GM Business Growth Hub

Join our one-day Problem Solving Workshop and master the skills to tackle #manufacturing challenges head-on. From shop floor to senior management, everyone can benefit! Why you should attend? 💡Practical techniques: Real-world tools you can use immediately 💡Improved efficiency: Find root causes and implement lasting solutions 💡Enhanced quality: Meet and exceed customer expectations 💡Increased productivity: Streamline processes and eliminate bottlenecks 💡Cost savings: Reduce waste and optimise resources Sign up for our next Problem-Solving for Manufacturer Workshop: 📆 Wed, 20th Nov 2024 🕒9:30am - 4:30pm📍Whitefield, Bury 🔗Link in comments #ProblemSolving #RootCauseAnalysis #5Whys #ProcessMapping

🌟We’re excited to share the success story of Base Fire Sprinklers (Base) - Their impressive growth brought challenges in cash flow management, but with the blended support from Oxford Innovation Space (OI) and GM Business Growth Hub, they turned these challenges into opportunities. This collaboration led to robust cash flow controls, flexible financing options, and a clear path to sustainable growth.🤝📈 Mark Gordon, one of the Directors at Base, shared, “Bernard Page 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒓 𝑶𝑰 𝒕𝒆𝒂𝒎 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒃𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝒄𝒓𝒖𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝒊𝒏 𝒉𝒆𝒍𝒑𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒖𝒔 𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒂𝒈𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝒓𝒂𝒑𝒊𝒅 𝒈𝒓𝒐𝒘𝒕𝒉. 𝑯𝒊𝒔 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒏𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝑮𝑴 𝑩𝒖𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝑮𝒓𝒐𝒘𝒕𝒉 𝑯𝒖𝒃 𝒃𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒂𝒅𝒅𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝒔𝒖𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕, 𝒆𝒏𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒖𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒇𝒐𝒄𝒖𝒔 𝒐𝒏 𝒔𝒄𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒃𝒖𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒇𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒍𝒚. 𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒊𝒓 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒃𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒅 𝒉𝒆𝒍𝒑 𝒉𝒂𝒔 𝒈𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝒖𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝒕𝒐𝒐𝒍𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒈𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒈𝒓𝒐𝒘𝒕𝒉.” 👉Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/eaUMyWib Isabelle Farquhar Geoff Clowes Innovate Stockport #BusinessGrowth #CashFlowManagement #SMESuccess #Access2Finance

🚀Getting your first investment pitch deck right as an early-stage founder can mean the difference between success and failure. Founders often struggle with a lack of interest in their pitch deck, even if the company generates early revenue. 💷In our latest blog, we asked Ian S Dixon, our Head of Access to Finance, to share his top tips to help you with your deck and successfully secure finance. Find out what Ian recommends 👉https://ow.ly/LhPh50TVAcW #Startup #Investment #Fundraising #EarlyStage #BusinessGrowth #FinanceTips #Funding #BusinessStrategy #PitchPerfect

Taking place across 5 days between 13th November - 03rd December, this programme is aimed to support Health & Life Sciences organisations to innovate and grow. 🪴 The series of workshops will provide access to experts to assist with developing, commercialising and understanding the innovation funding landscape. Register for one or more sessions and take your business to the next level.🚀 For more information and to register 👇 https://ow.ly/8m4950TVhLZ

Fire Up Business Clinics. 🚀 Fire Up is hosting a series of drop-in clinics with GM Business Growth Hub specialist advisers in finance, technology, sustainability, innovation, manufacturing, workforce development, and enterprise. 💫 Engage with advisors 1:1, gain practical advice, and explore strategies tailored to your specific needs. Don't miss this opportunity to connect with industry experts and take your business to the next level. No need to book, simply show up on the day and ask to speak to an advisor. More information and the full schedule 👉 https://ow.ly/9Mr450TRQui #BusinessGrowth #Entrepreneurship #Innovation #SmallBusinessSupport #WorkforceDevelopment

Monday November 25th at BEYOND 2024 is all about exploring! Join us on Day 00 for the BEYOND Fringe: Made in MediaCity. We come together with the innovators from this creative community for a day of insightful talks, demos, groundbreaking immersive digital art and behind-the-scenes tours of world-leading studio facilities. Discover a host of exclusive events for BEYOND ticket holders, with activities from dock10, MediaCity Immersive Technologies Innovation Hub (MITIH), BBC, and The University of Salford, along with our BEYOND host, Nihal Arthanayake! Find out more at: https://lnkd.in/eNBAF9gm #BEYONDconf #MediaCity

With the busy Christmas period around the corner, we have an event you can't afford to miss if you're in the Retail sector! On Wednesday, 6 November, in #Rochdale, we're bringing together experts and speakers with years of experience in retail, digital marketing, and customer experience to share their insights on addressing the challenges and opportunities for the sector. Book your place now for this exclusive free-to-attend event, and stay ahead in the ever-changing retail landscape! 🎫 https://ow.ly/AFkJ50TUkgJ #Retail #RetailChallenges #BusinessGrowth #RetailIndustry #GreaterManchester #LocalBusiness #CustomerRetention #DigitalMarketing #RetailExperience #RetailSales #UKSPF