Business growth support to help during COVID-19 Lockdown

As we approach a 2nd UK-Wide lockdown, we want to make sure that businesses have all that they need to continue to operate during this tough time. The business growth support on this page is split into 3 main sections:

1. Sales & Marketing Guidance for you keep the money coming in
2. Different grants available to give you a cash injection
3. Free sales coaching available to any businesses who need it

Free Sales & Marketing Advice

The easiest way for you to continue to remain profitable is to keep the customers coming in as much as possible. Continuing to trade is easier said than done for some businesses hit by the lockdown. As much as possible, we want to help keep your customers coming in.

Frequently Asked Questions

To help provide you with immediate business growth support here’s a few links that you might find useful;

• What type of prospecting should I use?
• What data should I give my sales team to contact?
• Which sources of leads are best for us?
• How can I trust my sales team to hit target?
• Can I follow up without being annoying?
• How can I make consistent sales projections?
• In light of COVID-19, how do I manage a remote sales team?

Keeping customers coming in during COVID-19 – Where’s this month’s sales coming from?

In this blog we focus more on where your sales are coming from ‘This Month’. We give a structure on how to use what you have to get sales coming in immediately:

• Prioritise those closest to the sale
• Close your existing quotes first, then find more quotes
• How to follow up without being annoying
• More Resources to help you Generate more B2B qualified leads

Finding new customers in the midst of Coronvirus

How do I make accurate sales projections in light of COVID-19?

In this blog, we discuss a way that you can use what you already know to build reliable predictions on sales and income for the next 6 months. You’d be surprised at what information you already have on this subject, so if you’re unsure of your projections definitely give this one a read.

COVID-19: How do you forecast sales in the current climate?

Business growth support grants available

Whilst everyone has their opinions on how the UK Government is handling COVID-19, the fact is that there is a lot of support available for businesses.

Small Business – 150 UK Small business grants available

A lot of grants are out there to cover everything from innovation to reducing business rates. It’s worth taking a look to see what is available for you

GOV.UK – Business Growth Support

Here’s an easy to use filter which can whittle down the type and location of funding available for businesses. Check it out

Business West – Business Grants

For us West Country Folk, Business West are offering grants for scale-up coaching and access to Non-Executive Directors. There is similar support available locally in other regions too if you look on the gov.uk site

Free sales coaching available to any businesses who need it

We host regular sessions with our clients to help them close more sales. Additionally, we have mentored local businesses and budding student entrepreneurs to help them get a consistent source of new customers.

During such a tough time, this offer of free sales coaching is extended to anyone who needs it. You can find out more here.

We hope you found this useful

We hope you found these business growth support resources useful. Let us know if there’s anything we can do to help your business during this time. If you have a question about any of the resources discussed here or our Pay-Per-Lead campaigns, feel free to speak to our reps 24/7 in the webchat bubble to the right of the screen.