a source of funding for farmers, foresters, other small rural businesses and community groups to enable them to strengthen their support for the local economy. Grants of up to £50,000 were available. Ngage delivered two programmes in the South East between 2008 - 2012.

Value£4.2m

Partners FundersBedfordshire County CouncilBuckinghamshire County CouncilBuckinghamshire Economic and Learning PartnershipBuckinghamshire Rural Action GroupBuckinghamshire Community Action GroupChilterns Conservation BoardChilterns District CouncilNational Farmers Union

LEADER funding is part of the Rural Development Programme for England (RDPE) and managed by Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA).




Skills & Employment

Approach OutputsProjects had to demonstrate that they were environmentally and economically sustainable in order to be awarded a grant. A project had to support at least one and preferably more of the following themes: Farming, food and woodland; improving farm economics; developing environmentally sustainable tourism; conserving environmental and cultural heritage; meeting the challenges and oppportunities of climate change;community development.

The Aylesbury Vale and Rural Milton Keynes (AVMK) and Chiltern leader programmes delivered by Ngage were some of the most successful in the UK.

Outputs achieved included:

• 124 projects funded

• 117 jobs created

• 206 jobs sustained

• 39 new businesses launched

Projects• Cycle path

• Wood chip machinery

• Log splitter

• Sawmill

• Farmers market

• Village shop

• Community bus service

• Farm cutting room

• New premises for an apiary

The project ran between 2008 to 2013

LEADER

SIGNATURE

SIGNATURE: The European Security Innovation Network aimed to increase Europe’s security and global competitiveness by developing and integrating European security sector clusters into a leading European security network. It addressed the fragmented supply side of the market.

Value£1.6m

Partners FundersSecurity Innovation & Technology Network (SITC), UKSystematic Paris Region, FranceLSEC- Leaders in Security, BelgiumTeleTrusT Deutschland e.v, Germany

SIGNATURE was funded by the INTERREG IVB NWE programme.




Skills & Employment

Approach OutputsThe European Security Innovation Network was set up to facilitate the collaboration and working relationships between companies and experts in different areas of security in the UK, France, Belgium and Germany. In a series of interactive workshops, security experts were challenged with current and future potential threats. For the first time, these activities focused on a converging landscape and cross state borders. Some results led to the development of new research & development programs or joint development activities between companies and experts. Other outcomes were shared amongst the enterprise and SME markets throughout the region.

• Online directory and marketplace for the North West Europe Security Sector

• Shared classification of organisations in the security sector

• Multi-regional network of security sector experts in North West Europe

• Security toolkit for SMEs to participate in transnational cooperation

• 6 Security Transnational Interest Groups (STIGs)

• Virtual spaces for each STIG

• 190 people reached by transnational events

The project ran between April 2010 to October 2012

Help to Improve Soft Skills (HISS)

HISS was project funded by the Leonardo da Vinci European Union Programme. The project aimed to encourage local businesses, schools, colleges and recruitment organisations to apply a toolbox of Soft Skills and methodologies into their professional development programmes.

Value£45,966

Partners FundersCentro Tecnologico do Calcado de Portugal Zulu ABJONAC NVPASCH Verein fur JugendBeref und ArbeitGO! onderwijs van deVlaamse GemeenschapEuro-Lingva FoundationVlaamse Dienst voorArbeidsbemiddeling enBeroepsopleiding

The project was funded by Leonardo da Vinci European Union Programme.


Approach OutputsThe project developed a toolbox of Soft Skills aligned with the needs of the labour market and focused on self-marketing and communication skills, all of which were attractive to employers. The aim was to communicate clearly and openly with staff and balance the objectives of the company with individual employee needs.

Ngage worked with the partners to create a coherent toolbox of Soft Skills, focusing mainly on employers and people within the labour market. Ngage:

• Adapted the tools to the workplace

• Provided expertise on employer engagement techniques to partners testing the tools in the workplace

• Piloted the adapted tools with small and medium sized businesses to assess their suitability

• Supported the evaluation process

• Led dissemination activities



The project ran between October 2009 to December 2011Skills & Employment

PLATO: Sustain

PLATO: Sustain was established to help companies improve their business sustainability, encouraging them to feed this improvement through their supply chains and employees and adopt environmentally friendly behaviour.

Value£79,000

Partners FundersWSX Entreprise PLATO: Sustain was

funded by the European Union Development Fund via the South East England Development Agency (SEEDA).




Approach OutputsTen groups across were set up the South East Region.Groups in Milton Keynes, Oxford, Reading and Gatwick were managed by Ngage. Each group had two facilitators from large companies who had a track record of implementing sustainable business practices.

Meeting over the two-year period, the groups addressed a wide range of sustainable issues. Group members shared knowledge and experience to help support each other to take the strategic decisions necessary to improve their sustainability and grow their business.

