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Launch of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund II provides £660m boost for small businesses AdobeStock_318709333 Preston
22nd March 2024
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Finance
Launch of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund II provides £660m boost for small businesses
The British Business Bank has launched its new Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund II, a £660m fund set to cover the entire North of England.
‘Lancashire needs actions, not words’ to realise business potential BusinessCloud Roundtable
19th March 2024
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‘Lancashire needs actions, not words’ to realise business potential
Fresh from securing a devolution deal, Lancashire is brimming with potential.
How to be successful in your first year of trading AdobeStock_292863978 Martyn Jones
19th March 2024
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Inspiration & Spotlight
How to be successful in your first year of trading
Martyn Jones, a strategic planning and leadership specialist, offers four key considerations to ensure your first year of trading is successful.
Harnessing the innovation in social entrepreneurship in Lancashire Harnessing the innovation in social entrepreneurship WEB
13th March 2024
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Inspiration & Spotlight
Harnessing the innovation in social entrepreneurship in Lancashire
Here, Boost business adviser Alistair Clarke MBE, who has supported hundreds of social businesses during his career, offers a little insight into the value and purpose of social enterprise businesses.
Six steps to ensure a positive user experience on your website AdobeStock_422136062 Complete Online
12th March 2024
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Inspiration & Spotlight
Six steps to ensure a positive user experience on your website
Tom Smith, managing director of Complete, an award-winning UK digital marketing agency based in Lancashire, offers six easy steps to ensure a positive user experience on your website.
Top ten lifestyle hacks for women in business Ten hacks for businesswomen
7th March 2024
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Inspirational Women
Top ten lifestyle hacks for women in business
How often do you find yourself wishing for more hours in the day? Leading up to International Women’s Day on Friday March 8, we share some of Pink Link’s lifestyle hacks that we think could help Lancashire women in business.
Lancashire businesses offered subsidised occupational health support in Government trial AdobeStock_714494631 man with machine
7th March 2024
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News
Lancashire businesses offered subsidised occupational health support in Government trial
Lancashire businesses can access subsidised occupational health support as part of a Government trial initiative designed to stop employees leaving the workplace and to ease the process of people returning to work.
Meet the Boost team: Tony Openshaw BOO_MTBT_Tony_Openshaw
5th March 2024
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Inspiration & Spotlight
Meet the Boost team: Tony Openshaw
Whether you’re starting a new business, in the early stages, looking to scale up an established business or simply looking for some great business support, the Boost Business Advice team can help. Boost business adviser, Tony Openshaw talks about his role in supporting Lancashire businesses.
Meet the Boost team: Gill Nolan BOO_MTBT_GillNolan
29th February 2024
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Inspiration & Spotlight
Meet the Boost team: Gill Nolan
Gill Nolan, a specialist in corporate business lending and business development, talks about her role in supporting Lancashire businesses.
Five ways to improve your customers’ experience online Five ways to improve your customers experience online
27th February 2024
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Inspiration & Spotlight
Five ways to improve your customers’ experience online
Here, Anne Williamson from Customer Love discusses five ways to improve your customers’ experience if you are offering goods and services online.
Refreshed Boost Access to Finance service brings in two new advisers Access to Finance with LCC FINAL
22nd February 2024
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Finance
Refreshed Boost Access to Finance service brings in two new advisers
Lancashire’s Boost Access to Finance service has recruited two new advisers as part of a new-look support programme designed to help ambitious Lancashire businesses secure finance to achieve their growth ambitions.
Inspirational Women Q&A: Jane Binnion, The Growing Club CIC BOO_Inspirational_Women_QAs_Jane Binnion_01
21st February 2024
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Inspirational Women
Inspirational Women Q&A: Jane Binnion, The Growing Club CIC
Jane is the co-author of the Growing Women, Growing Lancashire report – the inspiration behind the development of Boost's Women in Enterprise Hub. Jane shares her own inspirational Lancashire woman in business story.

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