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.

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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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About CW Growth Hub

CW Growth Hub is a government supported organisation offering free, impartial business support services for businesses across Coventry & Warwickshire. Led by commercially focused business people, with a team of experienced Account Managers, the Growth Hub offers a range of services to the business community including advice and guidance on access to funding, skills and training, growth planning, overseas trading, finding new business premises, accessing supply chain opportunities, recruitment and much more. Support is fully funded and provided at no cost to the business.

Featured Events

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

3rd Jan

Engage & Elevate: Social Media for Growth

workshop

9th Jan

Strategies for Setting Prices

Masterclass

15th Jan

Creating impactful video content

webinar

16th Jan

Selling to businesses - both small and large

Masterclass

20th Jan

What you need to do in 2025 to grow your business

Masterclass

24th Jan

Building a Winning Business Plan for Beginners

Masterclass

28th Jan

How to create powerful social media profiles

workshop

11th Feb

Get Ready for the Tax Year: A Guide for Sole Traders

Masterclass

13th Feb

Marketing Strategy for Small Teams

Masterclass

11th Mar

Accounting Software is it worth the cost?

Masterclass

Meet the Mentors

These are some of our 3000+ volunteers who are ready to help you and your small business!

Glynn Davies

Senior SEO Engineer - Apple

Tom G.

Strategy & Operations - Google

Natalya V.

Senior Associate - Oxford Angel Fund

Gill W.

CEO - Buttered Host

Nicola D.

Senior Interaction Designer - Lloyds Banking Group

Piyusha P.

Global Sales and Marketing Manager - Apphienz

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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 CW Growth Hub

Featured Events

3rd Jan

Engage & Elevate: Social Media for Growth

9th Jan

Strategies for Setting Prices

15th Jan

Creating impactful video content

16th Jan

Selling to businesses - both small and large

20th Jan

What you need to do in 2025 to grow your business

24th Jan

Building a Winning Business Plan for Beginners

28th Jan

How to create powerful social media profiles

11th Feb

Get Ready for the Tax Year: A Guide for Sole Traders

13th Feb

Marketing Strategy for Small Teams

11th Mar

Accounting Software is it worth the cost?

Meet the Mentors

Glynn Davies

Senior SEO Engineer - Apple

Tom G.

Strategy & Operations - Google

Natalya V.

Senior Associate - Oxford Angel Fund

Gill W.

CEO - Buttered Host

Nicola D.

Senior Interaction Designer - Lloyds Banking Group

Piyusha P.

Global Sales and Marketing Manager - Apphienz

Our Impact

Lucy

Ashleigh