Data was collected at the start of the programme on energy, water, fuel and waste usage. This was reviewed throughout the programme and measured to record and track improved resource efficiency.

• 130 SMEs recruited to the programme

• 20 group facilitators recruited to the programme

• 18 large networking events organised

• 115 regional case studies developed

• 18 newsletters published

Skills & Employment The project ran from April 2009 and October 2011

Timber

TIMBER brought together partners from regions in the UK, Spain, Sweden, Holland and Poland to address the knowledge, supply, demand and financial barriers obstructing the development of Biomass resources. This information was used to develop standardised tools which helped to increase the uptake of biomass-based energy across the partner regions.

Value Partners Funders£96,000 Municipality of Boxtel,

HollandEnergy Agency of Cadiz, AndaluciaPolish Academy of Sciences (MEERI)Stockholm County CouncilBuckinghamshire County CouncilChilterns Conservation BoardWycombe District CouncilThe Forestry Commission (South East England)

TIMBER was funded by the European RegionalDevelopment Fund (ERDF)Interreg IVC POWER programme.



Approach OutputsEach of the five partner regions had varying experience and expertise in the development and implementation ofBiomass Energy solutions, associated with their unique regional environment and resource. The partnership shared experiences from their own projects to develop a common model which would be in turn applicable to other, often different regions.

Development of a number of studies into the Biomass energy market in the United Kingdom, including:

• The use and economic viability of small biomass boilers in Buckinghamshire

• The current and future energy crop capacity & market demand

• A practical model for achieving a consistency of supply in energy crops

• A practical system for collecting and processing energy crops

• A practical model for supplying biomass energy to end users

• A Biomass Energy Plan


Skills & Employment The project ran between March 2010 to November 2011

Business Link

Business Link was the primary route to publicly funded business support in England and formed a crucial part of the UK government’s campaign to promote enterprise and business growth. Ngage provided the Business Link service across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes for 9 years on behalf of SEEDA, the South East England Development Agency.

Value£36m

FundersThe project was funded by the South East EnglandDevelopment Agency(SEEDA).(£4m per annum

over 9 years)



Skills & Employment

Approach OutputsNgage pioneered the development of the Information Diagnosis Brokerage (IDB) model of business support and were the first to introduce a number of IDB innovations. These innovations are now enshrined in mainstream business support philosophies.

For example, we were the first Business Link to employ dedicatedPartnership Managers and to develop a SupplierMatching Service.

In 2008/09 Ngage delivered Business Link Suport to over

26,500businesses and entrepreneurs. The quality of the Business Link service provided by Ngage solutions was highlighted in a

92%customer satisfaction rating. As well as helping existing businesses,

1,071entrepreneurs were helped to launch a business through the service.



Enterprise Gateway Business Plan

Business Plan Development for an Enterprise Centre

Approach

Outputs

Ngage developed a Business Plan for a local Regeneration Board for an Enterprise Centre and Start-Up Counselling Service.

Successfully secured funding of £250,000 per annum fromSEEDA for an Enterprise Centre and Start-up CounsellingService. The Business Plan:

• Established an Enterprise Gateway in Milton Keynes which provided tailored start-up services to all would-be entrepreneurs, social entrepreneurs and creative entrepreneurs; particularly those in hard to reach groups

• Developed a portfolio of core services for pre-start and start-up businesses and improved access to these services for all would-be entrepreneurs, social entrepreneurs and creative entrepreneurs

• Increased the take-up of business support from would-be entrepreneurs and would-be social entrepreneurs in Milton Keynes including women, people from BME communities, younger people, people from deprived communities, and creative entrepreneurs

• Improved the level of workplace skills among would-be entrepreneurs, social entrepreneurs and creative entrepreneurs in Milton Keynes

FundersThe consultancy projectwas funded by theSouth East EnglandDevelopment Agency(SEEDA)

PartnersMilton Keynes CouncilEnglish PartnershipsMilton Keynes Small BusinessCounselling Service

Train to Gain Leadership and Management

Bid Writing Support for Skills South East

Approach

Outputs

The bid writing team included a qualified and experienced Leadership & Management specialist adviser who identified personal training requirements and flexible tailored learning solutions.

Successful bid writing of a project which ran between 2008 and 2011, worth £13.5m. The project sought to provide grants of £1,000 to SME businesses and help them develop their senior managers through workshops, online training, and mentoring.

FundersThe project was fundedby the Learning & SkillsCouncil (LSC)

PartnersSEEDALSCSkills South EastBusiness Links

Skills & Employment

Bidding for Gold

The project identified a shortage of UK based SME construction businesses that had the skills to bid for larger contracts, arising from the surge in construction fuelled by the 2012 Olympics and other major building projects in the South East.

FundersApproach

Outputs

The construction sector is notoriously difficult to reach and engage with. However, by providing a quality offer, Ngage was able to open doors to greater things for a selection of SMEs in the construction sector across the South East.

