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Cumbria Growth Hub Podcast

Nov 16, 2023

We're joined on the Cumbria Growth Hub podcast by Growth Hub client, Matthew Stockwell, Director of Three Hills Gelato. During the episode we discuss:

  • Matthew's journey to starting Three Hills Gelato
  • How he learned the necessary skills
  • The partnership with Torpenhow Farmhouse Dairy
  • Sourcing high-quality, natural...


Oct 16, 2023

We talk to Sarah Peak from the Department for Business & Trade about:

  • The UK's position as an exporter
  • How Cumbria compares to the rest of the UK in terms of export
  • How DBT can help businesses overcome export challenges
  • DBT's Export Academy
  • Export Champions
  • Trade missions

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Sep 14, 2023

Benchmark Index is a diagnostic tool which provides real time business performance data to create a baseline of the business’s current levels of attainment, an assessment of strengths and weaknesses, and the means to track progress over time.

Cumbrian businesses can now access the Benchmark Index free of charge...


Aug 9, 2023

Belfast-based supplier Fibrus have embarked on a project to connect 60,000 premises in the Cumbria to the fastest broadband on the market under the government’s Project Gigabit programme.

As well as creating jobs for local residents, the project will also present opportunities for local businesses to become...


Jul 12, 2023

On this month's episode we're joined by Rebecca Smith of Box Box Solutions. As a business and management consultant Rebecca frequently looks for new and innovative solutions to problems faced by her clients. One of those is distributed leadership, a model which moves decision making from one individual to a...