European Regional Development Fund (ERDF)

Cultural Business Investment (CBI)
The Cultural-Business-Investment (CBI) project was designed specifically to address declining sales and economic activity amongst Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and micro-cultural businesses from the fashion, clothing, crafts, retail, hair, beauty and related sectors across London.

CBI will support the economic regeneration of mainly BME/female-run businesses through sales-led product targeting, awareness-raising of marketing and strategic business development and practical help with environmental policies.

The project will run until December 2011.

Lead Organisation: Islington Training Network
Delivery Partners: Fashionworks; The Fonthill Action; London Youth Trust;
Afro Hair & Beauty; Salon Strategies; Brent Business Venture; Urban Inclusion.