Growth Forge 2024

Ignite your business growth.

Growth Forge is a new programme for 2024 to help South West tech firms like yours gain expertise, enhance your operations and boost your impact.

Led by Tech South West with support from a breadth of regional partners, the programme gives SMEs resources and specialist guidance across a spectrum of focus areas, including marketing, legals, insurance, raising investment, cybersecurity, financials, talent, brand management and more.

Each Growth Forge company will undergo an online assessment process - using a proprietary tool, developed specifically for Growth Forge - to identify the key areas of your business where support could be most beneficial. Then, through consultation, each company will benefit from a combination of in-person events across the region, online resources and specific ongoing support from our relevant partners.

You’ll receive personalised guidance on growing your business from specialists in the South West.

EARLY BIRD OFFER

Submit your Growth Forge application before 31 December to lock in a discounted rate.

£795+VAT £495+VAT

Apply now

Your Growth Forge journey

Apply

Complete the application form at the bottom of this page

Get started

Receive your welcome pack, full business assessment, induction call and alignment with expert partners based on your business needs

Immerse

Take part in face-to-face Growth Days, received tailored business guidance, access to the online Resource Hub, and ongoing support from Tech South West and partners

Blast off!

Break out of the 12 month programme with the resources, knowledge and strategy required to achieve your growth goals.

Growth Forge Immersive

Full Growth Forge 2024 Programme, including two tickets for all three Growth Forge 2024 Growth Days.

What's included?

£795+VAT

£495 (+VAT) for applications submitted before December 31 2023

Growth Forge Lite

Individual Growth Day attendance for up to two people at one Growth Forge 2024 Growth Day.

What's included?

£295+VAT

Apply for Growth Forge 2024

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Basic information

First name*

Surname*

Email address*

Organisation name*

Organisation website*

Location*

Further information

Expected 2023-4 turnover*

No. of employees*

Stage of business*

Pre-seed: a very early-stage business that has been operating for less than a year. Seed Stage: a registered company that may be starting to look into market research, product testing and prototype development. Early Stage: a business that is starting to generate revenue and profit, moving on to pilot testing, customer validation and developing a business model. Growth Stage: a Growth Stage business might already have its product on the market and may be looking to expand into new, international markets. Scaleup: a scaleup business will be seeing exponential growth and may be looking for help streamlining processes to improve efficiency and productivity. *Definitions from Innovate UK: https://www.innovateukedge.ukri.org/blog/Understanding-five-stages-business-growth

Specialism*

What does your organisation do - and what are your ambitions?*

How did you hear about Growth Forge?*

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“Thanks to the Tech South West team for the Growth Programme.

It's been really valuable because it makes you lift your head to look around you and engage with other people, other ideas and other perspectives.

The programme sponsors have delivered some really helpful sessions but it's the discussions that their input has stimulated across everyone involved that have proved most valuable. Thank you.”

Richard Wyatt-Haines, Founder and Chairman at HCI

Growth Programme 2023 alumnus