Fully funded business support to help you start, grow, and take your business to the next level.
GET IN TOUCHWelcome to Cool Ventures
Are you a business owner based in South Gloucestershire or Bath and North East Somerset looking for practical support to help your business grow and thrive? If you answered yes, you’re in the right place!
Running a business is incredibly rewarding, but it can also bring its fair share of challenges. That’s where we come in. Our team of expert advisors offer online and in-person business training and mentoring to help you build new skills, strengthen existing ones, and tackle the challenges that come your way – everything from marketing right through to finance.
Thanks to funding from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund, you can access up to 12 hours of free business support.
Sound good? Let’s get started!
How We Help
We’re here to support you regardless of where you are in your business journey. We offer a wide range of business training, workshops and 1-2-1 expert support designed to help you kick start, thrive and grow your business sustainably. Covering everything from business planning and marketing to finance, HR, and sustainability. Our expert-led sessions give you practical skills, strategies, and tools you can apply straight away to drive results.
Free Business Skills Workshops
Ready to grow your business? Join our expert led hands-on business workshops held both online and in person. Free for businesses in South Glos and Bath & North East Somerset.
HR Essentials
Fully funded consultancy and workshops to help small businesses in BaNES, Bristol, and South Gloucestershire develop effective HR strategies and policies.
1-2-1 Support
Your business could have access to fully funded 1-2-1 tailored support with one of our outstanding business experts, each with real-world entreprenurial experience in their field.
B&NES Community Support
Dedicated outreach business advisor providing support across Twerton, Whiteway, Southdown, Midsomer Norton, Radstock and Somer Valley.
South Gloucestershire Thrive 2026 Programme (Limited Spaces)
Up to 12 hours of fully funded 1-2-1 support from a business expert for South Gloucestershire-based businesses.
Co-working Club & Networking Events
Reducing isolation and helping business owners to build new connections within their South Gloucestershire and B&NES communities
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About Us
Start strong. Grow with purpose. Thrive with impact.
Here at Cool Ventures, we empower entrepreneurs at all stages to build businesses that benefit people, their communities and the planet. We always put our clients at the heart of everything we do, tailoring our support to help them start, grow, and thrive. Our success is measured by the impact we create for you and your business.
Client Reviews and Case Studies
Our clients are at the heart of everything we do. Check out their business stories and successes here.
Our Impact
Cool Ventures meets B Lab’s integrated social, environmental, and governance standards. Learn more at bcorp.com.
Meet our Experts
We carefully select experts to support your business training, most of whom run their own successful businesses and bring real-world experience.
What our clients are saying
Get In Touch
Customer Services
Tel: 08000418293
email: info@coolventures.co.uk
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Registered address: 7 High Street, Chipping Sodbury, Bristol BS37 6BA
Company registration number: 07713005