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Resilience for scaleups: more key tips from Lancashire experts Resilience 2
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Scaleup Insights
Resilience for scaleups: more key tips from Lancashire experts
Lancashire businesses have faced a range of external challenges throughout the early months of 2025. Two Zero has gathered the thoughts of three further experts from Lancashire’s scaleup ecosystem for the second part of our series assessing the unique challenges these issues present for Lancashire’s fast-growing businesses and advice on how to stay resilient.
British Business Bank’s Growth Guarantee Scheme provided with additional capacity to support businesses affected by global tariff changes Growth Guarantee Scheme
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British Business Bank’s Growth Guarantee Scheme provided with additional capacity to support businesses affected by global tariff changes
Announced by the Chancellor on April 14, 2025, the Growth Guarantee Scheme will provide approximately £500m of additional lending capacity to help more smaller businesses across the UK.
Preston named as host city for new Lancashire innovation and tech festival PP17 LIFT photo
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Preston named as host city for new Lancashire innovation and tech festival
Preston has been announced as the host city for LIFT, the inaugural Lancashire Innovation, Funding and Tech festival, marking another major event secured for the city.
Boost Q&A: Stephanie and Stephen Ashcroft, Fruity Llama Stephanie and Stephen Ashcroft, Fruity Llama Ltd
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Boost Client Q&A
Boost Q&A: Stephanie and Stephen Ashcroft, Fruity Llama
Fruity Llama is a Darwen-based performance marketing company, specialising in Google ads, Meta ads, SEO and website optimisation.
Tracking the right things to focus on as a business owner Tracking right things focus business owner
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Inspiration & Spotlight
Tracking the right things to focus on as a business owner
Business owners must have the right blend of leading and lagging indicators. Rod Horrocks, Boost business adviser for the Growth Catalyst programme, outlines the right things to track and focus on as a business leader.
Distribution channel diversification: How to access new markets Distribution Channel Diversification web
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Distribution channel diversification: How to access new markets
Boost Scale to Thrive business adviser Joe Twigg provides a guide to help you strategically diversify your distribution channels and unlock growth potential.
Building resilience: The importance of a support network for business growth people taking part business event
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Inspiration & Spotlight
Building resilience: The importance of a support network for business growth
Boost business adviser Amir Shafiq, who is part of the Boost Growth Catalyst team, outlines how a well-connected network can assist you in navigating the many challenges of running a business.
The art of account management: Balancing relationships and results art of account management
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Inspiration & Spotlight
The art of account management: Balancing relationships and results
Far from being a transactional role, account management is about cultivating trust, delivering value, and fostering long-term partnerships. Here the Boost Flying Start team outline the key features behind being a successful account manager.
Lancashire County Council launches pioneering angel investor network to support early-stage business growth Lancs angels launch cropped
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Lancashire County Council launches pioneering angel investor network to support early-stage business growth
fhunded angels is set to be UK’s first local authority-led large scale angel investment programme.
Building resilience: Business relevance checklist for business leaders 05 GrowthCatalyst
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Inspiration & Spotlight
Building resilience: Business relevance checklist for business leaders
Joe Twigg, a Boost business adviser on the Scale to Thrive service, offers his top ten considerations to ensure your business remains relevant as you scale.
Building resilience: The vital role of scaling systems and processes The vital role of scaling systems and processes WEB
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Inspiration & Spotlight
Building resilience: The vital role of scaling systems and processes
Boost business adviser Jaan Scott dives into why scaling is crucial and explores key strategies, best practices, and common mistakes to avoid in this journey towards building resilience.
Sustainable Operations: Cost-effective strategies for a greener business Sustainable Operations web
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Inspiration & Spotlight
Sustainable Operations: Cost-effective strategies for a greener business
Boost Scale to Thrive business adviser Joe Twigg provides a quick guide to cost-effective strategies that promote sustainability while positively impacting the bottom line.

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