Ashfords to support growth technology businesses for a second year with Growth Forge

UK law firm Ashfords has been announced as a legal partner to the Growth Forge programme for a second consecutive year, continuing its support of growth technology businesses. The initiative will provide expert advice and tools to support South West businesses on their journey to achieve their commercial and growth goals.

The Growth Forge programme will support businesses, featuring hands-on mentoring, targeted workshops and expert consultations. As part of the programme, Ashfords will provide expert knowledge and support the delivery of three specialist accelerator programmes – clean tech, AI and marine tech.

Chris Dyson, partner and head of technology and digital transformation at Ashfords, commented: ‘We’re proud to continue our support for the Tech South West Growth Forge programme. There is excellent talent and opportunity in the region, and our team of specialist lawyers are looking forward to working with these scaling businesses to achieve their growth goals.’

Brett Lambe, senior associate in the commercial team, added: “The Growth Forge programme continues to go from strength to strength. We’re excited to see the expansion of the programme, with increased focus on AI, clean tech and marine tech. Across the region it’s clear that talent, innovation and enterprise continue to thrive in the tech sector. We’re delighted to continue supporting these scaling businesses on their journeys to becoming the next generation of success stories.“

Ashfords’ technology and digital transformation team, also including David Varney and Laura Guest, is embedded in the technology ecosystem in the UK and internationally with longstanding experience working with both innovative technology clients and high growth businesses. The team continues its support for scaling businesses with our business scale-up hub.

For more information about how Ashfords can support your scaling tech business, please contact the firm’s technology and digital transformation team.

Applications for Growth Forge are now open. For more information and to apply, visit the Growth Forge website: https://www.techsouthwest.co.uk/growth-forge/