Don't build your business alone!

Starting or growing a business can be a bumpy and lonely road. We're a community of thousands of volunteers and small businesses who love to help each other. Join us for 1:1 mentoring, virtual events and peer learning programmes and see your business grow!

Get the help you need, when you need it, entirely free of charge.

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Small business support that’s personalised for you, flexible and genuinely free!

When you’re facing a challenge, reading articles or watching videos can only take you so far. Sometimes you just need to talk to someone who’s done it before.

Simply tell us what you’re struggling with and we’ll connect you with friendly and knowledgeable volunteers who love to help small businesses thrive.

You won’t pay a penny for our services and here’s why: we’re owned by a charity, sponsored by corporate partners and all of our mentors are volunteers.

How it Works

What support does your business need?

Develop a long-term business strategy

Develop your first social media strategy

Improve your business website’s Search Engine Optimisation

Understand what grants are available for your business

Forming a new business

Build sustainability into your SME or charity

An intro to cybersecurity for business owners

Basic rules to make sure you're GDPR compliant

An introduction to setting up your first business website

Creating your first Google Ads campaign

Prepare yourself to lead a five-person team

Get better at face-to-face networking

Set goals that can push your business forwards

Develop a productive and healthy routine

Developing a mindset that allows you to grow your business

Find and approach Angel Investors

Create an investment deck to share with investors

Start using online accounting software to manage your bookkeeping

Learn how to master Facebook Ads

Optimise your Google Ads campaigns

Build an email nurture campaign

Build an email newsletter from scratch

Understand how to create a B2B marketing plan

Develop a B2B sales process from scratch

Improving the conversion of your marketing funnel

Using Instagram to make sales online

Use Google Analytics to track the effectiveness of your website

Get to grips with digital advertising

Improve your SEO to get more website traffic

Develop a content strategy that generates leads

Develop an email marketing strategy that drives sales

Create an impactful digital marketing plan

Design

Create a brand identity for a new business

Marketing a new e‑commerce company

Creating an e‑commerce offering for a brick and mortar business

1:1 Conversations

Unlimited business mentoring and personalised guidance that fits around your schedule.

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Events

Free access to interactive Masterclasses and networking opportunities tailored to your needs.

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On Demand Answers

Carefully chosen resources and tools to help with the questions founders ask the most.

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Peer Learning

Interactive 6-week learning programmes where you can get feedback from your peers and take action!

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Our Impact

We’ve helped thousands of entrepreneurs, charities, and small businesses to succeed so far.

“I cannot tell you how grateful we are to the many volunteer tutors and experts, who freely give their time and knowledge!”

Lucy

“I now have my ideal customers and I’m working with them […] and my client base has tripled!”

Michelle

4,000+

volunteer mentors ready to help

“This is amazing! I’ve just had a conversation for an hour and 20 minutes about my website […] and it cost nothing, it’s free...

Gary

“My mentor helped me to unravel issues that I had struggled with for almost 2 years.”

Karen

10,000+

organisations supported

“I felt really lost and didn’t know which way to turn. [The mentor] has given me focus.”

Sallyanne

“I really valued this power-packed hour. I have gained clarity on how to tackle the steep learning curve ahead!”

Annalise

54%

of our community identify as female

“I knew I needed that help and, goodness, did Digital Boost make all the difference.”

Surinder

“I wish I’d had this service when I started my business!”

Robert

44%

of our community is made up of ethnic minority entrepreneurs

“I wanted simple, actionable things I could tweak. I have implemented those and had immediate results.”

Ashleigh

“That was the most valuable call I’ve had since we started the business. I have a new found spring in my step!”

Amelia

75%

of mentoring requests are matched within 72 hours

Our partners

We work with a range of incredible partners from across the private and public sector to ensure that small businesses have access to the best expertise at no cost.

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