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Wednesday, September 11, 2024

Four GM Business Growth Hub colleagues shortlisted at the Manchester Young Talent Awards 2024

Four GM Business Growth Hub colleagues have been shortlisted at the Manchester Young Talent Awards 2024.

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Tuesday, September 10, 2024

What sets REP’s ‘Conversation Clubs’ apart from a typical college ESOL class?

The Refugee Employability Programme (REP) Yorkshire and the Humber deliver non-accredited ESOL support, now known as ‘Conversation Clubs’, taught online and in person by our dedicated ESOL tutors.

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Wednesday, September 4, 2024

The Growth Company and Energy Innovation Agency shortlisted for edie Net Zero Awards

We have been shortlisted for two awards at this year’s edie Net Zero Awards!

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Tuesday, August 6, 2024

Monthly Blog Post - In Focus: Our LGBTQ+ Network

Donna Edwards, Managing Director for Business Support & Business Finance and our LGBTQ+ EDI Network SMT sponsor, shares why the network is so important for our organisation.

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Monday, August 5, 2024

The Growth Company supports St Helens businesses to prosper

Businesses and aspiring start-ups in St Helens are being offered access to a tailored package of support to help them grow, innovate and create new jobs for local people.

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Thursday, August 1, 2024

Celebrating Yorkshire Day!

Today is Yorkshire Day (1 August) and to celebrate this great county we’ve rounded up some of the great work we do to across the Yorkshire and Humber region to support people and businesses.

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Thursday, July 18, 2024

The Growth Company shortlisted for FOUR commsHERO Awards

The Growth Company's Communications and Marketing team and colleagues have been shortlisted for four commsHERO Awards.

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Wednesday, July 17, 2024

The Growth Company reaccredited for Cyber Essentials

The Growth Company has been successfully reaccredited for both the Cyber Essentials and Cyber Essentials Plus certifications with no identified issues.

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Thursday, July 11, 2024

GC renews Working Families membership

The Growth Company has renewed its membership with Working Families, the UK’s work-life balance charity.

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Thursday, June 6, 2024

The Growth Company awarded Ministry of Defence Employer Recognition Silver Award

The Growth Company has been awarded Silver under the Ministry of Defence Employer Recognition Scheme for their support to Defence and the wider Armed Forces community.

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Thursday, May 23, 2024

Growth Company launches UK’s first GenAI-powered business support chatbot

This technology enhances the services we provide to people and businesses and puts us at the leading edge of business support. The Greater Manchester Business Growth Hub is the first business support organisation in the country to invest in a dedicated chatbot of this kind.

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Wednesday, May 22, 2024

The Growth Company’s Education and Skills service is supporting businesses to bridge skills gaps by employing graduates from Skills Bootcamp programmes

With demand on the rise for local skilled people, Skills Bootcamps provide businesses with an opportunity to recruit to roles where they have a skills shortage or roles that require sector specific skills.

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