GrowSmart

A Plymouth entrepreneur who set up a completely new fitness experience, underpinned by her commitment to diversity and inclusion, has described how the Covid-19 pandemic has led to a “rollercoaster of emotions” as her business finally emerges from lockdown restrictions.

GrowSmart is our national online learning platform, giving SMEs the knowledge, skills and know-how to scale up their businesses.  It teaches proven and practical ways to reach markets and increase sales and profitability as well as how to maintain and improve productivity. Equivalent to an intensive two week course, the platform enables users to create detailed…

Recent data from the Office of National Statistics suggests that at the start of 2019 there were over 5.8 million SMEs in the UK, of which 5.6 million of the UK’s SMEs were registered as micro businesses – an indicator that the appeal in developing a business from scratch is far from being in the decline. This evidence…