Cheshire and Warrington Business Growth programme Cohort 2 makes a strong start at MMU Crewe Campus

The Centre for Enterprise is delighted to announce that the second Cohort of the Cheshire and Warrington Business Growth Programme has gotten off to a flying start. Roxy Lawton, Project Manager for the programme, led the group of 25 companies, including five prestart-up businesses.

 

The participants congregated at the Mancheste Met Crewe Campus for a day of workshops, introductory exercises and icebreakers. The day focused on the groups bonding and getting to know one another. Throughout the course, the relationships between the participants, and the advice and support they give each other, is an invaluable part of the course.

They discussed an overview of growth, and the different things that it can mean to different companies. It is not just simply a matter of growing numbers of staff, and can include profit, additional services, expansion of clients, and many other factors.

Isla Wilson from Ruby star Associates delivered an interactive workshop on identifying the difference between being strategic and operational. Depending on the business leader’s long-term aim, they may want to have a business that relies on them being very hands on or a business that can function without them. She also covered innovation, and the fact that all companies need to give innovation a chance.

We would like to congratulate all the businesses on their brilliant contribution to the day, and we look forward to working with them all, and helping them grow in the coming months.

 

If you are a business in Cheshire, Warrington or Greater Manchester, and are interested in participating in one of our programmes, please get in touch on .) or . We look forward to hearing from you!