Agilisys, one of the UK’s most innovative IT and business services providers, has annouced the company had been named preferred bidder by the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham to provide a range of business start-up services as well as operational management of the new Barking Enterprise Centre due to open on time and on budget to the public in November of this year.

Agilisys will be responsible for all aspects of managing the centre, including facilities management of the 16,000 sq ft, 48-unit centre, marketing, and – most important – providing a number of services to help stimulate and support entrepreneurial growth in the Borough. Services aimed at supporting a high-growth, entrepreneurial culture will include business-support workshops, networking events, franchising advice, and one-to-one counselling sessions with experts in business coaching.

The services will be provided through Elevate East London, the innovative joint venture formed last year between Barking and Dagenham Council and Agilisys, which has fostering opportunity throughout the borough as one of its key objectives.