Going digital

Pandemic pricing

‘ This Way Up ’ smashed its targets with over 4,150 webinar registrants

One of the key drivers for the initiative was to capacity build by providing guidance on the current challenges businesses were facing and offering knowledge building opportunities to allow them to grow .

Working with local experts to bring the webinars to life and support the Swindon and Wiltshire economy , the Growth Hub team facilitated a webinar series covering a wide range of topics to enable businesses to trade online and cope with remote working through lockdown . Topics included

leadership , finance and digital , and were delivered for free as live events which were then recorded and shared as a go-to resource for businesses to access at any time through the Growth Hub website .

Support for the programme was provided by The Department of Business , Energy and Industrial Strategy ( BEIS ) and funded the local experts ’ time , as well as a dedicated Digital Advisor for the Swindon and Wiltshire Growth Hub .

Local experts who contributed to the This Way Up series included :

Tim Thurston , Director of Swindon-based Team Doctor . Tim hosted sessions such as ‘ looking after your mental health and wellbeing at work ’.

Dan Smith , Director of Corsham-based South West Business Finance ( SWBF ) hosted a session on ‘ how effective commercial finance can help your business prosper ’.

Alison Edgar MBE , Director of Chippenham ’ s Sales Coaching Solutions hosted a session on the secrets of successful sales .

Hayley Chamberlain of Corsham-based Purple Lime Accountancy hosted several sessions looking at business finance reporting , top tax tips and why cash is king .

Nicki Kinton , Director of Swindon-based Confident Cashflow hosted a session looking at how to avoid late payments and boost cashflow .