Is your business ready for investment? This is a critical question for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) looking to scale up and achieve business growth. It’s also a potential stalling point – how can you be certain that you’ve reached this key stage of development? How much preparation is ‘enough’? The Greenborough team is ideally […]
Read moreThe Create Growth Programme in the East Midlands recently celebrated the successful completion of its second cohort, which featured 12 participating creative businesses. This government-funded initiative, which runs until 2025, is tailored to support high-growth potential creative enterprises across sectors including advertising, architecture, crafts, design, film, gaming, software, publishing, and more. The programme aims to […]
Read moreLast week, the newly revamped Northern Max Accelerator programme reached its pinnacle at Nexus in Leeds. A cohort of 22 business leaders from Leeds and Bradford engaged in an intensive series of workshops, masterclasses, and mentoring sessions, culminating in a pitch to a panel of judges. Now in its seventh year, the Northern Max Accelerator […]
Read moreThe Northern Max Accelerator empowers businesses The Northern Max Accelerator programme provides young businesses with an opportunity to learn fundamental strategies to spur innovation and growth. Greenborough Management has delivered the 10×10 programme for a cohort of Northern Max delegates four times previously with great success. For the fifth round, the programme has taken a […]
Read moreWith over two decades of experience assisting growth minded businesses, and helping them to access funding, Greenborough Management were thrilled to be invited to support the Derby City Innovation Accelerator programme. This initiative aimed to guide businesses through the intricate process of pitching for investment, providing them with the necessary tools and knowledge to accurately […]
Read moreAs 2023 draws to an end, Russell Copley, Founder and Owner of Greenborough Management reflects on the current economic situation in the UK, and looks ahead to understand what 2024 may look like for UK businesses. Russell says… I don’t think anyone will disagree if I say that 2023 has been an incredibly difficult year […]
Read moreEmbracing the Future: How AI is Unleashing Opportunities for Growing Businesses in the UK In the dynamic landscape of business, staying ahead of the curve is crucial for growth and success. As the team at Greenborough Management speak to businesses across the UK, more and more we’re witnessing a significant transformation in the way they […]
Read moreHelping to Create Creative Businesses The creative industry is one of UK economy’s fastest-growing sectors, with employment growth averaging at 2.3% per year over the past decade. Creative businesses play a vital role in shaping our cultural landscape by driving innovation and contributing to economic growth. From commercial design firms to independent artists, these enterprises […]
Read moreThe Northern Max Accelerator programme saw its sixth cohort of ambitious tech-based businesses end on a high at the recent Live Pitch Final. The 10-week programme brings ambitious entrepreneurs together for mentoring, peer support, funding opportunities and training. Although the programme has been engineered to build a strong alliance between the group, the 2023 cohort […]
Read moreThe Game Playing Business Jo Smedley murders people for a living. Really. To explain, her business, which she set up in 2007, creates and sells imaginative murder mysteries (or just mysteries in which case Jo Smedley does not murder anyone). The market for these role-play stories is interestingly diverse: everyone from people wanting fun and […]
Read moreThe Greater Lincolnshire Manufacturing Conference is back again; co-hosted and delivered by Business Lincolnshire and NatWest Bank. The conference is to be held at Sleaford Quality Foods, Woodbridge Road, Sleaford NG34 7JX on Friday 22nd March 2019. This Conference is dedicated to supporting manufacturing sector businesses in Greater Lincolnshire, where we are looking to build […]
Read moreAfter providing support and facilitating workshops in other regions for their Accelerator Programmes, Russell and Michelle both felt Lincoln was ready for their programme. But when we announced Lincoln’s first Business Accelerator Programme back in June 2018, we weren’t really sure how well it would be received, and more importantly, were not sure if there […]
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