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


0161 442 5840


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• Digital Marketing

• Spark2Scale Programme

• NW Access to Finance

• Santander Internship


0161 442 5840

• Stockport BIC – Digital Masterclass

• One-to-One Consultations

• Increased brand awareness and online presence

• Improved SEO, website traffic and lead conversion


0161 442 5840

• 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


0161 442 5840

• 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


0161 442 5840

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

Q&A

Digital Innovation with the Hub

Doug Tracey

Digital Growth Advisor

Business Growth Hub

Guest speaker

Chris Moran

Managing Director

JCM Business Solutions

Q&A

Closing remarks

Hilary Centeleghe


Business Growth Hub

The Hub

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Leadership & Mentoring

Innovation

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Sustainability

Accessing Finance

People, Skills & Talent

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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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