Hertfordshire Growth Hub’s All The Help You Can Get Business Support Show Round-Up

This year promised to be even bigger and better with the event selling out with over 150 businesses registered to attend.  

The Hertfordshire Growth Hub’s annual flagship event, ‘All The Help You Can Get’ Business Support Show was held on Friday, 6th December 2024 at Knebworth Barns. Embracing a festive theme, the event highlighted the robust business support network within the county. Designed for those aiming to start, grow, or scale their businesses in Hertfordshire, the show provided attendees with advice and opportunities to stay updated on the latest trends and innovations and connect to a wide range of local and national support resources. 

Before the opening address, businesses had the opportunity to explore our exhibition zone. Over 15 local and national organisations joined us on the day to exhibit, providing opportunities for networking with business owners including the University of Hertfordshire, Visit Herts, Federation of Small Businesses (FSB), Stanta, Hertfordshire County Council’s Herts Healthy Workplace, Innovate UK Business Growth, Better Business for All (BBfA), Hertfordshire Opportunities Portal (HOP), Estu Global, Ideas Fest, Hertfordshire Film Office, Step2Skills, Hertfordshire’s Economic Development Officers, The Eastern Cyber Resilience Centre and UK Export Finance. 

This year's show theme was ‘Celebrate the Past, Embrace the Future’, a fitting theme as the Growth Hub moves into a milestone year in 2025 of its 10th Anniversary.  

Delegates were welcomed by Exemplas Ltd CEO, David Moule who opened the show by reflecting on the Growth Hub’s achievements over the past decade. David then introduced Adrian Hawkins OBE, Chair of Hertfordshire Futures and, Chair of Hertfordshire Futures' Skills & Employment Panel to discuss their work to develop a new Economic Strategy for the county for the next 10 years and beyond.  

Attendees were then treated to a talk from Martha Lytton Cobbold, Managing Director of Knebworth Estates and Lytton Enterprises Ltd who uncovered some of the historic past of the Knebworth Estate as well as details of its use as a shooting location for many films and TV shows. Visit Herts and Hertfordshire Film Office also presented on the theme of Hertfordshire’s booming film and TV Industry and the opportunities this presents for businesses wishing to be part of the supply chain.  

Bitesize Workshops 

Our workshops at this year's show were handpicked based on feedback from businesses on the emerging themes, challenges and opportunities present at the moment. Including ‘AI Magic’, Better Video on Your Smartphone’ and ‘Break into the Film and TV Supply Chain’ Businesses were invited to attend three workshops from a choice of six.   

Break into the Film and TV Supply Chain – Simon Littlewood, CEO at Estu Global  

AI Magic – Simon Mercer, Co-owner/founder of Pearldrop Video Production  

Better Video on Your Smartphone – Abbey Fisher, Co-owner/founder of Insight MCL   

Marketing for Business Growth – Anna Peck and Michelle Stacey, Founders of Midnight Blue Marketing  

Profit and Loss, Insights for Business Wizardry – George Tsafandakis, SME Access to Finance Adviser, Hertfordshire Growth Hub 

The Power of Self-Discovery: Transforming Individuals and Your Teams – John McGovern and Kane Nelhams from New Leaf Academy   

We would like to thank all of our workshop presenters for providing such insightful sessions that inspired and informed the business owners attending. 

Matt Clark, Partnership and Events Manager at Hertfordshire Growth Hub said: 

“Collaboration was instrumental in delivering this event. The Growth Hubs business support partners featured in both the exhibition zone and the delivery of the bite-sized workshops. This year’s show exceeded all expectations - the atmosphere was electric with businesses taking full advantage of the exhibition zone, workshops and networking." 

Attendee, Efrat Sharon, Founder of Freeform Fabrications had this to say about the day: 

“Hertfordshire Growth Hub did a brilliant job compiling a positive, productive event with such a welcoming atmosphere and top-notch presentations that moved and inspired us to look into our deliverables, objectives and ways we could implement what we learnt for our business. We left with plenty of ideas and tools to share with the rest of our team.” 

Stay up to date 

For those who missed out please keep your eyes peeled for future events in which we are hosting and partnering.  

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Speak to the Hertfordshire Growth Hub’s team of experienced Business Advisers who can answer questions, make introductions, and find the answers you need. 

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Telephone: 01707 952777 

Email: enquiries@hertsgrowthhub.com 

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