Whether you’re a micro business, SME or VCSE, by landing here you’ve already taken your first steps to business growth – so stay a while and find out what Go4Growth can do for you. Our fully funded programme has no contractual obligation, no time commitment and has a number of entry pathways. It is designed by passionate small business owners who recognise the challenges businesses face when working with the public sector. Our programme is tailored to you which means that whatever your size, whatever your business and experience, we’ll meet you where you are now and help you build for the future.
Managing Director of Ignition Brewery, Nick O'Shea, explains how Go4Growth helped his business secure a bid to supply Lewisham Hospital with hospitality services, and Chris Wagner describes the benefits of working with Go4Growth from his perspective as Director of Procurement for the Trust.
20 June 2023
Deborah Gaunt, Corporate Procurement Officer at Calderdale Council talks about her experience working with Go4Growth and how engaging with small businesses and VCSEs is crucial to the local economy.
06 February 2023
Virtual
03 March 2025, 12:30 PM
The series of four lunch & learn sessions during March 2024 will look at how to navigate public sector competitions, breaking down what's included, how to interpret what's required and how to put together your response.
At this first session, we'll look at the standard selection questionnaire (SSQ) working through each section and giving an overview of what's required including things like mandatory and discretionary exclusions.
Virtual
10 March 2025, 12:30 PM
At this second session, we'll look at the specification, evaluation criteria and how to answer technical/quality questions.
We'll break down the structure of questions and overview how to relate your response back to the specification and scoring criteria.
We'll use an example from a previous bid set of questions working through how to structure an answer
“I need help to get started” in the Community
We know it can be difficult to start out in a new sector but we’re here to help you every step of the way. You can take advantage of our experience, knowledge and all the resources available in the Go4Growth programme to help make the transition into public sector as easy as possible. Click above to join the Community now.
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