Business seminar at Yeovil Innovation Centre

BUSINESS owners in Somerset are being encouraged to sign up for a new government-backed service intended to promote business growth through coaching and management training.

A free breakfast seminar will be held at Yeovil Innovation Centre from 8am to 9.30am on Tuesday, February 19, where ambitious small and medium sized businesses can find out more about the benefits and support available to them through the national GrowthAccelerator service.

Jointly hosted by GrowthAccelerator, Yeovil Innovation Centre and Sandler Training, Wessex, the event speakers will explain the initial assessment process, the training areas covered and the match funding available.

There will also be an opportunity to hear from companies already benefitting from the service about the difference it has made to them, as well as time to network with fellow business leaders.

Growth Accelerator is run by some of the country’s top business growth specialists, who provide the know-how and ability to help SMEs achieve rapid, sustainable growth. It is open to registered UK businesses with less than 250 full-time employees and an annual turnover of under £40million.

Following an initial assessment, each business is matched with a suitable expert who helps them to understand their true potential for growth, set achievable business development goals and overcome any barriers holding them back.

The growth specialist will assist in formulating a business growth plan for the company, providing access to one-to-one coaching and leadership and management training.

Rhona Hope, the programme’s Leadership Specialist for the South West, said:  “GrowthAccelerator is a fantastic offer for high growth potential businesses – we have a vast array of excellent coaches who have experienced the pain of growing a business

"The leadership matched funding is the ‘icing on the cake’, offering up to £2,000 of matched funding to each and every senior manager within the business with no upper limit."

To find out more about the breakfast event, call Alistair Powell at Sandler Training Wessex on 01935-315006.

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