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Boost helps businesses plan recovery as over 5,000 use Covid-19 support BoostYourRecovery web
1st June 2020
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Boost helps businesses plan recovery as over 5,000 use Covid-19 support
Boost has announced a new campaign of funded support to help Lancashire businesses map out their long-term recovery from the coronavirus pandemic.
Tips for women to help overcome the challenges of working in lockdown Mother working from home BANNER
28th May 2020
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Tips for women to help overcome the challenges of working in lockdown
Jane Binnion, founding director of The Growing Club discusses the real affect of COVID-19 on women in business and offers support to help them manage the challenges of lockdown.
Boost briefing: Managing business finances during and after lockdown Managing bus finances during lockdown BANNER
26th May 2020
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Boost briefing: Managing business finances during and after lockdown
Boost business relationship manager, Alan Woods, highlights the values of business and financial planning for SMEs and the importance of writing the ‘story about your business’.
Marketing for resilience: Boost your chances of bouncing back Bounce back into business BANNER
21st May 2020
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Marketing for resilience: Boost your chances of bouncing back
Lee Petts, managing director of 52M Consulting, outlines his top tips for maintaining brand visibility during lockdown and keeping you business ‘fit’.
University business experts offer SMEs crisis recovery support Prof Simon Bolton Edgehill May 2020 BANNER
20th May 2020
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University business experts offer SMEs crisis recovery support
Business experts from Edge Hill University are now offering exclusive digital-based crisis recovery sessions to the region’s SMEs.
Boost briefing: Access to finance during the COVID-19 crisis Access to finance BANNER scaled
19th May 2020
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Boost briefing: Access to finance during the COVID-19 crisis
With businesses having to continue to manage cashflow and finances whilst facing closure through this difficult time of uncertainty, Mark Gibbons from Access to Finance North West outlines a number of financial considerations to support Lancashire businesses.
Top tips to stay in the spotlight during lockdown Kelly Bolton Aggressive Growth Marketing Banner
18th May 2020
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Top tips to stay in the spotlight during lockdown
Kelly Bolton, founder of Aggressive Growth Marketing offers her top tips to help your business stay in the spotlight during lockdown.
The etiquette of Zooming Video networking etiquette BANNER
14th May 2020
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The etiquette of Zooming
Suzy Orr, founder for Uniques Ladies networking and a former Boost Growth Support Programme participant, offers her ten top tips for video networking.
Online health check can boost businesses Digitalplus web report UCLAN 2020 service BANNER
13th May 2020
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Online health check can boost businesses
UCLan’s Digitalplus project, which is part funded by the European Regional Development Fund, is offering support at no cost for business owners in Lancashire to ensure that they are attracting as many online customers as possible.
Lockdown: New language and new normal for the marketing community Lock down and marketing BANNER
12th May 2020
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Inspiration & Spotlight
Lockdown: New language and new normal for the marketing community
Michaela Barker, founder of Guardian Angels Marketing, and delivery partner for Boost, recounts her observations as a marketing specialist during lockdown.
Boost briefing: Managing a food and drink business during the coronavirus crisis Closed restaurant BANNER
11th May 2020
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Boost briefing: Managing a food and drink business during the coronavirus crisis
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected every food and drink SME in some capacity. Boost business relationship manager, Chris Rose, looks at ways to continue to trade during this crisis.
Boost briefing: What’s your lockdown exit strategy? Opening up after lockdown BANNER
6th May 2020
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Boost briefing: What’s your lockdown exit strategy?
As we are now several weeks into the lockdown, Alan Reid, highlights just some of the considerations businesses need to make before reopening.

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