The document outlines services provided by the Business Growth Service to help manufacturers develop strategies for growth. The services include developing manufacturing strategies, improving efficiency, supporting innovation, accessing finance, expanding supply chains and exporting. Coaching is also provided for business development, leadership, intellectual property, and design to help companies realize their growth ambitions.

1. MANUFACTURING STRATEGY
• Develop, refine and implement a clear manufacturing business strategy
• Embed plans across your business to achieve accelerated growth
Manufacturing Strategy provides hands-on consulting to support you in
creating an ambitious but achievable manufacturing action plan for the
medium to long term. Focused on clear targets, you can develop a
process of continuous improvement throughout your business.
The Business Growth Service helps businesses with the right level of ambition, capability
and capacity to improve and grow. Bringing together a broad range of expertise, we can
work with you to identify and overcome barriers to the growth of your business and fulfill
your growth potential.
PRODUCT OVERVIEW
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT COACHING ACCESS TO FINANCE
MANUFACTURING EFFICIENCY
MANUFACTURING INNOVATION• Take a step back and see the bigger picture
• Develop a clear vision, plan and structure
to drive the performance of your team and
your business
Business Development Coaching supports you
to develop your business vision/growth strategy,
and builds the capacity of your management
team to support implementation across your business.
• Identify the process obstacles that are limiting your business performance
• Implement a successful, sustainable programme of manufacturing
transformation
Manufacturing Efficiency can help you with the tools and techniques you
need to review your manufacturing processes, and create sustainable
principles to empower your teams and drive a positive culture of of
continuous improvement for growth.
• Discover product development and market opportunities
• Overcome technical challenges in new product development
Manufacturing Innovation can help when you’re looking to introduce or
develop new products. With specific manufacturing support around
patents and IP, product design, materials, testing and accreditation,
you can prepare for new opportunities to grow your business.
• Identify new ways to source and pitch for
investment
• Develop a focused finance strategy for growth
Access to Finance can help you to review your
current financial arrangements and improve your
company’s investment readiness. With support to
consider the best finance options available to meet your needs,
you can prepare to expand, move into new markets and explore
new products and services.
• Explore growth prospects and develop the capabilities of your
business to expand into new international markets
• Maximise your opportunity to do more business overseas with
finance guarantees, insurance, working capital and advice
Exporting advice and expertise are provided by UK Trade and Investment (UTKI)
and UK Export Finance (UKEF) to help ensure your success in accessing new
markets around the world.
MANUFACTURING SUPPLY CHAINS
• Improve your own manufacturing supply chain or identify new supply
chain opportunities
• Build your capabilities to profit from future supply chain opportunities
Manufacturing Supply Chains support can boost your growth plans
by connecting you to new and emerging opportunities, working with
you to improve the supply chain relationships you already have,
and developing your current capabilities in order to take advantage of
challenges in new sectors or with future projects.
EXPORTING
GROWTH THROUGH INNOVATION LEADERSHIP & MANAGEMENT
INTELLECTUAL
PROPERTY AUDIT
DESIGN MENTORING
• Find fresh inspiration to innovate
• Build internal capabilities around process and culture,
and commercialise new products, services, processes
and business models
Growth Through Innovation provides bespoke coaching
support for you to develop and implement new product
and market strategies. If you’re considering growth through new
products, services or business models, in existing or new markets,
Growth Through Innovation provides fresh inspiration to get ahead
of the competition.
• Build up the skills and capabilities of your
management team
• Develop an effective, high-performance
organisation
Leadership and Management support can help
you to identify the skills needs of your managers and
address them through targeted training, in order to
realise sustainable growth within your business.
• Identify and seize opportunities for growth
through your IP
• Integrate IP into your business strategy
An Intellectual Property Audit connects you
with good quality guidance and services to
maximise the value of your IP assets and
deploy them into your wider business strategy.
• Use design to translate ideas into successful new
products and services, and inform new ways of running your
business
• Tackle strategic business challenges and develop long-term
opportunities for growth
Design Mentoring provides coaching and hands-on practical guidance
to develop your capability to use and manage design effectively and
profitably. We can work with you on identifying and tackling a specific
design project to drive your growth ambition.
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