The Northern Max Accelerator programme, part of the AD:VENTURE initiative (previously funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF)), was launched in 2017. This programme was designed to assist early-stage digital and tech-focused businesses (under three years old) in the Bradford region with overcoming common hurdles and challenges to growth. In 2024, with new funding […]
Read moreIs 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 moreBusinesses based in East Lindsey, Boston and South Holland are being invited to join South & East Lincolnshire’s 10×10 Business Accelerator Programme. The programme, fully funded through the Government’s UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF), will give a cohort of ambitious businesses access to professional mentorship, knowledge, and training, across ten consecutive weeks. As the name […]
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 moreGrowth minded digital and tech businesses from Bradford and Leeds are invited to register their interest for the 2024 Northern Max Accelerator cohort. Now in its seventh year, Northern Max will return, giving fledgling businesses a greater chance of success. Backed by UK Shared Prosperity Funding and supported by AD:VENTURE, the Northern Max Accelerator […]
Read moreStarting a new business is a rollercoaster of an experience. It can be both exciting and daunting – and probably both at the same time. Even with the impetus of ambition, vision and enthusiasm, and the strongest of business plans, future success can’t be guaranteed. In fact, according to the Small Business Administration (SBA) only […]
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 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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