Grow your business | AND Business

The Economic Development team provides business support that’s built around the needs of local businesses. We take a tailored approach to business growth by sharing knowledge, providing opportunities to learn from others and developing the skills of local business owners and their staff.

Business Health Check

Get a picture of your business including its strengths, weaknesses and areas of improvement with our free business health check.

Business Support Programmes

Funded opportunities can help your business grow through equipping you with new skills, increasing your business capabilities and more.

Improve your workplace

Ensuring your own health and wellbeing, and that of your staff, has positive effects on health and productivity. In fact, it’s crucial to the success of your business.

Find a location

Where is the best place to establish your growing business? And what are you getting into when you commit to a particular location?

Know your market

Business is good and you’re thinking of expanding. Unsure of the next steps? We’re here to help with advice, mentoring and research to help grow your bottom line.

Business opportunities

Don't miss out on opportunities to sell your products or services to public sector organisations.