Go4Growth, a company with an impeccable reputation that has been working hard to support businesses since 2019, and who continues to help deliver local growth with their fully funded service that is free to use, are hosting an event that is simply not to be missed.

Go4Growth are working with Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council, and are building their reach to local organisations as they continue to provide the highest standards of support every time when it comes to increasing diversity in the supply chain to ensure that small businesses, voluntary sector and social enterprises, can access public procurement opportunities, as well as help, guide and support organisations in numerous ways regardless of what size, sector or type of organisation they are.

Bradford Telegraph and Argus: Gillian Askew, one of three co-founders of Go4Growth Gillian Askew, one of three co-founders of Go4Growth

Gillian Askew, one of three co-founders of Go4Growth who has years of experience in procurement, social value, sustainability and business development, explains what makes them the very best establishment out there and what people can expect by attending the face-to-face event.

“We are building an intelligence database through our evidence-based research and that is what makes us unique. All of the support and guidance that we offer to the marketplace is based on what businesses tell us what they need, and about what the barriers and challenges actually are. Using first hand intelligence from the market, we then build the support based on that need, whether it’s for policies, finding opportunities, understanding the social value requirements and many other important topics, it’s all designed to help local organisations overcome barriers so that local providers can take advantage of the opportunities on offer from the public sector in their area (or beyond).

We also think our multi-channel approach to support, helps to set us apart. We provide multiple ways for businesses to take advantage of all the help, guidance and support on offer. For example, we host a self-service platform that businesses can access 24/7 which has lots of useful resources in it, and we have a constant series of events that cover the topics providers have told us they most want to hear about, or get support on.

We also offer one-to-one sessions and these, coupled with the drop-in sessions linked to specific procurement competitions are proving to be really popular and highly valuable to businesses as they allow access to the information they might not otherwise get. In all cases what you get from Go4Growth is as personalised as possible because we understand that every business is different. We know that time is precious so we work hard to make sure all our support can be relevant and proportionate and in line with your business aims and ambitions.

Our self-service platform for example has just 3 easy steps to it. Firstly there’s a bit about who you are as a business and what you’re accessing Go4Growth for (for example, starting out in public sector or refreshing/improving knowledge). Step 2 is selecting from a list of pre-written statements that best describe the kind of help you need. We advise you pick a handful of topics at a time, that are most relevant to your aims as a business. Then based on what a business has told us in the first two steps, the third step is where the organisation accesses the support and help on offer.”

She added, “the event on May 27 at the Digital Media Centre in Barnsley, tables 4 of the most important topics local providers have told us they want to learn more about. We’ve created 4 conversation zones to cover these topics which are: bid skills, what opportunities are in my local area in the next 6-12 months, how to set yourself up on, and navigate the public sector procurement portals needed to win work and more information about how Go4Growth can help. You can come along anytime between 9am and 10:30am and you can spend as long as you want in the 4 zones. We know time is precious and we wanted to do something a little different and this gives providers flexibility about what they get out of the event and how much time they want to spend with us.

Local providers are the very heart and soul of the British economy, but we recognise that they can often feel daunted by the processes in public sector procurement, which is why this event could be the catalyst needed to achieve the confidence and skills to find and secure contracts.”

So, if you are looking for the very best advice, tips, support and information to help your business thrive in the public sector, then look no further than working with Go4Growth.

To join the free Go4Growth support programme, visit: go4growth.net-positive.org

If you are a provider in Barnsley, more information can be found at go4growth.co.uk/barnsley-public-sector

Phone: 07557 773837

Email: lauren@go4growth.co.uk  

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