Staffordshire Succeed and Grow Programme
January 2, 2025
Do you run a rural business in Staffordshire?
Staffordshire County Council’s new pilot programme, Succeed and Grow, is a fully funded programme of workshops designed to support rural microbusinesses.
The workshops cover areas such as human resources, legal services, finance, business planning, and marketing.
Upcoming in person events…
Tuesday 4th February - Using SEO to Grow Your Business by Peacock Digital Marketing
Heath House Conference Centre Uttoxeter – 9:00 am to 12:00 pm
Tuesday 27th February - Nail Your Business’ Branding by Peacock Digital Marketing
1-4pm, Heath House Conference Centre Uttoxeter
Tuesday 4th March - Consumer Rights and Small Business Obligations by KMC Legal & Finance
6pm at KMC Legal & Finance, Dunston Dairy Farm, Dunston, Staffordshire, ST18 9AB. This seminar will help you to understand your legal responsibilities when selling goods or services, with practical advice on meeting consumer law requirements and building trust with customers.
Tuesday 20th March - Succeed and Grow Networking Event
9.30am The Deer Park, Maker Lane, Hoar Cross, DE13 8QR. Join us for the opportunity to network face to face with members of our business forum. Make new business connections and share feedback on the SCC funded Support and Grow offer.
Monday 31st March - Your Legal Playbook: Practical Steps for Future Success
11am at KMC Legal & Finance, Dunston Dairy Farm, Dunston, Staffordshire, ST18 9AB. This final seminar will involve a round-up of key learnings from previous sessions, combined with fresh insights on staying legally compliant while scaling up your business. This session will include case studies, pratical tools and a Q&A to address any remaining concerns.
Upcoming online events…
Wednesday 22nd January - Strategic toolkit - 'Who has the power in your organisation?' by RBMA
10.00am In this online webinar you will learn how to evaluate competitive rivalry, supplier power, buyer power, the threat of substitute products or new entries into your marketplace. Strengthen your chance of business growth success by getting ahead of the game and considering in advance each of these elements and put in place strategies to combat them.
Thursday 23rd January - Easy-peasy Social Media Planning with Peacock Digital Marketing
Join Peacock Digital Marketing online for a masterclass on ‘Easy-peasy Social Media Planning’.
Monday 27th January - Strategic Planning Toolkit - SWOT analysis by RBMA
2.00pm In this online webinar you will learn how to utilise strategic planning tools to help inform business growth. Develop the skills to analyse your business strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats and consider what impact each of these might have on your plans for business growth.
Thursday 30th January - Strategic Planning Toolkit - PESTLE analysis by RBMA
7.00pm In this online webinar you will learn how to utilise strategic planning tools to help inform business growth. Develop the skills to analyse how political, economic, social, technological, legal and environmental factors might impact your plans for business growth.
Friday 31st January - Using Canva to Create Marketing Assets, by Peacock Digital Marketing
9-12pm This workshop will teach participants how to create visual content to communicate messages effectively. It will cover key graphic design principles, such as colour theory and typography, and teach participants how to practically apply those principles using Canva (free graphic design software). Learn how to create professional social media content such as multi-post carousel images, banners, short animated videos and marketing materials, such as eBooks.
Service providers
Marketing workshops are being delivered by award-winning Staffordshire agency, Peacock Digital Marketing. The workshops cover website design, SEO and content creation, graphic design, logos and branding and social media.
Business support is being provided by RBMA Consultancy across several workshops covering areas such as financial management and budgeting, business planning and growth strategy, HR, personal development and communication.
Meanwhile, KMC Legal and Finance will be delivering rural businesses support around taxation, HR legislation, employment law, accounting, investment, budgeting and more.
Business eligibility & how to apply:
Please note: this scheme has now been extended to all rural businesses in Staffordshire, excluding Stoke-on-Trent, who meet the below criteria:
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Rural microbusiness with less than 10 employees
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Turnover of £632,000 or less
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£316,000 or less on its balance sheet
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Business has been trading for 5 years +
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Trading post code of microbusiness falls in rural areas (Staffordshire County Council will confirm rural business eligibility upon receipt of enquiry).