july 2017 business growth lunch slides

Business Growth Lunch

Stockport

27 July 2017

Welcome and introductions

Hilary Centeleghe

Senior Growth Manager

Business Growth Hub

Agenda12.00pm – Welcome and introductions, Hilary Centeleghe, Senior Growth Manager, Business Growth Hub

12.05am – Spark2Scale programme overview, Hilary Centeleghe, Senior Growth Manager,

Business Growth Hub

12.15pm – Guest speaker – Caroline Patten, Operations Director, Grassroots Recruitment

12.30pm – Digital Innovation with the Business Growth Hub – Doug Tracey, Digital Growth Advisor,

Business Growth Hub

12.40pm – Guest speaker – Chris Moran, Managing Director, JCM Business Solutions

12.55pm – Closing remarks, Hilary Centeleghe, Senior Growth Manager, Business Growth Hub

01.00pm – Lunch and networking

02.00pm – Event close

Spark2Scale Programme overview

Hilary Centeleghe


Business Growth Hub

Spark2Scale Programme outline

Spark2Scale programme

• Comprehensive

• Collaborative

• Tailored

• Encouraging and enlightening

• Developing a scale-up mind-set


Several cohorts throughout 2017 & 2018

• Ongoing advice from a BGH Growth Advisor

• Targeted training & development

• Key business issues addressed

• Inspiration from successful ‘scaled’ business owners

• Peer to peer learning, shared experiences


Pre-programme questionnaire

(get into the scale-up mind-set, reflect &

analyse)

Strategy day

(using innovative tools & techniques to review current

position)

Specialist & inspirational

masterclasses

Celebration of success

BGH Advisor

Gain a comprehensive

understanding – direction,

aspiration, goals

Develop motivation &

encouragement through

peer to peer groupsFinance

Innovation & problem

solving

Growth hacking Other


• Spark2Scale is a workshop and support

programme for aspiring scale-up businesses

across Greater Manchester.

• Cohort 3 starting October 2017

• Venue – Ziferblat Manchester

• Taking Expressions of Interest now


• "Go for it! The strategy workshop has opened my eyes to gaps in my business model“

• "The peer learning is invaluable, I'm learning a lot and making great contacts“

• http://www.businessgrowthhub.com/

spark2scale

http://www.businessgrowthhub.com/spark2scale

http://www.businessgrowthhub.com/spark2scale

Guest speaker

Caroline Patten

Operations Director

Grassroots Recruitment

Good Afternoon

• Professional Services, Technical & RPO Solutions

• Honest, Ethical, Responsible Recruitment Provider

• Established in 2008, relaunched in 2015

• Supporting businesses across North West & Nationwide

Helping great candidates find work with great employers.

www.grassroots-recruitment.co.uk

0161 442 5840

• Stockport’s go-to recruitment company

• Increased demand, overstretched resources

• Reactive focus on service delivery

• Scale-up strategy to ensure growth


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• Digital Marketing

• Spark2Scale Programme

• NW Access to Finance

• Santander Internship


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• Stockport BIC – Digital Masterclass

• One-to-One Consultations

• Increased brand awareness and online presence

• Improved SEO, website traffic and lead conversion


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• First cohort, one of seventeen North West companies

• Peer-to-peer Workshops, Networking and Support

• One-to-one Consultations

• BMC Strategy, Financial Planning, Growth Hacking

Access to Finance


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• One-to-one Consultations (A2F)

• Financial Advice and Recommendations

• Support with Asset Finance and Investment

• Invoice Finance Solutions Review

Outcomes


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• Growing local reputation and Stockport client base

• Review of operations and commercial opportunities

• Improved infrastructure and investment

• Structured scale-up strategy and secured growth


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Stockport Business Growth

• Thriving business economy with continued investment

• A more desirable location for growing employers

• Highly qualified and diverse candidate pool

• Supporting local business, boosting local employment


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Supporting Stockport Business Growth


0161 442 5840

Contact Grassroots

Digital Innovation with the Hub

Doug Tracey

Digital Growth Advisor

Business Growth Hub

Guest speaker

Chris Moran

Managing Director

JCM Business Solutions

Closing remarks

Hilary Centeleghe


Business Growth Hub

The Hub

Digital & Technology

Operational Efficiency

Leadership & Mentoring

Innovation

Starting a Business

Sustainability

Accessing Finance

People, Skills & Talent

Business Strategy

New Markets & Export

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Your local support

Andy Hilton

Manufacturing Advisor

Andy.Hinton@

businessgrowthhub.com

07734 859 370

Simone Callaghan

Senior Growth Officer

simone.callaghan@

stockport.gov.uk

07800 618 285

Sarah Ludford

Growth Advisor

Sarah.ludford@


07730 193 600

Doug Tracey

Digital Growth Advisor

doug.tracey@


07834 173 825

Daniel Dickinson

Low Carbon Sector Advisor

Daniel.Dickinson@


07850 096 009

Gemma EasthopeWorkforce Development Advisor

gemma.easthope@


07702 156 510

Anthony Boe

Growth Advisor

Anthony.boe@


07740 172 823

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Venturefest Manchester 2017

• The Bridgewater Hall, 14 September

• The region’s biggest annual innovation event

• An opportunity for:

• entrepreneurs to meet the investors

• academics and local entrepreneurs to connect

• businesses to get the support they need from the Hub

• Book now at venturefestmanchester.com

• Get involved on social media: #venturefestMCR

No Breakfast or Lunch events in August

Tuesday 12 September – Wigan Breakfast

Thursday 21 September – Bolton Lunch

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