Retail Business Support Services

Contract No. RBSS/20/1 Ashford Borough Council is looking to stimulate the local business economy and help to alleviate the further decline of Ashford and Tenterden town centre based businesses. We want to support the retail, hospitality and leisure sectors by equipping businesses with expert knowledge and advice to aid them in capitalising on opportunities that COVID-19 and the nations changing shopping habits, have presented. We are looking for a company to deliver a package of specific retail business support to help local town centre businesses develop resilience through skill development, product development, business planning and sustainability, as well as encouraging businesses to better adopt and apply themselves to digital platforms such as ecommerce websites that enable them to continue to trade through periods of enforced lockdown. (Full project brief attached to this advert)