Thrive is a bespoke service, delivered by Business Information Point, North Devon Plus, and Cosmic, through their specialist business and digital advisors, who will work with you to identify what would most help your business.
Starting and growing a business can be both challenging and incredibly rewarding. The Thrive service is here to help you, whatever your business challenges – whether that be hiring your first staff member, getting to grips with social media, managing your finances, or anything in between.
The needs of a sole trader working from home will be different to those of an SME with premises and staff to manage, and as a business owner, you will have specific strengths as well as areas you would like to improve.
Having an experienced advisor give you an outside view can be incredibly valuable, whether it’s to work together on a specific challenge, or to simply have someone else on hand to help you see the woods for the trees.
Businesses will be able to access four modules of support, each three hours long. Typically, this will include a tailored one-to-one session and attendance at several workshops, which will cover a range of business and digital topics, such as:
- Business planning
- Pricing products & services
- Networking skills
- Digital strategy
- Marketing
- Accounting & finances Innovation
- Steps to Net Zero
- Websites & SEO
Plus more…
Delivered by a range of expert, local speakers, these workshop sessions will predominantly be run online so that they are accessible to as many businesses across the region as possible.
As well as picking up essential skills, they also provide an excellent opportunity to meet like-minded entrepreneurs and make new local contacts.