COLBEA

On this site you will find details of services for start-up, young and growing businesses. The advice, training and support we provide helps thousands of people make a decision about setting up their own business and gives them the foundation to make that business a success. Colbea now covers the Colchester and Tendring areas.

The Colchester Business Enterprise Agency (Colbea) is a non-profit making organisation designed to help new businesses get off the ground and small entrepreneurs develop their ideas into successful ventures.

Advice is completely free. The Agency is supported by the local councils in Colchester and Tendring, by funding from EEDA (the East of England Development Agency) and by the support of local businesses. Its sole aim is to see the economic prosperity of the region improve through new business development.

Colbea offers free confidential business advice from accredited professionals, plus business training that will give you the skills you need to start your business on a firm footing.