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24th March 2023

The Forest of Dean District Council has allocated £79,000 from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) to support the Growth Hub to create new jobs and support local businesses.

Finance
Strategy
People & skills
5 mins

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Funding available for Gloucestershire businesses  investing in a digital powered recovery

Funding available for Gloucestershire businesses investing in a digital powered recovery

21st June 2021

Gloucestershire businesses are waking up to good news this morning.

Covid 19
Finance
Sales & marketing

8 mins

It’s not what you know, it’s who you know: Gloucestershire’s Business Navigators

It’s not what you know, it’s who you know: Gloucestershire’s Business Navigators

1st June 2021

Remote working has worked its wonders, but we’re all missing the human touch of business – the sharing of coffees, shaking of hands, and chance conversations with strangers which so often lead to o

People & skills
Covid 19
Eu exit
Finance
Sales & marketing

12 mins

Tewkesbury and Cheltenham lead the way as SMEs from across Gloucestershire flood in to claim grants of up to £40,000 through Scale Up 4 Growth

Tewkesbury and Cheltenham lead the way as SMEs from across Gloucestershire flood in to claim grants of up to £40,000 through Scale Up 4 Growth

22nd April 2021

Scale Up 4 Growth has received an astonishing number of applications for the scheme designed to help businesses grow.

Covid 19
Finance

5 mins

Gloucestershire declared ‘strongest area for local business in the UK’ with Tewkesbury taking the top spot

Gloucestershire declared ‘strongest area for local business in the UK’ with Tewkesbury taking the top spot

19th April 2021

This article was written by Andrew Merrell for SoGlos.

News
Covid 19
Finance

9 mins

Scale Up 4 Growth launches funding programme in Gloucestershire with £1m of grants available to help the region’s SMEs scale and grow

Scale Up 4 Growth launches funding programme in Gloucestershire with £1m of grants available to help the region’s SMEs scale and grow

8th March 2021

Scale Up 4 Growth (S4G), a funding and support programme that brings together experts from the UWE Bristol, NatWest and Glo

Finance

5 mins

food and drink panel

Light at the end of the tunnel for Food & Drink

18th February 2021

The food and drink industry has been hit hardest by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Covid 19
Finance
Innovation
Operations
Sales & marketing

5 mins

How to grow your business in three steps

How to grow your business in three steps

1st February 2021

This post was written by Hayley Parker, Company Director of OPS-BOX Group.

People & skills
Covid 19
Finance
Operations
Sales & marketing

9 mins

Gloucestershire Growth Hub is set to open a second application window for SME business recovery grants.

Gloucestershire Growth Hub is set to open a second application window for SME business recovery grants.

11th January 2021

The applications for the SME Recovery & Kick Starting Tourism grants opened on the 28th September 2020 and to date, we have successfully allocated £363,000 to both

News
Covid 19
Finance

5 mins

Companies House issue ‘don’t leave it until the last minute’ advice to businesses

Companies House issue ‘don’t leave it until the last minute’ advice to businesses

3rd December 2020

Companies across the UK are being urged not to leave filing their annual accounts until the last minute and consider going paperless, as the disruption caused by coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to

News
Covid 19
Finance

8 mins

Gloucestershire

Gloucestershire Growth Hub Gears Up for SME Recovery Grants.

11th September 2020

The Gloucestershire Growth Hub, which has been established since 2014, is the leading, fully funded business support service available to all businesses across Gloucestershire.

News
Covid 19
Finance

5 mins

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