Our business advisors can help you develop your business plan and add a more strategic 360-degree approach to the way your organisation is run, where needed, helping you to achieve clarity, focus and control.

Our experienced advisors, people who have managed their own companies and understand the day-to-day pressures of being a leader. We can match you with a business mentor who’ll work with you on a one-to-one basis to help set up new goals, act as a sounding board, and prepare you for change management.

We’ll review your business, your current procedures, identify any skills gaps, and work with you on a long-term talent development plan.

We support the manufacturing sector, and your business, to be able to thrive, innovate and compete both locally and on a global scale.  Do you want to increase your productivity and grow?

We provide specialist support to help SMEs working in, or looking to diversify into, the Green Technology and Services sector.

Our Life Sciences service is for SMEs specifically in, or aiming to diversify into, the life sciences sector. Are you looking to break into domestic and international healthcare markets?

Starting or managing a business can be confusing and locating accurate information to understand which regulations affect your business can be expensive if you get it wrong. We are well placed to provide a single point of access for advice covering all types of regulatory compliance including food safety, health & safety, trading standards and fire safety.

Whether you consider yourself as a business owner, a freelancer or somebody working in the gig economy, EnterprisingYou is a free programme that could support you in your self-employment journey. Delivered by the Growth Company and People Plus, you’ll have access to 1:1 business support, personal financial advice, personal development courses, employment support and more.