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, Health, 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, Wholesale and retail
Number of employees:: 0 to 9 employees, 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

Find out more

Published 20 March 2017

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