Free support with marketing, graphic design, websites & AI for microbusinesses

April 1, 2025

Are you a microbusiness owner in Stoke-on-Trent or Staffordshire? Do you need help with marketing, graphic design, websites & AI? You may be eligible for fully funded expert help under Achieve and Grow.

What is Achieve and Grow?

The Achieve and Grow business support scheme was born from research carried out into the needs of microbusinesses in Staffordshire to establish if they were being met. Microbusinesses make up 89% of all businesses in the region.

As a result, the Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire Growth Hub has launched the Achieve and Grow scheme, which offers six hours of support in three areas:

  • Introduction to AI
  • Website Development
  • Marketing and Graphic Design

Achieve and Grow eligibility criteria

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 five years

– 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

Please see the links to the registration forms below: