Growing Your Business

You have got through the more challenging times associated with setting-up your own business and you're now thinking about taking things a step further. Growth is not just about taking giant steps. Indeed, it is the little steps that can impact on the future of your business just as much as the bigger ones and usually with a lesser risk associated with them. There are many steps you can take in order to achieve growth, be it by:

  • developing strong customer relationships
  • improving business processes
  • the use and development of ICT (Information & Communications Technology)
  • setting business targets
  • implementing a marketing strategy
  • innovation
  • new product development and
  • importing and exporting

Whatever little or big step you feel to be right for your business, we are here to help you grow successfully, offering you access to a wide range of services tailored to meet your specific needs.

By working together, local enterprise agencies, business support organisations, regional and national support agencies can offer you a complete business support service. This partnership approach allows new and existing businesses access to a wealth of comprehensive, tailored support and information on any aspect of growing a business, regardless of its size.


Hartlepool's Business Support Network

Local, regional and national business support partners have joined forces to help individuals such as you, within the town of Hartlepool, to not only develop your business ideas and turn them into a reality, but to help you grow your business successfully.

By working together, business support organisations, offer you a complete business support service, ranging from general business advice on starting up a new business through to specialist areas such as exporting or innovating.

We have a co-ordinated approach to offering business support and advice, ensuring that the required help is easily accessible and readily available when you need it. Simply contact us and we will do the rest.


We can assist with a full range of business services ranging from:

  • offering expert business advice and support
  • help in accessing funding in order for you to take those little steps to growth
  • help with recruitment if you need to take on more staff in order to cope with increased business
  • training to enhance your own skills and knowledge as well as those of your team and
  • help with finding suitable business premises or help with expanding your current premises

We can also call on the experience and expertise of the business support network members and organise specific assistance relevant to your needs.

If you feel you are ready to grow your business, please contact us :

Hartlepool Enterprise Team
Hartlepool Enterprise Centre
Brougham Terrace
Hartlepool
TS24 8EY

E-mail  : info@investinhartlepool.com
Tel      : (01429) 867677