A Smart City for businesses

We’re creating a smarter city to back your business

We're home to some of the most creative and competitive businesses in the world. Now we’re exploring how smart technology can make our city an even better base for budding entrepreneurs and big corporates.

We already have an Innovation Hub based at City Hall, now we want to bring people together and encourage fresh thinking. We’re pulling together funding, direct investment, training and new partnerships to take your business to the next level. Talk to us to find out more.

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Rebel Business School

We have teamed up with Rebel Business School to help Westminster entrepreneurs and local businesses improve their digital knowledge with our digital skills training course.

This free ten-day course will give you the information, inspiration, and practical advice you need. The course will be taking place from Monday 9 May to Friday 20 May and will be online via Zoom. View the full agenda and sign up to the free course.

This course is being delivered as part of the new Digital Street Markets project, funded by Westminster City Council and the European Regional Development Fund.

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Business Energy Audit Scheme

As part of our ambitions to make Westminster net zero carbon and to increase the uptake of CleanTech as part of our Smart City objectives, our new Business Energy Audit Scheme has been created to help up to 1,000 businesses to better understand their current emissions and to make tangible changes to reduce their emissions and energy costs.

Working in partnership with GEP Environmental Ltd, experts in energy and environmental consultancy services, a full report will be provided at the end of the audit to present real solutions that will make a lasting difference to your business.

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Digital market

Helping local businesses get back on their feet post-pandemic is crucial to Westminster’s digital journey.

We've partnered with The Rebel Business School to provide digital skills training to local market traders – from creating your own website, to setting up a Google Pin, we’re here to help build and boost your business.

We're also rolling out free WiFi connectivity in street markets, in partnership with Ontix, as the first step in improving connectivity across our city.

Your stories

How have businesses benefited from Smart City?

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Great online reviews keep new customers coming through the door

Since we began making a real effort to ask our regular customers to go online to leave us a review we’ve seen a big increase in bookings. I know it makes a difference because new clients tell me they gave us a go because of what they read.

Carly, business owner

Get online, take your business to the next level

I love my stall and being part of the local community – but now that I’ve got my business online with a website and some great social media, it feels like I’m part of even bigger community and my sales are growing too.

Tasneem, entrepreneur