• Engagement with 130 companies across the construction and built environment sectors in the South East

• Workshops meeting the needs of 30 individuals

• Organised Bidding for Gold events that were attended by over 100 companies

• 25 companies agreed to work as members of a flexible consortium

The project was fundedby the Learning andSkills Council through theEuropean Social Fund

PartnersBusiness LinkChartered Institute of Building (CIOB)South East Centre for the Built Environment (SECBE)BSRIABig SolutionsBlake Lapthorn LinnellNational Constructing Excellence

Value£199,605



The project ran between July 2006 - June 2008




Skills & Employment

Business Leaders

Business Leaders offered support to Managing Directors and Executive Directors of SMEs based in the south east in developing their management and leadership skills. The objective of the programme was to increase demand for leadership and management development provision amongst small and medium sized businesses.

Approach

Outputs

Following engagement with a business, the diagnosis and assessment phase employed a range of tools and partners to identify the learning needs of the individual. The MD was given the freedom to choose a diagnostic with a trusted intermediary such as a bank manager or accountant. The final phase offered an innovative management development brokerage service to the MDs allowing them to choose the most relevant and appropriate learning solution and their need.

By 2008, 465 grants had been allocated to Managing Directors and Executive Directors for personal or professional skills development, underpinned by a Personal Development plan.

PartnersBusiness Link

Value£4.8m


FundersThe project was fundedby the South East EnglandDevelopment Agency(SEEDA) and the Learningand Skills Council (LSC).


Skills & Employment

Finance forBusiness Leaders

The Finance for Business Leaders programmeidentified and brokered financial training solutionsfor small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) inMilton Keynes, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire.The aim was to improve financial management,so helping to minimise business failures.

Finance for Business Leaders helped SMEs become more adept at financial management as part of a drive for increased profitability.

The offer included:

• The services of a Business Adviser

• An introduction to Train to Gain

• A grant of £300 towards training

ApproachValue£25,040

By the end of the project in March 2008, we had supported over 50 businesses through financial training.

The project was fundedby the Learning and SkillsCouncil (LSC)

Funders




The project ran between September 2007 and March 2008

Outputs

Skills & Employment



ROSE(Rural Opportunitiesfor Social Enterprise)

ROSE reached out to Social Enterprises (SEs) in Milton Keynes and Buckinghamshire, promoting positive social and environmental change within local communities. The programme aimed to support the formation of new SEs and also to increase survival rates of rural retail units under financial threat.ROSE helped these become new Social Enterprises providing a sustainable alternative to commercial enterprise while maintaining rural services and facilities.

Funders

Value£25,499

Department forEnvironment Food andRural Affairs (DEFRA)

Outputs

The challenge was to engage a dispersed andsometimes difficult to reach market. The package of support was marketed by Ngage and disseminated through grassroots contacts. Ngage also identifiedspecialist network and consultancy services that could work together to provide a seamless “one stop shop”.

By March 2008, 26 rural social beneficiaries had beensupported with visits and support phone calls. A support pack has been developed for Social Enterprises for use after the life time of project.

Approach

The project ran between August 2007 to March 2008


Going for Growth

Ngage developed, promoted and managed the Going for Growth project which ran across the whole of the South East of England. Combining a network of expert partners, this exciting and innovative one-year project provided funded access to industry-leading management development and business growth methodologies for small companies with less than 50 employees.

Value Funders£259,045 The project was funded

by the South East EnglandDevelopment Agency(SEEDA) with funds fromthe European Union Social Fund.

PartnersCranfield School of ManagementPERAManufacturing Advisory ServiceEnvironmental Regional Resource CentreMarine South EastEnvirobusiness South EastRegional Resource Centre for Advanced TechnologiesInnovation Advisory ServiceHead 4 BusinessSouth East Media NetworkSouth East Centre for the Built Environment



Approach OutputsThe challenge forNgage was to establish a partnership based delivery model that enabled the different organisations involved to work as an effective project team. A strong partnership ethos was adopted emphasizingcommon organizationalvalues of innovation,continual improvement,and building trust throughshared commitment toincreasing human capital.Supporting partnersneeded to identifypotential candidatecompanies and refer themon to the programme,while Ngage carried outtargeted marketing toidentified groups.

The challenge for the participants in the programme was to achieve growth within 12 months. This was done through a series of workshops and one-to one training opportunities with the delivery partners. The result was by March 2008,60 companies had taken part and developed robust growth strategies for the next stage of development of their business.

The project ran between April 2007 to March 2008


Skills & Employment

South East Women’sMentoring Network

The project aimed to release the untapped potentialof women who are under-utilised in the workforce,in particular women middle-managers with potentialwho were not able to break through to seniormanagement.

