What Services Do GrowBiz Offer In Perthshire?

GrowBiz is based in Perth & Kinross, with offices in Coupar Angus and an extensive team of enterprise facilitators across the region. It provides a range of information and support services for small and micro-businesses, social enterprises and the self-employed, particularly in rural areas. 

Rural enterprises have a unique set of challenges – including access to high-speed broadband, transport issues and childcare/caring provision. 

GrowBiz understands how these affect businesses and social enterprises and delivers specific expertise in overcoming such barriers.

• 1-1 Advice: A GrowBiz Enterprise Facilitator can arrange to chat with you in person, by phone, or online, about any business topic you need support with. Whether you’re crafting a funding application, organising your finances, creating business strategy, making a climate action plan, or improving your digital skills, GrowBiz has a team member who can help.
• Events: GrowBiz’s free online learning sessions are based around topics that can help you run your business more effectively, such as improving your marketing, defining your goals, or looking after your wellbeing. Networking events are inspiring opportunities to hear from fellow business owners, share experiences, and be motivated to develop and grow.
• Mentoring: The award-winning GrowBiz mentoring programme trains volunteer mentors to help those who need a confidence boost, a listening ear, or some help with personal development to reach their full potential. If you’re interested in training to be a mentor or becoming a mentee, visit www.growbiz.co.uk/mentoring
• Perthshire Artisans: This is a supportive platform and curated online shop for local creatives to connect with other artisans, share ideas and skills, and collaborate. Two membership options are available and applications open regularly. More at www.perthshire-artisans.scot
• Great Perthshire: The regional food and drink group for Perth & Kinross, Great Perthshire offers networking, peer support, learning opportunities and mentoring to anyone in the food and drink sector. Become a member at www.greatperthshire.com
• Care and Wellbeing: GrowBiz Care and Wellbeing supports community-based care and wellbeing services across rural Scotland. Included is a peer support group, online directory of practitioners, and delivering accredited WRAP® mental health and wellbeing workshops.
• Perth & Kinross Social Enterprise Group: This Group works collaboratively to create opportunities for the social enterprise community in Perth and Kinross to develop and thrive, recognising its positive impact on society, local communities and the economy. Find out more here: www.growbiz.co.uk/pkseg
• Self Employment + Entrepreneurial Development (SEED): Young people aged between 18-30 in Perth and Kinross can get help to explore their ideas, develop their plans, and make their self-employed business dreams happen.
• Rural Enterprise Directory Scotland (REDS): REDS is an online directory and interactive map, which promotes and connects Scotland’s rural small business community—and helps GrowBiz to support and advocate for them. Find out more at www.reds.scot

Visit the website: www.growbiz.co.uk