
The public sector partner of choice
Over three decades, Exemplas has become one of the UK’s leading providers of business support. In that time, we’ve helped over 600,000 SMEs, delivering some of the UK’s most important public sector contracts for the likes of Innovate UK, Local Enterprise Partnerships, the Department for International Trade, the Department for Levelling Up, Communities and Housing and the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy.
Owned by the University of Hertfordshire, Exemplas employs over 100 people with a wide range of business function and sectoral expertise. They work closely with our partners to help SMEs grow, innovate, become more productive, access grants and break into new markets – generating measurable results for businesses, local people, communities and economies.
Openness
We act with honesty, integrity and transparency.
Inspiration
We encourage ideas, creativity and innovation to get results.
Conviction
We believe in what we do and are tireless in achieving our goals.
Accountability
We take ownership for our decisions and prove our worth.
Our Values
Every partnership, every service, everything we do is shaped by what we stand for.
Openness
We act with honesty, integrity and transparency.
Inspiration
We encourage ideas, creativity and innovation to get results.
Conviction
We believe in what we do and are tireless in achieving our goals.
Accountability
We take ownership for our decisions and prove our worth.

Powered by innovation
While our values ground us, our innovation lets us fly.
As the needs of SMEs and our clients have evolved, becoming ever more complex, we’ve introduced new ideas, technologies, methodologies and ways of thinking to support them.
Whether it’s 24/7 access to resources, automated diagnostics or insightful analytics, we’re continuously pioneering new ways to add value, create efficiencies and deliver results.

Our people. Your partners.
We celebrate diversity of ideas, experiences and views, but we’re all working towards the same goal: to help our clients exceed their targets, support SME growth and bring prosperity to people, communities and the local economy.
Our team is your team, forming a true partnership that supports you at every stage of the journey, from defining the path ahead to measuring the results.
Let’s make great things happen, together.