Value Funders£337,930 The consultancy project

was funded by theSouth East EnglandDevelopment Agency(SEEDA)

PartnersBusiness LinkClutterbuck AssociatesVT Careers ManagementOxford and Cherwell CollegeProwess




Skills & Employment

Approach OutputsThe challenge was toidentify and supportwomen aspiring to beleaders and managers.Female executives in avariety of priority male dominated sectors were targeted and engaged through business support,careers guidance andwomen’s networks.

SE Women trained and qualified 75 individuals to become mentors and coaches providing support to 100 women to progress into senior management and leadership roles. On a wider scale, the project gave encouragement to women through the development and promotion of a pool of positive role models and case studies which were widely promoted through a recruitment website.

The project ran between January 2007 to March 2008

The Pulse

The Pulse project was designed to bring togethertwo major strands of non-formal learning for youngpeople. Citizenship, the ability to understand thelocal community and to participate fully in its future;and Enterprise and Entrepreneurship, the ability tobenefit the community through economic activitybased on innovation and business skills.

Value Funders£44,000 The consultancy project

was funded by theSouth East EnglandDevelopment Agency(SEEDA)

PartnersCountec Education Business PartnershipBusiness LinkMilton Keynes CouncilMK Chamber of CommerceBig SolutionsLearning & Skills Council


Approach OutputsThe project ran at two schools and had four phases:

1) Business Engagement- recruiting businesses and community leaders to support the enterprise elements of the programme and researching best practice in business & community initiatives.

2) Knowledge Transfer - two days of input on enterprise and citizenship delivered to 100 students by experts & community leaders.

3) Community Awareness - problem solving events which allowed students to understand and discuss solutions to real problems in their local community.

4) Community Enterprise Challenge - up to 40 students working in teams created a solution to a community issue.

Development of a trailblazing citizenship & enterprise programme tailored to the needs of young people.

• 100 young entrepreneurs were engaged through enterprise and citizenship workshops

• 40 teachers and youth workers were engaged directly in the development, provision and integration of the workshops

• 28 community based enterprises provided input into the development and delivery of the programme and provided mentoring & ongoing support to each of the young entrepreneurs




Skills & Employment

Broadband Partnerships

The Broadband Partnerships programme offered ICT solutions to SMEs in Milton Keynes, Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire in order to promote the adoption of digital electronic technologies and create a more competitive business community.

Approach

Outputs

The Broadband Partnerships promoted the use and exploitation of ICT to help businesses achieve greater productivity, review and refine business processes, enable flexible working practices and increase competitiveness within the UK and global markets.Partners

e-buckse-mkOxfordshire BroadbandPartnership

Value£169,628



Free seminars were organised across the region to learn more about the business benefits of broadband.

• 220 businesses were engaged

• Exploitation grants of £250 were awarded to 220 businesses looking to improve their usage of broadband

• Connectivity grants of £150 were awarded to 20 businesses not already connected to broadband

• Specialist grants were awarded to 38 businesses requiring more detailed and technical guidance


Skills & Employment


Oxford to CambridgeArc Evaluation Study

Evaluation for a cross Regional Development Agency (RDA) project

Approach

Outputs

Final Evaluation Report for the Oxford to Cambridge Arc initiative

• Successful delivery of an evaluation study for SEEDA, EEDA, and EMDA into the Oxford to Cambridge Arc Initiative

• Production of a closure report providing a clean audit trail of monies spent and strategy development

FundersThe evaluation study wasfunded by the South EastEngland DevelopmentAgency (SEEDA)

Retailing ExcellenceProgramme (REX)

REX was designed to benefit employers, employeesand the economic development of a new shoppingcentre in High Wycombe, Bucks. WycombeDistrict Council wanted the new Eden ShoppingCentre (which opened in Spring 2008) to be knownnationally for its high standard of customer service.


by the Learning and Skills Council (LSC)

PartnersAmersham and Wycombe CollegeWycombe District Council

Skills & Employment

Approach OutputsThe objective was todeliver City and GuildsTarget Award training inCustomer Service, StockControl and Warehousing.The rationale was thatby improving employeeknowledge and customerservice - the retailerwould benefit fromincreased footfall and improved profits.

Project achievements included:

• the establishment of a retail network

• the engagement of 15 retailers including 5 independents

• over 25 beneficiaries had an Individual Learning Plan

• 80% of learners completed a City & Guilds Target Award and Retail Passport, which would contribute to a full NVQ2 award





Retail Opportunities Network (RON)

The emergence of multi-concession, out-of-townshopping centres has had enormous consequencesfor independent retailers in small towns. Trading wasand still is extremely difficult.


by the South East EnglandDevelopment Agency

PartnersSkillsmartBusiness LinkOxfordshire Town Chambers NetworkAylesbury Vale District CouncilWest Oxfordshire District CouncilVale of White Horse District CouncilWycombe District CouncilMilton Keynes & North Bucks Chamber of Commerce

Skills & Employment

Approach OutputsThe RON initiativewas designed to helpembattled retailers bygiving them the supportthey needed, to attractcustomers back to theHigh Street. It was laterextended to includeBletchley in Milton Keynes(ROB value £9,982).

