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Local Lancashire businesses win in University’s innovation awards PIC awards Ble Wren 1
29th November 2019
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Local Lancashire businesses win in University’s innovation awards
The first awards evening hosted by Edge Hill’s Productivity and Innovation Centre (PIC), brought together some of the finest SMEs and business partners from across Lancashire.
Successful women who triumphed after Boost support Women in Business collage 2
28th November 2019
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Successful women who triumphed after Boost support
Many of the female led businesses that received support through Boost’s Growth Mentoring programme in 2019 have since gone on to gain special recognition for their achievements through regional business awards.
Care for your wellbeing, care for your business Woman wellbeing business
26th November 2019
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Care for your wellbeing, care for your business
Jane Binnion is founder of Growing Club CIC, a social enterprise based in Lancaster, delivering enterprise skills training for women. As part of Female Entrepreneurship Month, she shared her thoughts with Boost on wellbeing when growing a business.
Boosting productivity: three companies who built a more efficient business Boost your productivity Banner 1
21st November 2019
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Boosting productivity: three companies who built a more efficient business
BOOST SPOTLIGHT | Productivity: Improving productivity and achieving profitable, sustainable growth can involve streamlining many aspects of your business. Read how three organisations increased productivity with Boost support.
Lancashire businesses overwhelmingly impressed with Boost service Boost collage
19th November 2019
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Lancashire businesses overwhelmingly impressed with Boost service
According to Boost’s latest satisfaction survey, 96 per cent of businesses engaging with Boost services were satisfied, with 98 per cent likely to recommend Boost to a friend.
Digital support unit offers new opportunities for Lancashire SMEs Digitalplus
12th November 2019
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Digital support unit offers new opportunities for Lancashire SMEs
An ERDF part-funded project based at UCLan offers new opportunities to improve SME productivity and profitability.
Female entrepreneurs share business growth stories Female Entrepreneur Month blog 1 web
7th November 2019
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Inspiration & Spotlight
Female entrepreneurs share business growth stories
To celebrate the region’s first ever Female Entrepreneurship Month, here are just some of the amazing women who have growth stories to tell.
Lancashire County Council issues winter weather warning to businesses Winter gritting
1st November 2019
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Lancashire County Council issues winter weather warning to businesses
With winter on its way, Lancashire County Council is preparing to keep the county’s roads as clear and safe as possible and to minimise delays and accidents caused by bad weather conditions.
Female entrepreneurship month set to boost Lancashire business Lancashire Female Entrepreneurship Month
24th October 2019
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Female entrepreneurship month set to boost Lancashire business
NatWest and Boost have teamed up with regional companies to bolster female-led businesses with the launch of Lancashire’s first ever Female Entrepreneurship Month this November.
Lancaster University helps manufacturing SMEs recruit and keep top talent EnginE event
24th October 2019
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Lancaster University helps manufacturing SMEs recruit and keep top talent
Lancashire’s manufacturing and engineering SMEs will learn how to better maximise recruitment strategies and keep talented employees in their companies.
Productivity blog: Digitalisation on a shoestring Digitalisation web
22nd October 2019
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Inspiration & Spotlight
Productivity blog: Digitalisation on a shoestring
BOOST SPOTLIGHT | Productivity: Rob Munro is the Institute for Manufacturing’s industrial associate in the Northwest. He shares with Boost resource-efficient approaches for SMEs in adopting digitalisation, and gives his thoughts on where to start.
Thriving workplaces in Lancashire – starting a conversation about mental health World Mental Health day
10th October 2019
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Thriving workplaces in Lancashire – starting a conversation about mental health
Lancashire County Council's Andrea Smith shares her thoughts on work wellbeing as part of World Mental Health Day.

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