2. Where ambitious businesses go to grow Presentation by Colum Smith Area Director - Winning Pitch Team Leader – GrowthAccelerator E mail: cj.smith@winning-pitch.co.uk Office: 0191 4998401 Mobile: 07738355733

3. Were looking for successful business, ready for the next big phase of growth. GrowthAccelerator provides a framework to help you: build a successful growth strategy discover new routes to funding and investment unlock your capacity for further innovation unite and develop your leadership team

4. How is GrowthAccelerator different? GrowthAccelerator exclusively targets high growth businesses wanting to enter their next growth phase and who have the potential and determination to get there It's a bespoke service, focused on the specific needs of your business It is delivered by private sector growth experts- Grant Thornton, Winning Pitch, Pera, Oxford Innovation- and backed by Government It is outcomes- focused – the coach only gets paid on results

5. How does GrowthAccelerator work?

6. Up to £2000 match funding available for senior managers to undertake leadership and management training Available for any training linked to the growth objectives of the business Senior managers with strategic responsibility for the direction of the business are eligible Leadership and Management

7. SMEs only - fewer than 250 employees, less than £40m turnover Registered in the UK and England Any sector Growth Accelerators pays the coach, based on delivery and client satisfaction Eligibility and cost

8. An impartial diagnosis of the business Additional resource in the form of a professional experienced coach supporting the management team/directors Access to additional knowledge and peer learning through masterclasses and workshops Up-skilled management team through the process plus access to Leadership and Management training and match funding for training costs (up to £2,000 per individual) What are the client benefits?

10. Yorkshire and North East LAC – 1,300 Contracted Companies as at 31 October 2013 Analysis Yorkshire and North East LAC/LEP Analysis LAC Top Ten SectorsSector Percentile Manufacturing10.0% Business services5.9% Engineering4.8% Construction4.5% Retail3.6% Software3.6% Training3.6% Food and drink3.5% Healthcare3.2% IT3.2%

11. Tees Valley LEP – 74 Contracted Companies as at 31 October 2013 Analysis Yorkshire and North East LAC/LEP Analysis LEP Top Ten SectorsSector Percentile Software12.1% Engineering6.9% Professional Services5.2% Chemicals5.2% Biotechnology3.4% IT3.4% Automotive3.4% Training3.4% Recruitment3.4% Agriculture3.4%

12. Questions?

13. Where ambitious businesses go to grow To find out more about joining us: Visit our website www.growthaccelerator.comwww.growthaccelerator.com Or for Business Development Coaching you can contact, Samantha Hayton in our Gateshead office via email: s.hayton@winning-pitch.co.uk s.hayton@winning-pitch.co.uk Or give us a call on 0191 499 8401