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Agenda12.00pm – Welcome and introductions, Hilary Centeleghe, Senior Growth Manager, Business Growth Hub
12.05am – Spark2Scale programme overview, Hilary Centeleghe, Senior Growth Manager,
Business Growth Hub
12.15pm – Guest speaker – Caroline Patten, Operations Director, Grassroots Recruitment
12.30pm – Digital Innovation with the Business Growth Hub – Doug Tracey, Digital Growth Advisor,
Business Growth Hub
12.40pm – Guest speaker – Chris Moran, Managing Director, JCM Business Solutions
12.55pm – Closing remarks, Hilary Centeleghe, Senior Growth Manager, Business Growth Hub
01.00pm – Lunch and networking
02.00pm – Event close
Spark2Scale Programme outline
Spark2Scale programme
• Comprehensive
• Collaborative
• Tailored
• Encouraging and enlightening
• Developing a scale-up mind-set
Spark2Scale Programme outline
Several cohorts throughout 2017 & 2018
• Ongoing advice from a BGH Growth Advisor
• Targeted training & development
• Key business issues addressed
• Inspiration from successful ‘scaled’ business owners
• Peer to peer learning, shared experiences
Spark2Scale Programme outline
Pre-programme questionnaire
(get into the scale-up mind-set, reflect &
analyse)
Strategy day
(using innovative tools & techniques to review current
position)
Specialist & inspirational
masterclasses
Celebration of success
BGH Advisor
Gain a comprehensive
understanding – direction,
aspiration, goals
Develop motivation &
encouragement through
peer to peer groupsFinance
Innovation & problem
solving
Growth hacking Other
Spark2Scale Programme outline
• Spark2Scale is a workshop and support
programme for aspiring scale-up businesses
across Greater Manchester.
• Cohort 3 starting October 2017
• Venue – Ziferblat Manchester
• Taking Expressions of Interest now
Spark2Scale Programme outline
• "Go for it! The strategy workshop has opened my eyes to gaps in my business model“
• "The peer learning is invaluable, I'm learning a lot and making great contacts“
• http://www.businessgrowthhub.com/
spark2scale
• Professional Services, Technical & RPO Solutions
• Honest, Ethical, Responsible Recruitment Provider
• Established in 2008, relaunched in 2015
• Supporting businesses across North West & Nationwide
Helping great candidates find work with great employers.
www.grassroots-recruitment.co.uk
0161 442 5840
• Stockport’s go-to recruitment company
• Increased demand, overstretched resources
• Reactive focus on service delivery
• Scale-up strategy to ensure growth
www.grassroots-recruitment.co.uk
0161 442 5840
www.grassroots-recruitment.co.uk
0161 442 5840
• Digital Marketing
• Spark2Scale Programme
• NW Access to Finance
• Santander Internship
www.grassroots-recruitment.co.uk
0161 442 5840
• Stockport BIC – Digital Masterclass
• One-to-One Consultations
• Increased brand awareness and online presence
• Improved SEO, website traffic and lead conversion
www.grassroots-recruitment.co.uk
0161 442 5840
• First cohort, one of seventeen North West companies
• Peer-to-peer Workshops, Networking and Support
• One-to-one Consultations
• BMC Strategy, Financial Planning, Growth Hacking
Access to Finance
www.grassroots-recruitment.co.uk
0161 442 5840
• One-to-one Consultations (A2F)
• Financial Advice and Recommendations
• Support with Asset Finance and Investment
• Invoice Finance Solutions Review
Outcomes
www.grassroots-recruitment.co.uk
0161 442 5840
• Growing local reputation and Stockport client base
• Review of operations and commercial opportunities
• Improved infrastructure and investment
• Structured scale-up strategy and secured growth
www.grassroots-recruitment.co.uk
0161 442 5840
Stockport Business Growth
• Thriving business economy with continued investment
• A more desirable location for growing employers
• Highly qualified and diverse candidate pool
• Supporting local business, boosting local employment
www.grassroots-recruitment.co.uk
0161 442 5840
Supporting Stockport Business Growth
www.grassroots-recruitment.co.uk
0161 442 5840
Contact Grassroots
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Your local support
Andy Hilton
Manufacturing Advisor
Andy.Hinton@
businessgrowthhub.com
07734 859 370
Simone Callaghan
Senior Growth Officer
simone.callaghan@
stockport.gov.uk
07800 618 285
Sarah Ludford
Growth Advisor
Sarah.ludford@
businessgrowthhub.com
07730 193 600
Doug Tracey
Digital Growth Advisor
doug.tracey@
businessgrowthhub.com
07834 173 825
Daniel Dickinson
Low Carbon Sector Advisor
Daniel.Dickinson@
businessgrowthhub.com
07850 096 009
Gemma EasthopeWorkforce Development Advisor
gemma.easthope@
businessgrowthhub.com
07702 156 510
Anthony Boe
Growth Advisor
Anthony.boe@
businessgrowthhub.com
07740 172 823
Venturefest Manchester 2017
• The Bridgewater Hall, 14 September
• The region’s biggest annual innovation event
• An opportunity for:
• entrepreneurs to meet the investors
• academics and local entrepreneurs to connect
• businesses to get the support they need from the Hub
• Book now at venturefestmanchester.com
• Get involved on social media: #venturefestMCR
No Breakfast or Lunch events in August
Tuesday 12 September – Wigan Breakfast
Thursday 21 September – Bolton Lunch
Please leave your feedback
Please take a couple of minutes before the
networking to complete the feedback form and
return it to the Hub staff
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