Multi-million pound firms benefit from free injection of expertise
Stroud-based export agency Tudor Rose International has entered five new international markets since partnering with The Growth Hub. Chris Couzins-Short of Tudor Rose said: “The Growth Hub gave us access to funding for an external consultant, who came in to review our branding and social media. “They worked with our team and reviewed the findings, resulting in an entire rebrand, which much more effectively shows our proposition than it ever did before.” But the benefits of these Growth Hubs are perhaps not as easily recognised by larger businesses across the county. The bosses at those companies may be wondering Gloucestershire’s Growth Hubs are well- known in the ever-growing community of entrepreneurs.
what a team of government-funded consultants can do for their big, complex and rapidly-growing enterprises. The answer is quite a lot, as it turns out. The Growth Hub’s latest run of case studies highlight the help and support multi-million-pound firms can access, without having to leave their postcode l
Protrack Group in Gloucester develop GPS and live tracking solutions and has seen its business grow by 44 per cent with Growth Hub support. Kevin Pope of Protrack Group said: “The Growth Hub was key to Protrack being able to obtain assistance from companies like Innovate UK. “We started off with just three of us, we’re now up to a team of 13. Without The Growth Hub’s help, we’d still be at just nine.”
In the Cotswolds, bakery giants Four Anjels has seen profits grow by 19 per cent since it first engaged with The Growth Hub’s team of experts. Andrea Stevens of Four Anjels said: “We approached The Growth Hub to seek out expertise to help us grow. When we took the business on, it was £60k per year, now it’s just under £3m turnover. “The Growth Hub has reduced our stress massively, they always give us the support and advice we need.”
To find out more about The Growth Hub’s specialised support for high-growth firms – something that is available to a limited number of businesses per year, contact www.thegrowthhub.biz E-mail talktous@thegrowthhub.biz or call 01242 715422
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