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Lancashire’s Fhunded VC programme celebrates over £21m of early-stage investments FHunded second anniversary web
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Lancashire’s Fhunded VC programme celebrates over £21m of early-stage investments
Fhunded, LCC's early-stage investment programme used its second anniversary to share details of its impact on the county’s startup and scaleup economy.
Lancashire Support Spotlight: manufacturing Lancs Support Spotlight manufacturing
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Building Resilience
Lancashire Support Spotlight: manufacturing
There is a huge wealth of business support available to Lancashire companies focusing on a range of business sectors, key issues and markets. We spotlight five as part of a new series.
Rosebud expands service offering to power business growth across Lancashire Mark Gibbons Rosebud
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Rosebud expands service offering to power business growth across Lancashire
Two new services will be added under Rosebud, led by newly appointed Mark Gibbons
Scaleup Q&A: Nick Comer, Rosetta Brands Nick Comer Rosetta
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Scaleup Insights
Scaleup Q&A: Nick Comer, Rosetta Brands
Nick Comer is CEO of Rosetta Brands, an e-commerce business based in Nateby, near Garstang, which is among the UK's biggest suppliers of food and baverage products to Amazon.
Growing with care: Planning for business growth in a volatile economy BOO7 Helen Binns web
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Building Resilience
Growing with care: Planning for business growth in a volatile economy
Many successful businesses do grow in tough climates. The key? Planning for growth in a way that’s flexible, informed, and realistic.
Boost to work closely with government to support businesses through Business Growth Service Bus Growth Service launch
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Boost to work closely with government to support businesses through Business Growth Service
Boost will work with government's Department for Business and Trade (DBT) through its new Business Growth Service.
Staying ahead: How to future-proof your brand in a fast-changing world BOO6 Laura Weldon web
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Staying ahead: How to future-proof your brand in a fast-changing world
There was a time when branding felt relatively straightforward. You created a logo, picked a typeface, printed some brochures and put your sign above the door. Job done. But those days are long gone. 

Today, we’re in a landscape where everything is in flux - technology, platforms, audience behaviors, even what people expect from the brands they buy from.

For businesses looking to grow or stay relevant, branding isn’t something you set and forget. It’s something that evolves. The brands that succeed are the ones that aren’t just keeping up - they’re built to move with the world around them.

So, how do you build a brand that’s ready for whatever comes next?
The big five people challenges facing Lancashire SMEs in 2025 and how to tackle them HR challenges cropped
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Inspiration & Spotlight
The big five people challenges facing Lancashire SMEs in 2025 and how to tackle them
Lancashire is full of hardworking, ambitious businesses that make the region one of the UK’s most resilient and entrepreneurial places to live and work.
What is Boost and why should every Lancashire business know about it? What is Boost cropped
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Inspiration & Spotlight
What is Boost and why should every Lancashire business know about it?
Boost has been in the corner of Lancashire businesses for over a decade, offering impartial advice, funded programmes and connecting business leaders to the best support for them. Whether you're starting out, growing, or navigating change in your business, Boost is here to help.
Businesses encouraged to access funded support service as Boost assists over 2,000 Lancashire companies Bamfords team web
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Businesses encouraged to access funded support service as Boost assists over 2,000 Lancashire companies
Lancashire businesses are being urged to take advantage of a fully funded service that helps them navigate, identify and access the most relevant business support available.
Digital defenders: How smart businesses can outsmart the fraudsters Meritec fraud cropped
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Building Resilience
Digital defenders: How smart businesses can outsmart the fraudsters
Fraud now accounts for 41 per cent of all crime in the UK, making it one of the most pervasive and costly threats to UK businesses. In this latest Boost knowledge hub article, Alex Abbey, from Meritec, a leading digital transformation company based in Burnley, shares eight practical ways to build stronger fraud prevention practices across your business.
34 Lancashire businesswomen among finalists for 2025 Enterprise Vision Awards 2024 Enterprise Vision Awards winners cropped
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34 Lancashire businesswomen among finalists for 2025 Enterprise Vision Awards
The finalists of this year's Enterprise Vision Awards (EVAs), the UK’s largest celebration of female entrepreneurship, includes a strong lineup of Lancashire-based businesswomen.

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