As a brief overview we can help you to:

• Generate sales leads and identify local marketing opportunities
• Source new suppliers / develop supply chains
• Check the credit worthiness of your suppliers and businesses you're providing goods or services to
• Research specific businesses
• Identify any relevant grants / funding 
• Make effective day-to-day business decisions
• Identify available premises
• Research particular market sectors for key trends and consumer profiles
• Network with other businesses in the area
• Identify tendering opportunities
• Employ staff and develop your workforce

Attracting clients and securing sales can often be one of the most difficult parts of running a business. 

We offer marketing support to help you:

• Identify local means of promotion
• Raise awareness of any business events you are running
• Find networking meetings, where you can raise awareness of your business and form relationships with local companies.

We can also let you know about trading opportunities at events / markets, as well as webinars and other support services which could help you to raise the profile of your business online. 

Please complete our enquiry form to request marketing support and suggestions for your business.

We’re able to offer access to a range of market leading research reports, which could help if:

• your business is diversifying into a new market
• you are applying for funding for your business 
• you are interested in identifying the future growth prospects of the market your business is currently in

The reports available cover a wide range of sectors and interests, providing information such as:

• current and predicted future trends within particular market sectors
• local demographic data
• footfall statistics 
• tourism trends

The most notable market research provider we’re able to provide free access to is IBIS World - one of the UK's richest sources of business and industry information. Their reports, which usually cost around £500 to buy, are available for free through our service. They provide independent, accurate, comprehensive, and current research on hundreds of UK market sectors. 

We can provide free access to more than 1,000 up-to-date and customisable business documents from the Indicator – FL Memo tips and advice business database (external link).

The document templates and model policies available cover a variety of topics, which include employment law, fire safety, HR, health and safety, checklists for business, finance management and accountancy. 

All documents are written concisely in plain English and are ready for immediate use. Complete our enquiry form if you would like to request a list of all available document templates and model policies, (up to 10 documents can be provided per month).

We can provide competitor or supplier listings on a local, regional or national level. 

Information we’re able to provide will allow you to analyse your competitors in terms of location, numbers employed and turnover ranges, as well as identifying a named contact within the business. 

Complete our enquiry form if you would like find details on your competitors (where available), or relevant suppliers for your business. 

Safeguard your enterprise from working with businesses that have a poor credit score. 

The credit reports we’re able to provide from Experian will offer you peace of mind, whether you would like to:

• investigate if a company has the means to pay for any goods/services you have been requested to supply
• safeguard yourself from entering into business with any suppliers in a poor financial situation
• investigate possible business partners before signing a contract

Information contained within reports includes:

• A general company summary
• Financial breakdowns and risk information
• Ownership and director details
• Monthly credit score and credit limit changes 
• Payment performance information (available for many companies)

Reports are available for any limited company within the UK, briefer reports are also available for most unincorporated businesses. 

Please complete our enquiry form to request a credit report, providing the name of the company / business and if possible their registered office or trading address, and website.

Grants offer non-repayable finance, which could help you to:

• Grow and expand your business
• Market and promote your business
• Renovate/develop premises
• Recruit staff
• Train your workforce

We can tell you about local, regional and national grant schemes you may be eligible for. We can also give you details of venture capital providers, loans, peer-to-peer platforms and competitions with a financial reward.

You can request a funding search to identify possible sources of finance by completing our enquiry form. The information we provide will be based on funding schemes listed as being open for application on third party funding databases.

You can also join our mailing list (select the ‘Business and Investment’ option) to be kept up-to-date with funding opportunities.

We’re also able to provide access to a wide variety of factsheets which have been written to help with the day to day running of your business. Please complete our enquiry form specifying the reference number and title of any factsheets of interest, up to a maximum of 10.

You can join our mailing list (select the ‘Business and Investment’ option) to get updates on upcoming networking meetings.

A range of books are available from Wrexham Libraries covering a number of business topics (aimed at both new and existing businesses). 

You can browse the online catalogue to search for books which may be of interest / helpful.

You’ll be able to find information about how to become a library member and use the service on the libraries pages.