The Business Exchange Swindon & Wiltshire Edition 35: Feb/March 2018 | Page 8

APPOINTED
New manager at Swindon
& Wiltshire growth hub
The recently re-launched
Swindon and Wiltshire
Growth Hub has appointed
Jo Minnaar as its Growth
Hub manager.
Jo has a background in B2B marketing,
partner relations and project
management working in both the
private and public sector. Additionally,
she ran an antiques import business for
two years.
The Growth Hub is an online
community developed exclusively for the
businesses of Swindon and Wiltshire.
It directs users to a “wide range” of
impartial business support and advice,
as well as providing insights, access
to events, specialist programmes and
funding to “help businesses thrive.”
Jo explained: “I would hope my
career experiences qualify me to work
with businesses to ensure that all
information and opportunities out in
the marketplace are available to them
through the Growth Hub, whether they
are starting up or growing a business.”
In the past, Jo worked closely
with businesses on a one-to-one
basis through her voluntary work as
an SFEDI accredited Business Link
marketing mentor. She also lead
Wiltshire’s ‘Women in Rural Business’
(WiRE) group. Jo said that she was
“very aware” of the challenges
businesses face and how difficult it
can be sometimes to source “effective,
Appointment of the
‘Optimum’
professional team
impartial information, advice and
support.” She added: “The Growth
Hub provides this in addition to
networking, peer to peer learning and
the opportunity to become part of the
wider Wiltshire and Swindon business
community. Working in partnership with
other business support organisations to
create an environment both online and
off which will help stimulate growth and
prosperity in the area.”
TIGER WELCOMES NEW
TEAM MEMBER
Experienced driver Chris Bricknell has
become the latest member of the team
at Tiger Plant, one of the leading plant
hire companies in Wiltshire.
Chris, 29, who previously worked for
a road traffic collision recovery company,
has been hired as a driver and plant fitter
for the business which has its HQ at the
Clearwater Business Park, Swindon.
Tiger Plant has grown rapidly during
its first year of trading. Owners Stuart
Morgan and Andy Rohrer, who already
work together as property developers
and builders, created Tiger Plant when
they realised one of the recurring issues
on their building sites was getting the
right plant to the right place at the right
time.
The appointment comes at a time
when