The Business Hothouse is a free business support service run by experienced business experts, created to help any business or individual based in the coast-to-capital area.
We can offer our expert support for free because we’re funded through the ERDF and HM Government.
What we do
We offer a range workshops, intensive programmes and 1-2-1 mentoring sessions that aim to bridge the business community’s knowledge gaps across:
- Starting a business successfully
- Finding and applying for business finance & funding
- Increasing productivity across your business
- Developing leadership & management skills
- Taking a new product or service from an idea to a launch-ready entity
- Accessing the Invest4 Grant Fund
Anyone aged 18+ who is a U.K. resident can access 12 hours of free sessions.
Invest4 Grant Fund
We also run The Invest4 Grant Fund, which can award funding of between £2,000 and £170,000 to start-ups and established businesses in the coast-to-capital area which meet the eligibility criteria. You can discover quickly if your business or start-up will be approved for an award by attending one of our free remote workshops that are held regularly through our partners, WSX Enterprise and GetSetForGrowth. Over 90% of applications to the fund are successful.
The application process is straightforward – you can view our infographic that shows you each of the steps.
Find out more about projects that we’ve funded here. And read our guide to the Invest4 grants on the Chamber blog here.
Accessing the free sessions
We run our free sessions on an almost daily basis.
Keep up-to-date with them is to sign up to our mailing list, checking our Eventbrite - or connect with us on our social channels. We're on Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram and Twitter,
To speak with a member of The Business Hothouse Team, contact us at hothouse@chi.ac.uk or book a call-back through our Facebook page.
