Growth Start-up Support Programme - Greater Manchester

An intensive programme to help business start-ups in the Greater Manchester area.

• From: Department for Business and Trade
• Published: 20 March 2017

• Type of support: Expertise and advice
• Business stage: Not yet trading
• Industry: Agriculture and food, Business and finance, Construction, Education and Health
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  Hospitality and catering, IT, digital and creative, Manufacturing, Mining, Real estate and property, Science and technology, Service industries, Transport and distribution, Travel and leisure, Utilities providers, and Wholesale and retail
• Number of employees: 0 to 9 employees and 10 to 249 employees
• Region: North West

Who it’s for

Business start-ups in the Greater Manchester area that within 3 years could either:

• employ 5 people
• have a turnover of £250,000

Maximum employees

249

What you can get

There are workshops that cover:

• skills needed to run a successful growth business
• registering the business, such as legal structure and tax
• insurance
• cash flow forecasting
• sources of finance

There are also specialist masterclasses that cover:

• social and digital media
• marketing and promotion
• market research
• understanding finance
• getting finance
• taking a product to market
• building the right team
• networking
• sales and customer service
• leading and managing a new enterprise

Organiser

Business Growth Hub

on the Business Growth Hub website

Published 20 March 2017