Support included:

• Help to 10 towns within Milton Keynes, Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire (MKOB)

• Help to form retail associations of town centre shops in 7 of the towns

• Town centre assessment plans

• Free workshops

• Free mentoring

• Mystery shoppers reported on 150 shops

• 50 referals to the skills advice service

The project ran between 2006 to March 2007




Asian BusinessCouncil (ABC)

Ngage developed the ABC project to fill the gap for provision of business support to the BME sector (black, minority and ethnic) in High Wycombe andthe surrounding area. This was necessary following the demise of the Ethnic Chamber in the Thames Valley. It focussed on:

• New BME businesses

• Micro SMEs – employing 1 – 10 employees

• Unemployed, hard to reach individuals from the BME sector

Value Funders£55,000 The project was funded by

the European Social Fund.

PartnersABC(Bucks) LtdAsian Business CouncilBuckinghamshire Economic PartnershipMilton Keynes Economic Partnership


Skills & Employment

Approach OutputsActivities includedstart-up advice andsupport, businessdevelopment support,workforce developmentand training, exportadvice and mentoring.The project employedone part-time businessadviser who workedwith the Asian BusinessCouncil, and anotheradviser who worked in the Milton Keynes area.

• 123 companies completed ONAs*

• 125 individuals completed ILPs** (169 employed, 74 unemployed)

• 105 ONAs were reviewed at least once

• 125 ILPs were reviewed at least once

• 70 beneficiaries (employed) completed training identified in ILP

• 55 beneficiaries (unemployed) completed training identified in ILP

• 55 further beneficiaries (employed & unemployed) were assisted

* ONA – organisational needs analysis** ILP – individual learning plan

The project ran between April 2006 to September 2007



Grow

Ngage developed a successful programme that ran in the Thames Valley and the Malopolska region in Poland. This was a pilot project and the aim was to increase the awareness of enterprise and entrepreneurship among teachers and their students and to build an enterprise culture in schools. The programme included workshops for teachers and for students interested in going beyond the usual provision of enterprise learning.

Value Funders£301,482 ERDF The programme

was part-financed by the European Union,via the SEEDA GROWsecretariat.

PartnersFSLD – Malopolska Institute of Local Government and AdministrationMilton Keynes, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Education Business Link OrganisationOxford Brookes University School of EnterpriseUniversity of Portsmouth Centre for EnterpriseMalopolska School of EconomicsBerkshire Education Business Partnership


Skills & Employment

Approach OutputsThe goal was to supportbalanced, sustainableeconomic growth in 5European growth areasvia co-operation, sharingbest practice, exchangeand learning.

• A course for teachers from the Thames Valley and Malopolska was organised at Oxford Brookes University

• An opening conference for KS4 students from across the Thames Valley provided an introduction to starting a business

• 4 one day business and enterprise workshops for KS4 students were held at the Marlborough School, Woodstock

• 3 one day entrepreneurship workshops for KS5 students took place at Oxford Community School

• Workshops were organised in Poland for secondary (gymnasium) and post secondary students, using materials developed in England

• The culmination of the programme was celebrated at the Enterprise Journey Conference held at the Oxford Four Pillars Hotel on Wednesday 14th November 2007




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Value£301,482

PartnersFSLD – Malopolska Institute of Local Government and Administration

Milton Keynes, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Education Business Link Organisation

Oxford Brookes University School of Enterprise

University of Portsmouth Centre for Enterprise

Malopolska School of Economics

Berkshire Education Business Partnership

FundersERDF The programme was part-financed by the European Union,via the SEEDA GROW secretariat.

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Step Ladders

Ngage designed, marketed and managed the Step Ladders project which helped people with mental health difficulties in Milton Keynes, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire to start their own businesses. The project was focused on assessing participants’ needs and offering the best mentoring, training, advice and hands-on support available to help them start up and develop their business concept.



PartnersBeneficiaries were enrolled through the RESTORE and MK Mind projects, and the delivery partners included RESTORE, East Oxford Action, Co-operative Futures and Oxfordshire Business Enterprises.

Skills & Employment


Approach OutputsThe project was focusedon assessing participants’needs and offering thebest mentoring, training,advice and hands-onsupport available to helpthem start up and developtheir business concept.

The needs of 50 unemployed adults facing social exclusionthrough mental health problems were met to help themprogress into employment and/or further training.

The project ran between June 2006 to July 2007



Step Ladders

ApproachThe project was focused on assessing participants’ needs and offering the best mentoring, training, advice and hands-on support available to help them start up and develop their business concept.

OutputsThe needs of 50 unemployed adults facing social exclusion through mental health problems were met to help them progress into employment and/or further training.




