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Businesses heading in the right direction after Lancashire support Spotlight bus planning case studies Jan 2020 Banner
21st January 2020
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Businesses heading in the right direction after Lancashire support
BOOST SPOTLIGHT | Business Planning: Careful planning helps you to identify your business goals and the steps needed to reach them.
Planning your growth strategy: sales and marketing Tim Smith WEB
17th January 2020
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Planning your growth strategy: sales and marketing
BOOST SPOTLIGHT | Business Planning: Boost Business Relationship Manager Tim Smith shares his thoughts on how planning your sales and marketing approach is important for any growth strategy.
Strawberry Fields Digital Hub launches business startup competition Strawberry Fields Digital Hub
15th January 2020
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Strawberry Fields Digital Hub launches business startup competition
Chorley’s hi-tech business centre has launched a competition to win everything required to start and take a digital or creative business to the next level.
Business planning: Start with the end in mind, then find a strategy Business planning
9th January 2020
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Business planning: Start with the end in mind, then find a strategy
BOOST SPOTLIGHT | Business Planning: Managing director of 52M consulting, Lee Petts, shares his advice on writing a strategy for growth.
Boost check-in: Gaining the confidence to grow your business Boost business check in mentors banner
19th December 2019
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Boost check-in: Gaining the confidence to grow your business
Boost’s Growth Mentoring programme has access to a large team of experienced business mentors. Read how three organisations have benefitted from mentoring support.
What climate change means for your business Low carbon
13th December 2019
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What climate change means for your business
Changing climates will bring additional challenges to Lancashire businesses. Stephen Sykes, Chamber Low Carbon programme manager, shares his personal thoughts on climate changes and the things companies should be considering.
Boosting productivity: companies reaping the benefits of Lancashire support Boost your productivity even more banner
9th December 2019
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Boosting productivity: companies reaping the benefits of Lancashire support
BOOST SPOTLIGHT | Productivity: In the latest part of our focus on productivity, we look at some of the Lancashire businesses who have benefitted from programmes available through Boost.
Telecoms provider VSG aims for expansion with £100k Rosebud investment VSG Rosebud
5th December 2019
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Telecoms provider VSG aims for expansion with £100k Rosebud investment
VS Group Holdings, a telecommunications firm specialising in the not-for-profit sector, has secured a £100k investment for its expansion, through Lancashire County Developments Ltd’s Rosebud Fund.
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.

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