SUSCIN is a programme of business support events and activities aiming to build skills and innovation capacity in small businesses, social enterprises and black, asian and minority ethnic (BME) companies in the South East of England, focussing on sustainability and environmental products and services.

  

Support on offer through the programme includes:

  

  • Training workshops including sessions on Marketing your Eco-Products, Selling to the Public Sector, Understanding the Green Buyer and Research & Development

  • One to one business support in areas such as development of sustainability policies and action plans, writing successful pre-qualification questionnaires and tenders, marketing, selling sustainability and interview techniques

  • Meet the Buyer events, giving you the opportunity to meet face-to-face with buyers and procurement managers of large public and private sector companies who are actively looking to source sustainable products and services

  • Greenthink!© - A programme focussing on the development of innovative sustainable products and services, providing a mechanism for small companies to increase their competitive edge by linking resource and energy efficiency to product and service innovation

  • Forward Commitment Procurement services aimed at stimulating the development of environmental products and services. A new and innovative approach to matching demand with supply is now being used to stimulate new sustainable solutions and better value for money, to improve public services

         

For more information on any of the above services, please click the relevant links on the left of the page or contact Leanne Elliott on leanne@actionsustainability.com

For more general business advice please visit the Business Link website.

    

    

    

SUSCIN has been funded by South East England Development Agency (SEEDA) and European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) as part of the South East ERDF Competitiveness Programme 2007–2013.