Skills & Employment The project ran between June 2006 - July 2007

Paul Grosvenor Davies faced up to the challenge of being self-employed as an artist and has successfully established a workshop for himself in Oxford which is still going strong today.

Paul Grosvenor Davies faced up to the challenge of being self-employed as an artist and has successfully established a workshop for himself in Oxford which is still going strong today.

The Manufacturing Consortium

The Manufacturing Consortium was an association ofSMEs in the manufacturing sector in Milton Keynes,Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire. It worked to exploitcurrent and potential opportunities and improvethe competitive advantage of members throughcollaborative working.


the European Social Fund(ESF) and the Learningand Skills Council (LSC).

PartnersBusiness LinkManufacturing Advisory ServiceLearning and Skills Council


Approach OutputsActing as a voicefor members, theManufacturingConsortium addressedissues at both a nationaland local level andraised the profile ofManufacturing in MiltonKeynes, Oxfordshireand Buckinghamshire.The Consortium offeredguidance and expertiseon new and existinginitiatives within theindustry and worked toimprove skills identifiedwithin each sector.

Establishment of the Manufacturing Consortium as a self funding network

• 12 local network meetings with 72 attendees

• 100 delegates undertook training of more than 3 hours duration

• 10 businesses undertook Utilities Analysis Projects

• 240 businesses attended 4 best practice events

The project ran between August 2005 to July 2006



Skills & Employment

Unlocking Enterprise

This pilot called “Could you give yourself a job?” ranat Springhill Open Prison and Grendon Secure Prisonin Buckinghamshire. The objective was to encourageoffenders to think about their skills, researchbusiness ideas and give them the opportunity ofbecoming their own boss on release, thus avoidingdiscrimination and delays in finding employment.



PartnersIn Credit LtdOxfordshire Business EnterprisesHMP SpringhillBusiness in PrisonsThames Valley Provision ServicePrison Advice Care of TrustConnexionsOxford & Cherwell Valley CollegeJob Centre PlusBuckinghamshire EnterpriseNational Federation of Enterprise AgenciesBusiness Link UniversityInnovation & Growth Partnerships (MKOB)Ethnic Minority Business Services

Skills & Employment


Approach OutputsOne-to-one mentoringwas available to supportthe workshops. Theproject was seen asa success by prisonauthorities, a total of25 prisoners attended.All workshops wereoversubscribed andthe drop-out rate wasminimal.

• Attendees found the programme very beneficial – 25 signed up

• Business ideas were researched; one idea was so good a patent was applied for.

• Several of the business ideas that began life in the workshops were actually realised by the offenders on release and are running.

• The training could form part of a vocational qualification offered by Milton Keynes College – an additional bonus for the ex offenders.

The project ran between September 2006 to June 2007



The Pitch

Ngage promoted and managed an exciting and innovative enterprise project which encouraged young entrepreneurs to develop new business concepts.

Value Funders£183,000

PartnersBusiness Link Milton Keynes, Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire (Funding Panel and Start Up Advice Service)Education Business Link Partnerships in MKOB and BerkshirePrinces TrustCranfield UniversityMilton Keynes Enterprise HubAll MKOB and Berkshire Local Authorities (County/District)Learning and Skills Council MKOBFinance South EastOxford InnovationBBC SouthConnexions Milton Keynes, Oxfordshire and BuckinghamshireConnexions BerkshireBuckinghamshire & Milton Keynes IAG Partnership (CfBT)Oxfordshire IAG Partnership (CfBT)Job Centre + (Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire District)Oxfordshire Business EnterpriseSmall Business Counselling ServiceBuckinghamshire EnterpriseShell Livewire

The project was fundedby the South East EnglandDevelopment Agency



Approach OutputsThe Programme wasdesigned to groomyoung entrepreneurialindividuals to the pointwhere they were anattractive propositionto outside investmentcapital. It consistedof a number of halfdayworkshops run inconjunction with manyof the main partnersforming the MKOBEducation Business LinkPartnerships exploringthe range of financingoptions available toyoung people.

• The Pitch culminated in a high profile event just following Enterprise Week in November 2006.

• The project engaged and supported 120 young entrepreneurs between the ages of 14 and 30, 30 of whom participated in Investment Readiness workshops.

• 6 young entrepreneurs went forward for investment funding and took part in the final event in November 2006.

• 4 local bona fide investors sat on the panel and selected three of the six pitchers to invest in on the night of the event, and a further two participants on the Pitch project.

• The total investment secured was

£1.7m

The project ran in 2006


Skills & Employment

The Pitch

ngage promoted and managed an exciting and innovative enterprise project which encouraged young entrepreneurs to develop new business concepts.

