Top tips from businesses

These businesses share their insights and advice on crucial business topics, drawing from their first-hand experiences and highlighting the valuable role that support has played.

Finance and courses

Focusing on my leadership skills gave me confidence to grow my business

A Gateshead-based entrepreneur who created her own mindfulness-focused tuition business, has tripled enrolments after leaning how to manage her team and find her unique selling point thanks to the Help To Grow Management Course.

We improved our cashflow by getting advice on finance options

Thanks to the Made Smarter programme, Lusso were able to identify and overcome barriers to growth.

I used a start up loan to sell in new international markets

Find out how to set up and register different types of businesses, employ people and explore funding.

Going global

Seeking support early in our exporting journey helped us find an exclusive distributer

Learn how specialist exporting support can expand your business globally.

Trade advisors helped us find new stockists in Switzerland

Creative Nature is on a mission to ensure everyone can divulge in sweet treats, whatever their dietary needs. We spoke to CEO Julianne Ponan MBE about how their business has grown through their international sales.

I increased my sales by learning how to do business abroad

Free training from the UK Export Academy programme helped a language and translations company to increase their knowledge of exporting resulting in more sales.