Support available for businesses based in West Cumbria

18th May 2023

Thanks to funding through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund the Cumbria Chamber of Commerce has a great range of programme/support on offer, fully funded in your area.

1. A two-day immersive deep dive for business leaders which will provide tangible actions to build resilient business models with your peers.

Business deep dive, challenge your business model to get fit for the future, let’s get creative and innovate with Lego Serious Play

1. Entrepreneur & young business programme

• Are you in the early stages of your business life?
• Did you see an opportunity to start your own business during the pandemic?
• Are you now working on how to take it to the next level?
• Are you an ambitious entrepreneur?

If you answered Yes to those questions then you will find no better support to take your business to the next level than our fully-funded Entrepreneurs and Early Years business programme. Our programme will support early years (1 to 3 years) businesses and their ability to grow.

1. Tourism/hospitality training delivered by Cumbria Tourism

1. Low carbon/green support delivered by Cumbria Action for Sustainability

Do you want to do your bit to protect the planet, but are not sure where to start?

We can help you plan what to do, and find energy and cost savings in the process. We are offering an energy advice visit plus up to 5 hours of support to identify other opportunities to become a more sustainable business.

1. Funded training/webinars/workshops

Training already booked in:

Branding and marketing for established SMEs – 30^th May

How to accelerate business growth – 6^th June (just awaiting timings then details will be added)

TikTok & Instagram for Business – 20^th June

AND coming soon an online benchmarking tool

Funding ends on 30^th June so if you’re interested in any support please get in touch asap. lesleyr@cumbriachamber.co.uk