Value£183,000

PartnersBusiness Link Milton Keynes, Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire (Funding Panel and Start Up Advice Service)Education Business Link Partnerships in MKOB and BerkshirePrinces TrustCranfield UniversityMilton Keynes Enterprise HubAll MKOB and Berkshire Local Authorities (County/District)Learning and Skills Council MKOBFinance South EastOxford InnovationBBC South Connexions Milton Keynes, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire / Connexions BerkshireBuckinghamshire & Milton Keynes IAG Partnership (CfBT)Oxfordshire IAG Partnership (CfBT)Job Centre + (Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire District)Oxfordshire Business EnterpriseSmall Business Counselling ServiceBuckinghamshire Enterprise

Shell Livewire

FundersThe project was funded by the South East England Development Agency (SEEDA)

inspired by the BBC’s Dragons’ Den

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Innovative Training for Tourism

Ngage was contracted by the Learning & SkillsCouncil, to deliver a range of training andbusiness support services designed to improvecompetitiveness and longer term growth of theTourism & Hospitality sector, across Milton Keynes,Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire.


the European Social Fund(ESF) and the Learningand Skills Council (LSC)

PartnersTourism South East

Skills & Employment

Approach OutputsThe project undertookTraining Needs Analysiswhich linked directly tobusiness strategy, anddeveloped innovativemethods of programmedelivery to meet theidentified needs.

Creation of marketing strategy and materials throughout the life of the project.

• Training Needs Analysis (TNA) completed for 78 businesses

• 422 interventions were delivered using innovative methods of programme delivery

• 97 beneficiaries achieved levels 1-5 in 3 appropriate NVQ units

• 269 beneficiaries completed appropriate short courses

• A new accredited qualification was developed to meet the needs identified by employers

The project ran between July 2004 to July 2006




START

START - was an exciting initiative aimed at deliveringbespoke business advice to the growing creativeindustries sector based in and around Milton Keynes.

Value Funders£101,360 Funded by the European

Social Fund, NatWest,Aylesbury Vale DistrictCouncil, Milton KeynesCouncil, Soundsorb,Bucks EconomicPartnership, WycombeDistrict Council, AylesburyVale Advantage andMilton Keynes LearningPartnership

PartnersBusiness LinkArts Council South EastArtworks-MKMilton Keynes Council


Approach OutputsStart was delivered through a series of workshops, seminars and events. A peer mentoringprogramme wasdeveloped andopportunities forContinuous ProfessionalDevelopment (CPD) werealso available. A seriesof small scale events,to promote enterprisecreation, were deliveredto excluded communities,under represented anddisadvantaged groups, in the Milton Keynes area.

• Creation of an individual training needs analysis (diagnostic tool) for the creative industries sector

• The recruitment of a business adviser with the requisite skills to provide the appropriate support

• 32 workshops, events and or seminars were organised for pre–start and early stage businesses in the creative industries sector in Milton Keynes (400 customers). 25 inspirational role models facilitated these workshops.

• 856 individuals from the creative sector completed the individual training needs analysis (diagnostic tool)

• 217 customers were supported on an on-going basis with one to one advice and counselling, over the lifetime of the project

• A progression map was developed as part of a sustainability and evaluation report

• 397 people attended events

START ran from November 2004 to November 2006



Skills & Employment

SURVIVAL Training for SMEs

Ngage understood the importance of training forSMEs, to help them survive and thrive. The project’saim was to increase the competitiveness of SMEsthrough the development and provision of a range oflearning and personal support.


the European Social Fund(ESF) and the Learningand Skills Council (LSC)

PartnersRGW ConsultingBusiness Boffins LtdGuardian First Aid Training Ltd

Skills & Employment

Approach OutputsThe first step was toreview how work basedlearning could supportthese businessesand make them morecompetitive. Oncethis was ascertained arange of short courseswas developed alongwith innovative deliverymethods. This includedthe development and useof a unique diagnostictool kit, to help assesslearning needs.

• The development of a full diagnostic tool kit for assessing learning needs

• The achievement of units towards NVQs at levels 1 – 5 for 167 beneficiaries

• The completion of relevant short courses to support business competitiveness for 500 beneficiaries

• The production of an interim and final evaluation report and sustainability plan

The SURVIVAL programme ran from June 2004 to December 2006




Level Playing Field

A consultancy project to analyse market opportunitiesfor Milton Keynes Council to run a range of serviceson social enterprise models.

Approach

Outputs

To analyse and assess the potential marketopportunities for MK Council services to be run on a social enterprise basis and produce a guide onprocurement making subsequent recommendations for implementation.

A specific regional guide outlining the rules and procedures around public procurement for both procurers and social enterprises. The guide highlighted key sales opportunities and benefits for social enterprises and provided practicaland informative guidance on bidding and running successful contracts. The regional guide also included an Opportunity Analysis report which provided evidence to suggest the main priorities for public procurers in the sub-region.

