Coaching For Growth

Coverage: Blackburn with Darwen, Blackpool, Burnley, Chorley, Fylde, Hyndburn, Lancaster, Pendle, Preston, Ribble Valley, Rossendale, South Ribble, West Lancashire, Wyre,

Finance Type: Business Expansion, Mentoring, New Business Start Up,

Coaching for Growth is aimed at both established SMEs with the potential to increase employment or turnover by 20 per cent or more each year for three years; and new start ups with the potential to achieve turnover of £1m within three years of starting to trade or have at least 10 employees within three years.

Coaching for Growth offers:

• Coaching of senior management teams to develop and implement growth strategies and develop leadership and management skills
• Tailored, specialist help to develop a successful investment pitch
• Facilitated introductions to potential investors
• Access to high quality facilities by partnering with leading business incubators, science parks and Technology Innovation Centres
• Advice on how to identify and protect intellectual property and copyright and develop strategies to commercially exploit IP and innovation
• Fast track access to trusted sources of specialist advice and support such as the Technology Strategy Board and UKTI
• Access to business and knowledge networks

Funding:

There is no funding available. 

Timeframe:

Business Coaching for Growth, to be launched in January 2012, is a new programme to help up to 10,000 high growth businesses a year to address barriers to growth and grow more rapidly.

The Procurement process for Business Coaching for Growth has started, and BIS are currently engaging with short-listed bidders on the most effective means of delivering the service.

Funding:

Type of Funding: Service

Project Timeframe - Expiry Date: n/a

Eligibility: ERDF eligibility rules apply

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