Thanks to funding through the UK Shared Prosperity fund via Cumberland Council, Cumbria Business Growth Hub is running a business support programme for businesses in Cumberland. Funding ends on 31^st March so there’s not much time to take advantage but there’s still the below support available:

• 3hrs with a business adviser to help with areas including access to finance, marketing, digital marketing, sales & pricing, business planning, funding and applications, HR, supply chain as well as general business support
• Online Business Resource Centre – instant access to comprehensive online business support including more than 2,500 items of content such as articles, guides, FAQs, case studies, toolkits, checklists, weekly news and blogs
• Signposting to other business support activity/funding where appropriate and available

We’re also running the below training courses.

Developing awesome new products and services and bringing life back to existing ones

Date: Tuesday 5^th March 2024

Time: 9.30am to 4pm

Price: Fully funded by Cumberland Council

Venue: Energus, Blackwood Road, Lillyhall, Workington, CA14 4JW

This workshop will introduce a powerful yet practical innovation process that directly connects with what customers want and need. The process can be used to create totally new products and services or to bring new life to existing ones. During this thought provoking and interactive workshop you will actively work through the innovation process and apply a range of tools and techniques. Through the workshop you will:

• Be introduced to a 5 stage new product and service process to drive forward innovative ideas and projects
• Test drive the 5 stage new product and service process and identify how it can used in your business
• Actively create new customer offers and value propositions
• Tune into trends/opportunities and turn them into new ideas
• Learn how to a range of creative tools and techniques to develop and take forward new ideas

Become a Scheduling Superstar

Date: Thursday 28^th March

Time: 10am to 1pm

Venue: Online

Feel like time is running away with you? Want to squeeze more out of your working week? Want more work-life balance? Then your schedule is key!

In this super-productive session we will look at top scheduling tips to get more stuff done in less time, explore when is the right time for you to do different activities for optimal effect, and give you some time to reflect on how you want your time to be spent… rather than time running away with you.

Come join digital productivity specialist, Liz Hardwick, for a fast paced, top tips and activities full session! By the end of this session you will know:

• How to best track your actions each week
• Learn what Chronotypes are and why they matters
• Top calendar hacks to optimise your time
• Questions to prompt your reflection of what you do each week, and where there might be wiggle-room for a better work-life balance

Support through this programme is only available until 31^st March – for  more information on any of the above visit Cumberland UK SPF - Cumbria Growth Hub, email info@cumbriagrowthhub.co.uk or call 0844 2578450