Growing Your Business

New Business Growth

When you are looking to grow your business there are always plenty of new challenges. The Growth Hub can help you find the right finance opportunities. We have help with developing your sales and marketing strategies. Growing your business may mean that you will want to take on more staff, we have plenty of advice in recruiting and hiring staff.  You may be looking to take on an apprentice to help develop skills for the future. Building your management skills will be key to your growth and increasing productivity. This may also be the time to start looking to the export market to help develop your business. Having an online presence is now a necessity for any modern business, we have advice for developing this aspect of your business

Contact us here to arrange a meeting with one of our experienced business advisors 

Visit our Business Support Directory to signpost you to a range of business support information and organisations who provide a wide variety of services, including funding, training courses, events, support, advice, mentoring and business services who can help your business.

We have help for businesses for Supply Chain opportunities.  The Supply Chain Network (TSCN) has been developed to support regional business community by showcasing your products and services to a wider market as well as encouraging and supporting a more local supply chain. Through three main tools, The Supplier Directory, The Opportunities Map and The Supply Chain Promise, TSCN aims to promote new private and public sector work opportunities, encouraging businesses to commit to, where possible, using local and regional suppliers when sourcing goods and services for their business by promoting their opportunities directly to a regional supply chain. Thus enhancing your reach to potential new markets and customers as well as having a platform to increase your opportunity to find a wider supplier pool. 

Growing your business can signpost you to a range of business support information and organisations who provide a wide variety of services, including funding, training courses, events, support, advice, mentoring and business services who can help your business.

Established Business Growth

This is your gateway to business support if you are looking to further develop your well-established business. The Growth Hub can help you find the right finance opportunities. Take a look at the Growing Places Fund or the Business Support Directory to signpost you to a range of business support information and organisations who provide a wide variety of services, including funding, training courses, events, support, advice, mentoring and business services who can help your business. It may be time for your business  to take on more staff, we have plenty of advice in recruiting and hiring staff on the Workforce Development page.  You may be looking to take on an apprentice to help maintain your talent pipeline. This may also be the time to start looking to the export market to help develop your business.  The Catapult Centres help businesses adopt, develop and exploit innovative products and technologies. This is where your R&D can hit the road.  If you have issues with large companies delaying payments to your business the Small Business Commissioner has guidance for you. 

Contact us here to arrange a meeting with one of our experienced business advisors 

The British Business Bank helps businesses understand and discover the finance options that could enable them to grow.

We have help for businesses for Supply Chain opportunities.  The Supply Chain Network (TSCN) has been developed to support regional business community by showcasing your products and services to a wider market as well as encouraging and supporting a more local supply chain. Through three main tools, The Supplier Directory, The Opportunities Map and The Supply Chain Promise, TSCN aims to promote new private and public sector work opportunities, encouraging businesses to commit to, where possible, using local and regional suppliers when sourcing goods and services for their business by promoting their opportunities directly to a regional supply chain. Thus enhancing your reach to potential new markets and customers as well as having a platform to increase your opportunity to find a wider supplier pool. 

If you’re a sole trader, you run our own business as an individual and are self-employed. You can keep all your business’ profits after you’ve paid tax on them. Read more here

Government help for growing your business