Practical support for businesses in Chester-le-Street

With funding from Chester-le-Street Area Action Partnership, the DoBusinessNetwork (DBN) Leading Businesses Programme delivers practical, 1-1 support to businesses in the Chester-le-Street area.

Using local experts to deliver up to six hours of free mentoring, advice and support on the topics, they assign a mentor to work with participants online.

Start with a chat to find out what help your business needs and they will pull together a bespoke package of business advice and support. Up to six hours of fully-funded, quality 1-1 business mentoring is available as well as training sessions and marketing support.

Experts are available to help with:

• Improving sales success
• More effective marketing – on the high street and online
• Website and social media healthcheck
• Thinking ahead and business planning
• Marketing audits and reviews
• Cost reduction / increased profit margins
• Getting more of your business online
• Risk assessments and unlocking your business safely
• Finding new customers and markets
• Tax refunds and R&D tax credits
• Health and wellbeing at work
• Confidence building
• Diversifying your business into new markets
• Using video and images to sell your brand and stand out
• Exporting for beginners
• A business healthcheck

Based in North West Durham, DBN is a not-for-profit organisation that gives support to local businesses, helps them to grow and builds a stronger business community. Over the past five years DBN has helped over 400 local businesses to grow.

Find out more on the website www.dobusinessnetwork.com and connect@dobusinessnetwork.com for a chat.