Business Support for Businesses in Derby, Derbyshire, Nottingham and Nottinghamshire

Background

• Developed and delivered in partnership by D2N2 &

EMC

• Consultation on Growth Hub Strategy

• Pledges and promises

• Funded and supported by BIS

• Website launch on 5th December

Our aim: To Help businesses profit from services in Derby, Derbyshire, Nottingham and Nottinghamshire

10:00 Lindsay Allen,D2N2 Senior Programme Manager with Kate Tyler, Shake Social

Update on progress of the D2N2 Growth Hub Future developments - working together

10: 25 Lisa Taylor - National Stakeholder Manager, Business Growth Services with Phoebe Edwards, UKTI

The National Scene and Local Delivery partnershipsThe Offer from UKTI

10:40 Questions to the Panel

10:50 Break

11:00 Keynote speaker

Stuart Ross founder of High Growth

“How we work together to deliver high growth businesses?“

11:30 Introduction to facilitated round table discussion

12:30 Light lunch and networking

AGENDA

Lindsay AllenD2N2, Senior

Programme Manager (Sector Development)

with Kate Tyler, Shake

Social

From December to April

• 267 enquiries

• Partnerships

developed

• 4 key business expos

• Joint workshop with

BGS

• Rural business

conference

• Website is a key tool

From December to date

• Dept. of Business

Innovation and Skills

• Business Growth Service :

• UK Trade & Investment

• Growth Accelerator

• The Manufacturing

Advisory Service

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Referals to:Dec 2014 - March 2015

Business Growth ServiceDerby Coaching for SuccessChesterfield InnovationHealth and Safety reviewUniversity of Derby - Invest to growD2N2 SkillsDerbyshire Enterprise Agency (Start up loan)Nottinghamshire Economic Development FundDNLCC TrainingDNLCC e-biz clubUKTIDerbyshire Enterprise Agency (Start up loans)Erewash PartnershipGlobal DerbyshireLLEP Business Gateway (Leicester)University of NottighamMarkham Vale Ent ZoneGreater Manchester Growth HubNorthants LEPDerby City CouncilDerbyshire Dales Invest in DerbyshireNottingham Business Ventures (NBV)Biz Support

Dec Jan Feb Mar

2056

2420

2724

3311

Unique visitors to the D2N2 Growth Hub site

Dec Jan Feb Mar

682 657

843

1154

Unique visitors to the D2N2 Skills site

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700Twitter followers @D2N2Growth Hub

Next Steps – the year ahead

• Business Advisers

• CRM

• Nottingham City

Growth Hub

• ERDF - Bid under SME

Competitiveness

Lisa TaylorBusiness Growth Service

withPhoebe Edwards, UKTI

Export

The National Scene and Local Delivery partnerships

Stuart RossFounder of High Growth

“How we work together to deliver high growth businesses?"

Discussion Questions

1. Do you agree with the Cultural Pledges?

2. Do you endorse the Customer Journey?

3. How can we work together to promote and market our services most effectively?

Introduction to Marketing question

Suggested Principles for Working Together

(in your pack)

Draft for discussion

Thank you for attending

“Power up your business”

With the D2N2 Growth Hub!