Cheshire East Council

Cheshire East Council

Business Support Hub

Welcome to the business support hub.


Once your business is established and you’re making a profit on the products and services you sell to customers, you may want to start thinking about how to grow. Many businesses think of growth in terms of increased sales, but it’s also important to focus on how to maintain or improve your profitability. Company growth can be anything from taking on your first employee to moving into bigger premises and developing your customer base.e.


From business plans to setting your strategy, the courses are designed to help you understand more about the key aspects of running a business – from the day-to-day to growing a venture. Alongside the business essentials, you can now find courses focusing on your mindset and leadership skills.


Get started on your entrepreneurial journey using our quick start guides below.

Tools, guides and templates to scale and grow your business

We have prepared a suite of tools and templates for you to improve productivity and grow your business, supported with an easy to follow guide. Watch the accompanying short on-demand webinar to learn how to get started.

Need more templates or support?  Scroll to the bottom of the page for links to all our available support.

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Choose the subject:

01 Watch Tutorials

Our suite of on-demand webinars are available as an introduction.

02 Download Guides

We have accompanying  guides for each area of support, including examples.

03 Use Templates

Templates are available to download so that you can get started straight away.

Business model innovation / pivot

Develop your vision, strategy, values

Customer discovery / validation

Crucial conversations. Giving and receiving feedback

Building resilience and managing stress

We have more support available for you

Take a look at the other templates, tools and guides available or join one of our masterclasses

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