About Us

The Coast to Capital Growth Hub is a government funded service to provide businesses with free and impartial support, bringing you all the help your Coast to Capital based business needs to achieve your growth goals.

The Growth Hub website provides help for businesses to find the best support relevant to them through its four stage filter. The site contains events, resources for business and business support organisations to suit the needs of the business.

The aim of the Coast to Capital Growth Hub service is to help businesses in the region quickly find the most relevant support to address their growth ambitions.

Please call to speak with a member of the Growth Hub team who can help guide you through the support available and help identify the most appropriate solutions for you.

• We have a team of dedicated Account Managers who will assess the needs of your growing business and introduce specialists and initiatives.
• Free diagnostic reviews with a Account Manager to undertake an in-depth review with growing businesses and provide follow up, hands-on support to identify barriers to growth and support you in achieving your growth ambitions.
• We will help you prepare your plans that will help increase your potential for raising funds to support your growth.
• We will help put you in touch with schools and colleges that will start to help address recruitment issues.
• We will help you to invest in the area by identifying properties, funding, skilled employees, education and research support and network and support organisations.
• We will support you to expand your global sales and helping you to make full use of local organisations, connections and funding.

Coast to Capital makes the difference to help you achieve your business growth and productivity ambitions through a comprehensive network of individuals, initiatives and organisations 

Enterprise Adviser Network                                                            

The Growth Hub Team includes the Enterprise Adviser Network  who have a team of Enterprise Coordinators who work with schools and colleges and match them with business leaders who help develop and implement a careers, information, advice and guidance strategies.

International Trade

The Growth Hub team also works closely with the Department for International Trade (DIT).

Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)

Enquiries related to FDI that are generated by Foreign and Commonwealth Offices and DIT for the Coast to Capital area are channelled through the Growth Hub Team.  The Growth Hub team then work closely with area partnerships to identify solutions and support for potential overseas investors.   The Growth Hub team verify overseas investment that get reported by the Government.

Export

Coast to Capital has allocated £2.25m of European Funding to support businesses to export to new markets internationally.  DIT deliver the support throughout the Coast to Capital area.  We work with DIT and other key partners to promote one to one advice, export related workshops and trade visits.  Each member of the Growth Hub (Business Support) team is responsible for promoting international trade.