PartnersMilton Keynes Council

FundersThe project was fundedby the South East EnglandDevelopment Agency

Here are some of the organisations Ngage has partnered with to deliver projects over the last 15 years:

Business Support AgenciesBuckinghamshire Business First Velocity Oxfordshire Business Support UK Trade & InvestmentInnovate UKManufacturing Advisory ServiceGrowth AcceleratorEnterprise Europe NetworkNational Apprenticeship ServiceFinance South EastFredericks FoundationBusiness LinkAsian Business CouncilInnovation Advisory ServiceEnvirobusiness South EastSkills South EastBusiness Support KentWessex EnterpriseJob Centre PlusNational Federation of Enterprise AgenciesConnexionsEthnic Minority Business ServicesInnovation and Growth TeamsQuality South East

CharitiesCommunity Impact BucksBuckinghamshire Community FoundationAction 4 YouthAylesbury Vale AdvantageRESTOREMK & Bucks SportMK MindEast Oxford ActionPrinces TrustBucks VisionTalk BackThe Clare FoundationWycombe Homeless

Commercial PartnersBritish TelecomGrant ThorntonPERAClutterbuck AssociatesVosper ThornycroftPinewood Studios GroupJohn LewisThomas InternationalCom DevAmbassador Theatre GroupSerious BrandsHarwood HuttonManchesStupples Chandler GarveyJones & Cocks Ltd

European PartnersPASCH - AustriaGO – BelgiumJONAC - BelgiumCentro Tecnologico do Calcado de PortugalVDAB – BelgiumZULU AB – SwedenEuro-Lingva Foundation - HungaryMalpolska School of Economics – PolandSecurity Innovation and Technology Consortium (SITC)Systematic Paris RegionLSEC Leaders in SecurityTeletrusT Deutschland e.V.Municipality of Boxtel, HollandEnergy Agency of Cadiz, AndaluciaPolish Academy of Sciences (MEERI)

Funding BodiesBroadband Delivery UK (BDUK)Cabinet OfficeDepartment for Communities & Local Government (DCLG)Department for Culture Media & Sport (DCMS)Department for Business Innovation & Skills (BIS) Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA)Department for Work & Pensions (DWP)European Union (EU)Skills Funding Agency (SFA)South East England Development Agency (SEEDA)Learning & Skills CouncilEsme Fairburn

Higher & Further Education ProvidersCranfield University Business SchoolOxford Brookes University University of Portsmouth Warwick University Buckingham UniversityBucks New University Centre of Excellence for Telehealth and Assisted Living (CETAL)Oxford and Cherwell CollegeAmersham and Wycombe CollegeAylesbury CollegeBuckinghamshire UTC

Local AuthoritiesBuckinghamshire County CouncilAylesbury Vale District CouncilWycombe District CouncilChilterns District CouncilSouth Bucks District Council Milton Keynes CouncilOxfordshire County Council

Oxfordshire City CouncilNorthamptonshire County CouncilBedfordshire County CouncilCherwell District CouncilSouth Oxfordshire District CouncilWest Oxfordshire District CouncilVale of White Horse District CouncilReading Borough CouncilWokingham Borough CouncilWindsor & Maidenhead Borough CouncilStockholm County Council

Local Economic Partnerships & Member OrganisationsLEP NetworkBuckinghamshire Thames Valley LEPOxfordshire LEPNorthamptonshire LEP South East Midlands LEPFederation of Small Businesses Institute of Directors Thames Valley Chambers of CommerceDigital Business FirstOxfordshire Broadband PartnershipEnglish PartnershipsBerkshire Education Business PartnershipMilton Keynes Education Business PartnershipMilton Keynes & North Bucks Chamber of Commerce Oxfordshire Town Chambers NetworkOxford Innovation

Sector Based OrganisationsVisit EnglandTourism South EastForestry Commission National Farmers UnionLEADER Local Action GroupsGO-ON UKChartered Institute of BuildingSouth East Centre for the Built EnvironmentNational Constructing ExcellenceEnvironmental Regional Resource CentreRegional Resource Centre for Advanced TechnologiesMarine South EastSouth East Media NetworkBucks & Milton Keynes Natural Environment Partnership Chilterns Conservation BoardSkillsmartProwessNational Business Travel NetworkArts Council South EastArtworks MKBBC SouthPrison Advice Care of TrustCSkills

Meet the team

Our team of 40 staff is dedicated to creating and delivering innovative, inspirational projects and programmes that generate real impact in the community. We also provide affordable, flexible support services, which allow you to focus solely on running your organisation.

Philippa BattingManaging Director

Sarah RandallHead of Operations

& MI Systems

Rupert WatersHead of Economic

Research

Adrian ChampneyHead of Funding

Acquisition & Business Development

Heather DeanHead of Skills &

Business Support

Lynsey DunnHead of Marketing, Communications

& Events

Ngage possesses a wealth of experience of working with local, national and international partners

• Tried and trusted, our customers consider us a valued resource• All the expertise you need delivered when and how you need it• Solid experience of providing proven, effective support services

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