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07 July 2025

How ASCEND Helped Take Specscart to the Next Level

Glasses were too expensive, the buying process was rigid and outdated, and delivery times were far too slow. Sid saw an opportunity to shake things up, creating a brand that made eyewear more affordable, accessible, and more exciting.  

12 June 2025

Halite Global: Innovating Sustainable Salt Drying with GM Business Growth Hub Support

Discover how Halite Global improved energy efficiency and product quality with support from GM Business Growth Hub. A case study in sustainable manufacturing innovation.

03 June 2025

Rochdale manufacturer forecasts £600k Y1 growth following innovation support

See how Rochdale business Heatsense Cables turned innovation into growth, new jobs, and access to new markets.

29 May 2025

How Alderley Lighthouse Labs is shaping the future of diagnostics

With strategic support and funding from GM Business Growth Hub and the wider Greater Manchester innovation ecosystem, Alderley Lighthouse Labs is aiming to lead the way in personalised medicine.

29 May 2025

Revenue and capital funding helps Pegasus move into tech-led fulfilment

Support from GM Business Growth Hub has enabled an Oldham-based company to increase its potential daily output by more than 35-fold.

07 May 2025

How an accidental entrepreneur has grown his business with support from GM Business Growth Hub

Andy Fletcher set up Axes to Ashes, a mobile axe throwing business, in Bury after considering moving his family off grid in Canada. His business has gone from strength to strength. We spoke to him about his journey building the business and how EnterprisingYou and GM Business Growth Hub has helped.

10 April 2025

Desk Jobs to Dream Jobs: How 3 inspiring entrepreneurs grew their businesses with our support

Meet the Greater Manchester entrepreneurs who quit their jobs to make a difference, and how our support helped them succeed.

09 April 2025

How an engineer built a business around his groundbreaking technology with the help of GM Business Growth Hub

Bolton based Double Check Digital Engineering provides steel engineering 3D modelling, structural drawing and surveys. GM Business Growth supported the company to get started and helped them secure funding to grow.

24 March 2025

How support helped Wigan-based Care Choice to expand and succeed

The UK care industry employs 1.6 million people, and this is expected to grow as our population ages. It is also a significant contributor to the economy, adding £55.7 billion per year to the economy in England. It is, in this growing sector, that Care Choice NW operates.