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BORO BAR AMONG
BEST IN UK
FREE SUPPORT AT
BUSINESS SURGERY
WELSH AND US
SUCCESS FOR
BORO FIRM
In the know: Left to right - Jim Barr (MAS), Graeme Foster (Tees
Valley Business Compass), Mike Cratchley (GrowthAccelerator),
Gillian Baker (Tees Valley Business Compass), Peter Shields (Tees
Valley Unlimited) and Stephen Muir (UKTI).
A
free business event is being held in
Middlesbrough to help SMEs access
expert support.
Enterprises with fewer than 250
employees are invited to the special
Business Growth Surgery at Boho One on
Thursday, March 12.
It’s a unique opportunity to access financial
advice, learn how to develop new ideas and
products, boost leadership skills, recruit,
export and build networks.
Packaged into a time-efficient morning
session, the Business Growth Surgery will
give businesses the chance to book oneto-one appointments with host of leading
business experts.
The event – Part of the Business Growth
Service – aims to help businesses with the
right level of ambition, capability and capacity
to improve and grow.
The service forms part of the
Government’s ‘Business is Great’ campaign,
which brings together a broad range of
expertise, to give businesses access to the
right advice and support to fulfill their growth
potential.
Surgery appointments are available
with GrowthAccelerator, RTC North,
Manufacturing Advisory Service (MAS),
UK Trade & Investment (UKTI), Tees Valley
Business Compass, Teesside University and
DigitalCity Business.
Councillor