Stoke on Trent & Staffordshire Growth Hub
The Growth Hub was established to play a major role in the drive for strong, sustainable business growth across the area. It acts as the focal point for businesses that wish to grow, providing co-ordinated and cohesive growth programmes, business networks, growth groups and links to specialist information, advice and services.
The funding for Growth Hubs is secured from the Department of Business & Trade and there are 42 across the country.
The aim is to see an improved environment in which businesses can grow. The Stoke-on-Trent & Staffordshire Growth Hub encourages different business support partners to work together to ensure that they put the needs of the client business first.
As part of the Growth Hub service, business advisors are available to provide face-to-face advice to local businesses and to signpost them to specialised support. If your business needs a helping hand to get onto an advice programme or to apply for grant aid, then a Growth Hub advisor will help.
How do I sign up?
If you would like a free of charge appointment with a Growth Hub advisor, to discuss what options are available to support the growth of your business, please contact the Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire Business Helpline on 0300 111 8002 and ask for a referral
Staffordshire Means Business
Staffordshire Business Loan Fund
To help make Staffordshire right for business we are running a number of funding schemes to help support businesses in Staffordshire to grow, including the Staffordshire Business Loan Fund.
Green Solutions Programme
Training, energy reviews and grants are available to help your business to reduce its carbon footprint
Energy Efficiency Reviews
Free specialist reviews to provide businesses with actions to increase energy efficiency and reduce energy consumption, as well as predicting annual cost savings and reductions of CO2 emissions.
Grants of up to 50% of project costs
To help businesses implement the recommendations identified in the energy efficiency review. Eligible expenditure could include an upgrade to LED lighting, a replacement boiler or an upgrade to energy efficiency equipment.
Find out more
For general grant and funding advice, contact the Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire Helpline on 0300 111 8002 or email GrowthHub@staffordshire.gov.uk