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Evidence over pitch decks. Live programmes, on the record.

Four case files, one delivery engine. The flagship engagement behind the UK's leading SME community, two national programmes we operate inside it, and the AI product sitting on top.

§01/ Case file · flagship

The delivery engine behind Enterprise Nation.

National-scale SME support programmes, AI-assisted reporting, and ongoing engineering — owned and operated by impact nation since day one.

live · ongoing

▸ current engagement

Enterprise Nation

enterprisenation.com

The UK's leading small business community. impact nation builds and operates the delivery infrastructure behind its national SME support programmes.

client
Enterprise Nation
sector
Public sector · SME support
scale
National · UK-wide
scope
Delivery · reporting · AI ops
status
live & ongoing

▸ the challenge

Enterprise Nation had won significant public sector contracts to deliver SME support programmes across the UK. The delivery infrastructure had to operate at national scale, with the governance rigour that government funders require.

The existing model leaned heavily on manual process. Reporting was analogue, evidence collection inconsistent. A new delivery engine was needed — managing participants, mentors, subcontractors, reporting, and compliance simultaneously, without proportional admin overhead.

▸ what we delivered

We designed, built, and operate the full delivery infrastructure — participant journeys, AI-assisted reporting, mentor and subcontractor coordination, funder compliance.

Rather than retrofitting AI, we designed it into the programme architecture from day one. Every touchpoint generates a structured, verifiable evidence record that can withstand funder and audit scrutiny.

▸ impact · live signals

04 · tracked
01

25%+

Admin reduction vs analogue delivery

02

90%+

Participant satisfaction maintained

03

Zero

Compliance findings across all programmes

04

100,000s

SMEs in the ecosystem we deliver into

▸ programmes delivered

Live delivery tracks — same portfolio as the Impact Nation home page.

05 · live
  • NatWest Accelerator
    01NatWest Accelerator
  • Tech Hub
    02Tech Hub
  • Google digital skills programme
    03Google Digital Garage
  • Supply Connect logo
    04Supply Connect
  • Help to Grow: Management logo
    05Help to Grow: Management
§02/ Programme case files · Enterprise Nation

Programme-level delivery, on the record.

Inside the flagship engagement, each programme answers to its own funder — with a distinct participant journey, evidence model, and reporting cadence. impact nation owns the infrastructure end-to-end.

live · ongoing

▸ programme · by enterprise nation

Help to Grow: Management logo

Help to Grow: Management

enterprisenation.com/help-to-grow

▸ the challenge

A government-backed course that pairs small business leaders with 10 hours of one-to-one mentoring. At national scale, matching quality founders to quality mentors — and evidencing every hour for the funder — is the hard part.

▸ what we deliver

We operate the mentor marketplace, participant journey, and evidence pipeline. Registration, matching, session logging, and funder reporting are AI-assisted and auditable end-to-end.

▸ participant journey

  1. 01

    Register your details

    Founders share business context and the areas they need support in.

  2. 02

    Match with a mentor

    Our matching engine surfaces mentors aligned to their goals and sector.

  3. 03

    Track and report every hour

    Session evidence is captured, structured, and submitted to funders automatically.

▸ signal

tracked

92%

of mentored founders report positive growth impact

live · ongoing

▸ programme · by enterprise nation

Supply Connect logo

▸ the challenge

UK public procurement is worth £434bn a year — but SMEs are locked out by jargon and fragmented buyer access. The brief: make SMEs contract-ready and connect them to buyers who are actively sourcing.

▸ what we deliver

We built and operate the diagnostic, the personalised training pathway, and the buyer-matching dashboard. Every supplier interaction becomes a structured record ready for buyer and funder review.

▸ participant journey

  1. 01

    Tell us about the business

    A short diagnostic establishes capability, sector, and contract-readiness.

  2. 02

    Personalised training plan

    Tailored tools and adviser support — no generic course lists.

  3. 03

    Get in front of buyers

    Contract-ready suppliers are showcased to buyers actively sourcing SMEs.

▸ signal

tracked

£400bn+

of UK public & private contract opportunities in reach

§03/ Product spotlight · ai

AI-powered guidance for 150,000+ UK founders.

An AI business-idea checker and funding finder, built on top of the Enterprise Nation delivery engine. Three guided paths. Minutes, not forms.

live · ai product

▸ ai product · by enterprise nation

Start Right logo

Start Right

by Enterprise Nation

startright.enterprisenation.com

Tell us your story, we'll show you your funding. A conversational AI guide that assesses ideas, scores viability, and matches founders to grants, loans, and schemes they're actually eligible for.

Try Start Right
01
150k+
Members
02
500+
Advisers
03
15yr
Supporting small businesses

▸ three guided paths

03 · conversational
  • 011–2 min

    I need inspiration

    Three business ideas tailored to you — based on your skills, interests, and circumstances.

    ideation
  • 022 min

    I have a business idea

    Viability score, estimated costs, and clear next steps. Find out if it'll work.

    validation
  • 033 min

    I'm looking for funding

    Matched to grants, loans, and funding schemes you're actually eligible for.

    funding

▸ how it works

  1. 01

    Tell us about you

    A chat-style exchange — a few simple questions about your situation, goals, and idea, answered in your own words.

  2. 02

    Get personalised guidance

    The AI analyses your answers and returns tailored ideas, a viability read on your own idea, or relevant funding options.

  3. 03

    Take your next step

    Every recommendation arrives with practical next steps, estimated costs, and links to funding, advisers, and resources.

▸ what this means for you

A repeatable engine — not a bespoke one-off.

What we built for Enterprise Nation is a reusable delivery model. It can be deployed for new public sector clients across SME support, AI adoption, and economic transformation programmes — with live evidence of what it can do.

ready
  • ▸ onboardingparticipant journeys · configurable
  • ▸ evidenceAI-assisted · audit-ready
  • ▸ reportingfunder exports · on demand
  • ▸ opsmentors · subcontractors · risk
  • ▸ ready to deployt + 0