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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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’ll never 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.

Discover Events

On Demand Answers

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

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About BT

At BT we believe that small businesses are the beating heart of our economy, high streets and communities. Through our Small Business Support Scheme we’re using our network, technology, scale and expertise to help small businesses boost their connectivity, cashflow and confidence –and get better positioned for the future.

Partnering with Digital Boost, BT is supporting new mentoring scheme for small businesses, to provide them with free access to its expertise across strategy, marketing, sales, and more.

Through Skills for Tomorrow, BT is helping 1 million small business owners and their employees to improve their digital skills by 2025. BT Skills for Tomorrow provides free webinars, online courses and mentoring to support small businesses to grow online. Support covers crucial topics, including how to prevent cyber-attacks and using social media to reach new customers. Find out more here.

Featured Events

Join expert volunteers and fellow founders for interactive, small group discussions on key topics, to share best practices and experiences.

4th Dec

December Goal Setting & Planning Session

workshop

5th Dec

Easy Ways to Use AI in Your Business

Masterclass

6th Dec

Marketing Strategy: Identifying who to target & how

Masterclass

11th Dec

Website Review: Improve UX and Performance

Masterclass

12th Dec

Strategies for Setting Prices

Masterclass

13th Dec

From Idea to Market: How to ensure your business fits your market

Masterclass

16th Dec

From No to Yes: Secure Lender Approval

Masterclass

17th Dec

Content Strategy and Creation

Masterclass

18th Dec

Implementing Effective Business Strategies

Masterclass

20th Dec

The Life of Your Business Evolves from Your Plan!

Masterclass

16th Jan

Selling to businesses - both small and large

Masterclass

Meet the Experts

Ian d.

- BT

Kieron W.

- BT

Nishanth L.

- British Telecommunications PLC

Kate Alexandra M.

- BT

Nevra Y.

- BT

Matthew B.

- BT

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Our Impact

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

3,000+

volunteer mentors ready to help

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

Lucy

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

Ashleigh

5,000 +

organisations supported

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

Amelia

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

Karen

54%

of our community identify as female

“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

44%

of our community is made up of Ethnic minority entrepreneurs

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

Surinder

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

Robert

75%

of mentoring requests are matched within 72 hours

"Can't recommend this service enough."

Don't build your business alone!

Business support that’s personalised for you, flexible and genuinely free

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

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

Our Support

1:1 Conversations

Events

On Demand Answers

About BT

Featured Events

4th Dec

December Goal Setting & Planning Session

5th Dec

Easy Ways to Use AI in Your Business

6th Dec

Marketing Strategy: Identifying who to target & how

11th Dec

Website Review: Improve UX and Performance

12th Dec

Strategies for Setting Prices

13th Dec

From Idea to Market: How to ensure your business fits your market

16th Dec

From No to Yes: Secure Lender Approval

17th Dec

Content Strategy and Creation

18th Dec

Implementing Effective Business Strategies

20th Dec

The Life of Your Business Evolves from Your Plan!

16th Jan

Selling to businesses - both small and large

Meet the Experts

Ian d.

- BT

Kieron W.

- BT

Nishanth L.

- British Telecommunications PLC

Kate Alexandra M.

- BT

Nevra Y.

- BT

Matthew B.

- BT

Our Impact