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Flying start tips: The benefits of market research The benefits of market research
8th March 2021
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Flying start tips: The benefits of market research
Karen Lambert, a marketing specialist and Chief Happy at Happy Creative outlines the importance of understanding your audience, and how market research can help.
Going global: Lancashire International Trade Conference 2021 LBV trade Conference March 21 LITC21 Speakers
4th March 2021
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Going global: Lancashire International Trade Conference 2021
Some of the biggest names in international trade are gathering with county exporters for the Lancashire International Trade Conference.
A minute with a mentor: David Eccles A minute with a mentor David Eccles
3rd March 2021
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Inspiration & Spotlight
A minute with a mentor: David Eccles
We highlight some of the mentors behind the scenes that work with Lancashire businesses. So take a break for a minute and read about business mentor David Eccles, who coins himself as simply "the Middleman".
Council backed programme launched to help Lancashire scaleups gain retail contracts Route Into Retail web image
2nd March 2021
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Council backed programme launched to help Lancashire scaleups gain retail contracts
A first of its kind programme has been launched aimed at helping Lancashire’s fastest growing food and drink businesses to target retail contracts.
Business support spotlight: Boost Bespoke Programme Bespoke 2 banner a
15th February 2021
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Business support spotlight: Boost Bespoke Programme
Our Business Support Spotlight series highlights the wealth of support listed on Boost’s Support Hub and available to Lancashire businesses. Today’s spotlight shines on Boost's Bespoke Programme.
Boost partners with private sector leaders on funded resilience support Resilience Networks Powered by Boost web
15th February 2021
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Boost partners with private sector leaders on funded resilience support
A range of fully funded business support initiatives aimed at boosting Lancashire business leaders’ resilience have been made available through Boost; Lancashire’s Business Growth Hub.
Covid-19 scaleup programme creates over 50 Lancashire jobs plus growth opportunities Blackburn Distributions team Boost web
12th February 2021
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Covid-19 scaleup programme creates over 50 Lancashire jobs plus growth opportunities
21 of Lancashire’s fastest growing businesses are creating create dozens of new jobs and expanding their operations after Lancashire County Council support.
Business support spotlight: Lancashire Manufacturing Growth Fund Spotlight Lancs Manufacturing Growth Fund
11th February 2021
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Business support spotlight: Lancashire Manufacturing Growth Fund
Our Business Support Spotlight series highlights the wealth of support listed on Boost’s Support Hub and available to Lancashire businesses. Today’s spotlight shines on the Lancashire Manufacturing Growth Fund.
Lancashire luxury goods manufacturer expands into corporate market tinbox angel
11th February 2021
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Lancashire luxury goods manufacturer expands into corporate market
A Lancaster-based luxury goods manufacturer has ramped up production and doubled its turnover after receiving funding from the Manufacturing Growth Fund.
Gel-clear gains industry recognition for innovative drainage product Gel clear gains industry recognition for innovative drainage product
10th February 2021
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Gel-clear gains industry recognition for innovative drainage product
Gel-clear has won Maintenance Product of the Year at the 2020 Air Conditioning and Refrigeration (ACR) News Awards for its bio-beta Pipe Chair, developed with the assistance of the University of Central Lancashire’s Innovation Clinic.
Business support spotlight: Innovation Clinic uclan_innovation_clinic 2
8th February 2021
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Inspiration & Spotlight
Business support spotlight: Innovation Clinic
Our Business Support Spotlight series highlights the wealth of support listed on Boost’s Support Hub and available to Lancashire businesses. Today’s spotlight shines on UCLan’s Innovation Clinic.
Edge Hill’s Productivity and Innovation Centre helps 100 Lancashire SMEs to scale up Empty Plate news Edgehill PCI 2021
4th February 2021
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Edge Hill’s Productivity and Innovation Centre helps 100 Lancashire SMEs to scale up
Edge Hill University's Productivity and Innovation Centre (PIC) has reached a major milestone after welcoming the 100th small to medium-sized enterprise (SME) to pass through its scale up programme.

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