Achieve and Grow

The Stoke and Staffordshire Growth Hub has launched the Achieve and Grow scheme which offers the following:

• Up to three hours of digital marketing consultation/support on a range of topics from social media to SEO, delivered by Peacock Digital Marketing
• Up to six hours of support in areas such as contracts of employment, recruitment processes or HR policies, delivered by Centric HR.
• Up to six hours of support coordinating trading and operational activity on a company's website, and suggesting new content, products and delivery processes, delivered by SO Marketing.

To be eligible for the scheme, your business must meet the following criteria:

- Be based in Stoke-on-Trent or Staffordshire

- Have been trading for more than two years for marketing support, or more than five years for Ecommerce or HR support

- Have between 2-10 employees

- Have an annual turnover which does not exceed £632,000 and have £316,000 or less on its balance sheet.

Your company can be trading B2C (Business to Consumer), you don't have to be paying business rates, it doesn't matter if you've already had funding before - you can still apply.

How to apply

There are a limited number of hours available for this scheme, so get enquiries in early to Chloe.Kelly@staffordshire.gov.uk.