The Business Exchange Swindon & Wiltshire Edition 36: April/May 2018 | Page 13

140
3 months = 140
registered businesses
1,600
1,600 unique visitors
to the website
Are you part of the new
Growth Hub Community?
Growth Hubs across England are having a significant positive impact on
the take-up of national support programmes, with over half a million small
businesses having received support via Growth Hubs from providers.
Taking on board feedback from the business community, the Swindon &
Wiltshire Local Enterprise Partnership (SWLEP) has relaunched the Swindon &
Wiltshire Growth Hub. With over 140 businesses already part of the community
in just 3 months, the Swindon and Wiltshire Growth Hub is gaining momentum
as businesses get registered, profile themselves and collaborate via the
Community pages.
The Swindon and Wiltshire Growth Hub is the ‘go to’ gateway for impartial
business support and advice, and the online community for businesses in
Swindon and Wiltshire. The Growth Hub also provides access to news, updates,
events, programmes and funding opportunities for start-up businesses, mature
businesses and those looking to grow.
Jo Minnaar has recently been appointed as the Growth Hub Manager, “With the
Growth Hub acting as a community ‘marketplace’ for local businesses, we see
the platform as a place where local businesses can come together not only
to promote themselves but gain knowledge and insight from other business
support organisations and each other.”
“The site has only been live for 3 months and already contains over 400 pieces
of informative content which range from factsheets to articles. There have been
1,600 unique visitors and 140 of them have already registered as part of the
Growth Hub Community. One of the most important areas of the site for any
growth business is the Programmes area which already lists 33 programmes
that offer access to business support and potential funding.”
Are you in ?
Don’t
be left
out...
“We are receiving some really positive feedback from businesses which we really
value as one of the aims of the website was to grow it further taking direction
from the business users themselves.”
400
400 pieces of
informative content
33
33 programmes covering business
support and funding
We asked businesses already
registered on the Growth Hub to
talk to us about their experience
of using it and here’s what some
of them had to say:
“For any ambitious business
owner, new or established in
Wiltshire and Swindon, this site is
well worth a visit.”
Isla Baliszewska, Director at Smart
Coaching and Training
“I am looking forward to increasing
my knowledge, widening my client
base and meeting many new
businesses thanks to the
Growth Hub.”
Flicky Harrison, Director and founder
of Flick’s Video Productions
REGISTER TODAY AT
www.swgrowthhub.co.uk
TEL. [phone]