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 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…
Friday 7th March - HR Fundamentals by RBMA
2.00pm In this online seminar we will explore fundamentals of human resource management including job descriptions, person specifications, adverts, interview, induction and onboarding considerations.
Monday 10th March - Monitoring and Evaluating Business Growth by RBMA
10.30am How will you know that your business growth plan is on track? In this online seminar we will explore key performance indicators (KPIs) and how these can be used to monitor and measure success.
Wednesday 12th March - Risk Management by RBMA
2.00pm In this online seminar we will explore how contingency planning can equip your organisation’s ability to react to an unforeseen event. We will consider types of risk and how to identify these along with risk mitigation strategies and evaluation of risk.
Thursday 13th March - How to Build a Business Website by Peacock Digital Marketing
9am-12pm This workshop will guide participants through the process of planning, designing, building, and launching a website. You will learn about key aspects such as domain selection, hosting, how to set up a website with WordPress, how to access free templates, and how to structure the website. You will also review existing business websites and gather suggestions on how to improve them.
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).
