Financial and Business Support

We’re helping our region’s 45,000+ businesses get better positioned for recovery and growth.

Business Growth and Adaptions Grant

This grant is designed to help SMEs purchase and implement new products and equipment.

Intellectual Property

Advice and guidance on the important role of IP in the growth of your business.

University of Bath development researchers

Carbon Surveys

Support to understand your business's carbon emissions.

Migrant Business Support

Free one-to-one business advice for non-EU migrants and refugees.

Create Growth Programme

Supporting local creative businesses to unlock economic growth.

Export and trade

Growth Hub offers support for SMEs looking to trade with other countries. We can provide the information and tailored guidance your business needs to trade successfully with the EU and other markets.

Department for International Trade

Export Academy

An Export Academy has been introduced by the Department for International Trade to support businesses beginning their exporting journey. The Export Academy will deliver a series of activities that will create confident businesses that are ready to trade. To find out more or register your interest, visit the Export Academy.

Brexit

The EU transition and new ways of working

Doing business with Europe has changed. Your business needs to follow new rules on exports, imports, tariffs, data and hiring. Our team is here to help you navigate the changes and find new opportunities for growth. Request a call-back.

Department for International Trade

Internationalisation Fund

The Department for International Trade has launched its new Internationalisation Fund for businesses in England. Match-funded grants of between £1,000 and £9,000 will be available for future activity (subject to eligibility and availability). For more information, please request a call-back.

See what others say about Growth Hub

Alastair House, Director, A&R House (BCL) Ltd

“We got in touch with the Growth Hub to find out how they could support us with EU rule changes, business growth and staff training. The Growth Hub business advisor had a very good understanding of an entrepreneurial business such as ours. She provided us with access to peer networking, business advice and connections with similar businesses, and to council links.”

Neil Radnedge, RDM Services

"I would recommend business advice and support to anyone. Running a business by yourself can be tough with no-one to bounce ideas off, and not knowing where to turn for advice and guidance. Having support in the form of the Universal Business Support Programme has been such a fulfilling experience and I now know that there is help out there.”

Pete Jarrett, Founder, Tutorum

“Covid-19 affected us quite drastically at the start. As time went on, because we work in education technology, we’ve seen a huge growth in interest and we’ve actually pivoted the business slightly based on the advice that we’ve had from the Growth Hub and they’ve been very supportive of how we’ve done that.”